Which wireless router for Airtel Broadband

[ThE JuGgErNaUT]

Hi guys,

 

Getting an Airtel Broadband connection installed at me casa. Can you please suggest a reasonable wifi modem/router (or is the one they supply decent enough)

usage:

1) PS3 & Xbox shall be connected (by wires or is wifi strong enough for MP?)

2) Laptop & phones on wifi for browsing & downloading.

 

plan will be there ~1200 one with 512kbps after FUP used

[ALPHA17]

How much coverage do you want w.r.t. location of router (distance of peripheral)?

 

Will there be many walls between router and the devices? For gaming I suggest you stick to a wired connection.

[dylanjosh]

I use WiFi and it's fine for me.

[Dbz_479]

I've an old ADSL router(BSNL one).There were many issues with it(Frequent disconnections,Lag etc).Recently i bought this router and it's pretty good.I'm getting 3-4 bars now.Only thing is it's only a router,i mistook it to have both modem and router like my ADSL one.

http://www.flipkart.com/netgear-wgr614-wireless-n-150-router/p/itmdffys9gjghbzz?pid=RTRDFFYGDHZKZH4Y&ref=78257dfc-46e4-45a2-aee3-4b1af1b53213&srno=t_1&otracker=from-search&query=netgear

[thedarkrider]

I've an old ADSL router(BSNL one).There were many issues with it(Frequent disconnections,Lag etc).Recently i bought this router and it's pretty good.I'm getting 3-4 bars now.Only thing is it's only a router,i mistook it to have both modem and router like my ADSL one.

http://www.flipkart.com/netgear-wgr614-wireless-n-150-router/p/itmdffys9gjghbzz?pid=RTRDFFYGDHZKZH4Y&ref=78257dfc-46e4-45a2-aee3-4b1af1b53213&srno=t_1&otracker=from-search&query=netgear

Ok i have a query,haven't used a router before but need to buy one soon...

1.Does this net gear one can be used to make a wired connection to ps3 other than the wireless connection??

2.If yes then are lan cable provided within the box or i have to procure it somewhere else??

3.And how good is the support cd to configure the router,coz my isp techinicians knows shi*!!

Thanks...

[ALPHA17]

I use WiFi and it's fine for me.

 

Even I am on wireless but on PC, really don't know much about consoles so was not going to hazard some stupid answers and then leave OP to suffer.

[ALPHA17]

Ok i have a query,haven't used a router before but need to buy one soon.

 

1.Does this net gear one can be used to make a wired connection to ps3 other than the wireless connection?

Yes it can.

 

2.If yes then are lan cable provided within the box or i have to procure it somewhere else??

 

You will have to get it yourself. Crimped ones come pretty cheap, get it from where you get the router.

3.And how good is the support cd to configure the router,coz my isp techinicians knows shi*!

 

Umm... best you take that up with someone who has this router. They will have that know how.

 

Hope this helps, Cheers!

[thedarkrider]

Yes it can.

 

 

You will have to get it yourself. Crimped ones come pretty cheap, get it from where you get the router.

 

Umm... best you take that up with someone who has this router. They will have that know how.

 

Hope this helps, Cheers!

 

 

Thanks bro..it helped me a lot..now i have to figure out just how to install the router...

[Dbz_479]

I'll explain it briefly.

Router came along with 2 stands,an yellow wire which looks like a LAN cable but it has a different purpose and an installation CD.There were 4 LAN ports.Stands are useful to place the router vertically which the manual instructs as the best pose for it to look beautiful( ......better signal that way it seems).The yellow cable is to connect your modem with the router,modem is a must.Installation was easy.They didn't miss even the tiniest of steps.Only thing was they ask you if you are already using a router or not.I thought my ADSL modem/router comes under router class too,but it isn't.So i had to go back to the beginning of installation and restart it with no router installed option.Now my COD BO2 connectivity improved,i'm joining matches quicker.Mine is a 2Mbps plan.