virgin wireless router

[cablefreejunkie]

hi
was thinking of going wireless in the house
im on 10mb at the mo with vm
they are offering a router for 75 which im a bit pished off about as i been with them for a long time since ntl days,,has anybody got one of there routers and if so are they good etc,,also with three lappys in the house will 10mb be enough ? im the only one dl but there will also be the ps3 online in the kids room
im gonna try and blag the router for free of vm if i get good feedback on here,if there shite whats the best way to go ???
any advice much appreciated as always
happy new year peeps

[lfc4life]

i have had a router from them for a while now And its been no problem its a D- link

[wilf]

i have their netgear router for 5 years its been very good, i pay for 20meg but get between 15 and 17 all the time and i run 3 laptops, 1 desktop, 3 dms and a xbox 360 no probs

[chriss]

wireless router

ru on xl package?if so phone them like i did the other day and i got one comming for nothing because the bloke said cause you been on xl for a long time we will give you one for nothing

[digilox]

I got a D-Link DIR-615 (free - had to pay postage) from them about 9 months ago. It was a bit of a pig to set up. Ended up binning the disc that came with it and doing it all manually.

To be honest despite being told that it was there "best" wireless router etc I have to say that the range was not as good as my old Linksys. I have now ended up using my Linksys as a repeater and now I get good wifi coverage throughout the house.

If you have been with them for a while you really should be getting it for nothing. Tell them you are leaving 'cos you have been offered a better deal by O2 .... that should get them going !

[ruudvandan]

VM sent me a Netgear WNR2000 for free when I first joined. That broke after about a year. The replaced it with a D-Link DIR-615 for free. They said it's a "better" router but it doesn't have a wireless repeating function, which I need, so apart from setting it up I never used it.

The features on both routers seemed pretty basic and neither is worth anywhere near ?75 IMO. They're good for basic use i.e. connecting to the internet and basic home networking, but if you want to do anything more advanced, like repeating or streaming HD video you'll need a better router. If you can get them free, fair enough, but if you have to pay ?75, you can go to virtually anywhere and get a basic wireless N router cheaper.

[cablefreejunkie]

ru on xl package?if so phone them like i did the other day and i got one comming for nothing because the bloke said cause you been on xl for a long time we will give you one for nothing

im not on an xl package,,i was on a basic tv package as i was using a dbox 2 for years,as soon as nag 3 hit my area and the dbox was useless i rang them up and cancelled the tv package,that was quite recently,im now on freeview,so i think im goona have to try hard to be able to blag one for nowt,,
if i want to stream hd movies and i need it for repeating what are the best options to go for ?

[mickydibble]

Wireless G/N would be fine loads about eBay etc cheap ,get a netgear

[ruudvandan]

I have a netgear WNDR3700 upstairs. This is a top-of the range dual-band router and it cost me about ?120 and downstairs I have a WNR3500L as a repeater which cost me about ?50.

There's no need to spend the ?120 for a dual-band network if none of your devices work on the 5GHz frequency (normal is 2.4GHz), I wish I didn't lookin back. The 5GHz is slightly faster and more reliable but not worth the cash. It probably would be worth it though if several of you in the same house were streaming HD and as I don't have a 5GHz router downstairs I can only repeat the 2.4GHz signal. If I was creating my network again though I would settle for 2 of the cheaper ones.

If I were you, I would look for a cheap wireless N router that works at 300mbs (some only do 150) and has a wireless repeating function. You can go on the netgear website and look at the different features and choose what you want. Although I haven't tried it I think a setup of 2 WNR3500L would eaily be sufficient for most people.

RANGEMAX WIRELESS- N GIGABIT ROUTER

[ruudvandan]

Wireless G/N would be fine loads about eBay etc cheap ,get a netgear

wireless G is definately not good enough to stream HD. I've tried streaming to my PS3 through wireless G (PS3 only has wireless G) and it was constantly buffering (about 3 times a second). That's why I hav a reapeater downstairs. I repeat the wireless N signal and connect the PS3 to the router through the Ethernet port. 150mbs N also freezes, but nowhere near as often but 300mbs N works fine - no probs yet!

[mujarrad]

Im on 10 meg they gave us Netgear N Router

[cablefreejunkie]

rang them today, now i know from other posts on dk that people hate speaking to vm customer service as its somebody on the other side of the globe,ie india,,personally i have never ever had a problem with vm and i have spoke many times to agents in india,,anyway today it was a brummie ,,,,,was told i had 2 options,upgrade and receive a new wireless router or pay ?60,,obviously i told them in the politest manner that i wanted to leave,,ok will transfer you to customer relations team,,guy asks me why i wanted leave,,i explain i dont want to pay for router,,he says sir you are eligible for a free upgrade to 20meg no extra monthly cost plus a free vm super hub,they are sending me all the info in the post this week i had to double check he wasnt talking shite but i was assured a freebie plus 20meg upgrade,check the link below
Wireless routers | Fibre Optic Broadband - Virgin Media Shop

[digilox]

RESULT !!!!

[ruudvandan]

nice one - let us know if it's any good!

[super jumbe]

You will be surprise how this company?s change there tune in the last minutes when you tell them I had enough close my account, let us know how you got on because I am about to do the same.