And looking for an alternative fibre router than the rather basic model Plusnet supply: router Budget is a bit of an issue as I am putting my spare cash aside for a GTX 970 so really looking to spend no more than 50-60 quid if that is possible. Engineer arrives Fiday so ideally like to have this by then saves me setting it up. Thanks
Not so much features it just does seem a little basic a bit cheap and nasty and poor reviews everywhere I look. I suppose I could wait and see how it preforms but in my experience the supplied routers from ISP's are the least they can get away with rather than offering a better choice even if it means paying a little more at the outset. Anyone have any thoughts on this? http://www.tplink.com/en/products/details/?categoryid=238&model=TL-WR1043ND
Can you stretch to £85 for Asus AC-56u? It's the 2 antenna version of my Ac-68u, with all the latest technologies and features. www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-RT-AC56U-Wireless-Broadband-Router/dp/B00DYT2MPK Only thing missing compared to AC-68u is extra antenna for AC1900 (never 600 on 2.4GHz, 1300 on 5GHz), you'll still get AC1200, which is 300 on 2.4GHz and 900 on 5GHz. To be honest unless your wireless client also have 3 antennas (most only have 2) you'll not see benefits with a 3 antenna router. Compared to the very newest AC-87u, it's got a slightly slower processor. The wireless configuration is vastly different: after AC1900 the AC routers seems to be split into 2 types, a AC2400 and a AC3200, it's still unclear which configuration is better. But either way, you'll not get faster than 900 on 5GHz band without a matching expensive client.
Absolutely not at the moment. I have decided to let it run for a couple of months and see how it goes. Makes better sense as financially I will be better off and if it is fine then I will not replace if it is not then I will have had more time to research. Thanks all.
The one they gave me before I left (chasing quidco deals) was ok apart from the fact that they also had to supply an openreach box - so I lost a point to plug something in. Plus it was two things to reset if there was an issue. Apart from that, the plus net box had really good parental controls where you could limit per hour for both weekends and weekdays. BT infinity is lacking on that regard.
For the budget you posted, it's not really worth changing. I replaced mine with a Draytek Vigor 2830.
I replaced my plusnet router with this: http://www.ebuyer.com/543857-d-link...ium=products&gclid=CN3rzKmhtMMCFWITwwodYaYAzA A review in case you're interested: http://www.trustedreviews.com/d-link-dir-850l-ac1200-802-11ac-wireless-router-review
Glenn, I have nothing to add to your thread other than to say that I'm moving to Plusnet too. We can be Plusnet moving buddies Of course, I'm subscribing to a hideous 2Mb service whereas you'll probably get 8,124,987,243Mb, but that doesn't matter...
OK thanks. Still looks good but as I mentioned earlier see how the PlusNet router performs before I rush out and buy an alternative.
It would seem so, touch wood I've not had an issue yet. I don't use the supplied plusnet router though I use my RT-N56U that I've had for years. A friend uses the plusnet router though for his CCTV, it's been on 24/7 with no cut outs so whilst it's specs ain't great it seems to be fairly reliable.
just needed to rant some place regarding virgin ADSL service. Virgin decided they would switch their customers over to Talk talk and sold their 100k users to talk talk. The only problem is there is no switch, they just cut every body off on the 21st.... I spoke to the customer service billing team and asked them wtf is going on, I have been with out internet for 5 days what are you guys doing. In the email (there was an email in my virgin email box which I never normally read) it said the switch over would take only 20minutes. She said its not just you, 98k people have been suddenly cut off and the only thing to do is be put through to the talk talk relasionship manager. I said to her ok I will have to do that because you have not switched any thing here. Amazing, Did any one hear about this, or is any one from virgin broad band or ADSL a poster here? The guy at talk talk said there is a note that has gone around to tell all teams to pick up the cut off virgin customers as best as possible, they are totally swamped. Also I am being charged a full month cycle from the 15th to feb 15th and said there is no way to get a refund only from the 21st of Jan to when I called up which was the 24th Jan. Unbelievable and difficult for people that relied on virgin for their adsl internet. Who ever is in charge at virgin for the careful migreaiton to talk talk needs to lose his job, I make no bones about it, you don't cut off 98k people from internet for plus 6 days or longer. What a botched customer migreation by virgin and talk talk.
