Kiretsu
(?)Community Member
- Posted: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 08:07:36 +0000
So I have cable internet, 3megabit or so I belive it is.
We pay for it, as well as renting our modem.
With a quick froogle search, I saw prices comparable to what our monthly cable bill is... so I figured that I could get something decent that will last me a few years, and thats one more bill that I dont have to pay (the rental, not the connection. blaugh ) Rental is only 5 bucks a month, so its like buying the same old modem over the course of the year. I dunno about you, but I would rather buy something once if I can, rather than re-pay for it every year.
So I looked at a few and I realized I have no idea what I should be looking for, as this is a new area of hardware for me.
I only need a modem, I have a very nice Netgear wifi&wired router that I got last year, so I dont need built in router (if they come like that) and I would prefer something non usb, since everything does go through the router as it is, and there are 3+ computers on it.
So, questions:
What do I need to be looking for for specs?
Does it really matter if I stick with name brands, such as netgear, linksys, etc?
What if anything, do you recomend?
Thanks for your time. heart
...and I thought I was in main C&T. Oh well, Ill get less spamy fanboy posts here.
EDIT: For clarification.
We pay for it, as well as renting our modem.
With a quick froogle search, I saw prices comparable to what our monthly cable bill is... so I figured that I could get something decent that will last me a few years, and thats one more bill that I dont have to pay (the rental, not the connection. blaugh ) Rental is only 5 bucks a month, so its like buying the same old modem over the course of the year. I dunno about you, but I would rather buy something once if I can, rather than re-pay for it every year.
So I looked at a few and I realized I have no idea what I should be looking for, as this is a new area of hardware for me.
I only need a modem, I have a very nice Netgear wifi&wired router that I got last year, so I dont need built in router (if they come like that) and I would prefer something non usb, since everything does go through the router as it is, and there are 3+ computers on it.
So, questions:
What do I need to be looking for for specs?
Does it really matter if I stick with name brands, such as netgear, linksys, etc?
What if anything, do you recomend?
Thanks for your time. heart
...and I thought I was in main C&T. Oh well, Ill get less spamy fanboy posts here.
EDIT: For clarification.