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Wireless router with built in modem question

alan4cult · 2010-10-27 15:32:36

I'm thinking of buying a wireless router with built in modem. I'm just wondering if I switch to cable broadband in the future will the device still function as a wireless router alone as the modem part will be no longer needed?

27-10-2010 4:32pm

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I'm thinking of buying a wireless router with built in modem. I'm just wondering if I switch to cable broadband in the future will the device still function as a wireless router alone as the modem part will be no longer needed?

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#2 27-10-2010 4:44pm

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It won't be a router, but it could be a basic wireless switch. Don't do it though, it's not the right tool for the job. A modem/router routes between the telephone DSL connection and the Ethernet LAN ports. A router will route between an Ethernet WAN port and the Ethernet LAN ports.

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