Orange Wireless router????

[glenboy]

Hi everyone,my parents want to use a laptop i gave them wirelessly but haven't got a wireless router,can you buy any wireless router and manually put the settings in or do they have to have the orange one,also do they have to contact orange to do any of it????

Any help would be appreciated......

[glynn]

im with orange and on a 18mth contract

but you can but a mobile dongel from vodafone, orange, 3 and 02 as it just plugs into the usb port on the laptop and you have wireless anywhere for about £15 per mth

hths glen

[glenboy]

They are already with Orange glynn,just want to use the laptop downstairs,wirelessly..... Thanks for the reply m8......

[vectragsi3.2]

yes you can glen i have a buffalo adsl router boxed which we dont use anymore pm me if your interested glen and you shouldnt have to contact orange if you know how to connect it

[fields]

if they are with orange (wanadoo) on broadband all they need is a router. if they still have the old speedtouch modem ring orange and ask for a wireless modem, livebox or seimens. then just do as it says on the packet.
ps they give the router free to customers

[garvey]

make sure if you don't get one from orange that its one they recomend other wise if you have problems they will not help

[glenboy]

Thanks guys will ring Orange and hope they get one for free....

[brifen]

The wireless routers that orange give out do actually work very well, I use mine day in day out with no probs.

Although for any broadband line, if you so wish you can just buy your own wireless router and install that. Stick to the major brands to get good quality (Netgear, DLink, LinkSYS). I would personally reccomend Netgear routers thay are the best IMO.

All you have to do is log into a Netgear router use the Setup Wizard tell it your username and password for internet and that it up and running. Change the default wireless password/security if you want and job done!!

I have put in quite litterally about 30 to 40 Netgear routers for different people and have never yet had a Netgear Router give up the ghost. Of course the odd powerpack has gone but never a problem with the router (always recommend a Surge Protector 4 way gang for computer anyway).

Bri.