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General => Computers / Internet => Topic started by: tonybloke on October 25, 2011, 09:55:57

Title: advice on a new router, please
Post by: tonybloke on October 25, 2011, 09:55:57

Hi, our present router (Belkin 54g) does not share out internet access fairly ( step-son and his bloody x-box seem to get priority)
is there a router that will actually share the access fairly? ( so those who actually pay for the broadband get a share)
look forward to your advice.
regards, Tony

Title: Re: advice on a new router, please
Post by: OllieC on October 25, 2011, 10:22:04

Morning Tony. We have me (Win 7), the Mrs (some work thing) & one internet/windows media sharing radio using the router. Had a Belkin 54g like you which would constantly drop connection & need resetting. Now have a Belkin N wireless router & it's the nuts. Never complains & very reliable.

About half a year ago it was about £40 or £50.

Title: Re: advice on a new router, please
Post by: Chrispy on October 25, 2011, 11:28:36

Sombody asked this a while back, you will want a router with QoS (http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&ref_=nb_sb_noss&field-keywords=adsl%20qos&url=search-alias%3Daps&_encoding=UTF8&tag=aldershomodel-21&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=19450) (Quality of Service) built in.
Can't recomend a particular make, here is a search on amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&ref_=nb_sb_noss&field-keywords=adsl%20qos&url=search-alias%3Daps&_encoding=UTF8&tag=aldershomodel-21&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=19450) to give you an idea.

Title: Re: advice on a new router, please
Post by: Kleftiwallah on October 25, 2011, 12:58:20

I actually thought you meant router !  ::)  The electrical woodworking tool. ::)

Cheers,    Tony.