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Eircom Wireless Router?

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  • 01-08-2011 9:32pm
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    Big Nelly
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    Hi Guys

    Brother has a large house and has eircom broadband installed. Just a standard telephone cable into back of router as they are based in Cavan. I am looking for an extended wireless router I could use instead of the standard Eircom one they supply. Any ideas? one that is supported with the telephone connection


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    dub45
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    Big Nelly wrote: »
    Hi Guys

    Brother has a large house and has eircom broadband installed. Just a standard telephone cable into back of router as they are based in Cavan. I am looking for an extended wireless router I could use instead of the standard Eircom one they supply. Any ideas? one that is supported with the telephone connection

    I am not quite sure what being based in Cavan has to do with a standard telephone cable going into the back of the router? Thats the way dsl bb works everywhere!

    I presume that you want to find a router with a stronger signal? The unfortunate thing is that it is very difficult to predict the performance of wireless equipment in any particular situation - it might be that plugs might provide a better solution that wireless.

    Just an example:

    http://netgear.co.uk/home/products/powerline-and-coax/


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    Big Nelly
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    Any idea's would any of the following work with Eircom?

    http://www.adverts.ie/hardware/wireless-broardband-router/755380
    http://www.adverts.ie/other-computers/sitecom-wireless-g-router/760291
    http://www.adverts.ie/hardware/netgear-rangemax-wpn824-108m-wireless-router/726666


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    PogMoThoin
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    You're not listening, there's no such thing as a stronger wireless router, if they advertise as such its just "go faster stripes". If its a large house you need to investigate other methods; cable directly to the devices, use homeplugs or cable and add a second wireless device on another channel to cover the areas of low signal


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    Big Nelly
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    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    You're not listening, there's no such thing as a stronger wireless router, if they advertise as such its just "go faster stripes". If its a large house you need to investigate other methods; cable directly to the devices, use homeplugs or cable and add a second wireless device on another channel to cover the areas of low signal

    Who wasn't listening?????

    The question was if any of the above wireless routers would work with Eircom. Nothing about stronger router. Simple question


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    PogMoThoin
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    Big Nelly wrote: »
    Who wasn't listening?????

    The question was if any of the above wireless routers would work with Eircom. Nothing about stronger router. Simple question

    Ok, what did you mean by "extended wireless router"? :confused:

    None of those you listed will work on their own with Eircom without using the existing modem to connect to the Eircom socket on the wall. They're routers, You need a modem router with an rj11 phone jack.

    You'd need an adsl modem router like this:
    http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ZKB_01COM/18_NETWORK/14_ROUTER/productdetails/10022277/Linksys_Wireless_N_Home_ADSL2%2b_Modem_Router/WAG120N_EW/default.aspx


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