had enough of my netgear wireless router

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robina_80

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ive got a netgear WGT 624 and all the time it goes down and i know for a fact it isnt my cable modem going down, i found it goes down when im streeming video of the net, so i decided to scrap it and go with a new router preferably the n range, theres 3 makes im looking at linksys, netgear and d link and also theres a linksys by cisco so im gathering that one will be the best yeah?

heres the link

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-105-LS&groupid=46&catid=1452&subcat=1457
 
i have the same problem with my belkin router, when Im downloading several files at once with my bit torrent. Or heavy internet use can knock it out
 
well no offence belkin is CRAP no offence meant but they are go with the 3 i say, all they deal with is networking but trouble is with my one i think i download too much or stream to much
 
Try a wired connection. I personally hate wireless unless i had a laptop.
I don't know much about routers or modems tbh.
 
You could always get a long cable and just run it along the wall... that way it isn't ugly looking and no people tripping over it. I run my 10 metre ethernet cord along the walls, stuck to it with double sided tape.
 
I had the router you are thinking and its not good at all. Its the most annoying thing to set up to.
 
to test if its the wireless ive put a cable to my pc to the ethernet ports of the wireless router and it seems to be working until i opened up firefox and it couldnt connect to the internet,

i went downstairs where the virgin media cable modem and my router is, i pulled out the ethernet cable connecting the router to the modem and i plugged in my laptop to the modem via the ethernet port to test if its the router faulty or modem and low and behold the modem wouldnt show up the internet,

i then pulled out the power to the modem and plugged it in again and it worked, so my question is, what on earth is wrong with my internet?
 
im looking at the d link 635, 655 and the 855 both offer qos dunno wether there open source so you can change the o/s.

what do you think?

ps the reason why i dont want the Linksys WRT54GL is because i transfer files to and from pcs around my house and i want it faster so thats why im going for the n the 300mbps
 
after i stayed up until 2 last night and all this evening, ive finally made up my mind and i thank you for all your inputs you have given me, ive decided these 2 but i think im going to go with the 1 link, cheaper and i think it does exactly the same apart from more security features

http://www.netgear.co.uk/wndr3300.php

http://www.netgear.co.uk/home_wndr3700.php

also because netgear dont make a wireless dual band pci card yet im going to get the linksys one below

http://www.linksysbycisco.com/UK/en/products/WMP600N

ps: hope it doesnt disconnect like my last netgear router did more than once a month or couple
 
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