Hey, i need a router on the cheap that will work wirelessly with my Wii and PSP. PS3 is wired so no issue there. My current nertgear router sometimes stops connecting to websites. Thanks.
Hey, i need a router on the cheap that will work wirelessly with my Wii and PSP. PS3 is wired so no issue there. My current nertgear router sometimes stops connecting to websites. Thanks.
Buy Linksys.
I have the WRT54GC... cost me £25 from Amazon.
Do you know how to set them up? (if not you only need to ask)
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Little extra tip in case you decide against Linksys for whatever reason.... Don't buy Belkin.

Well I have always had good luck with Linksys routers, you should look into one of them.
Hell if you lived close to me you could have my old Wireless N Gigabit router since I just replaced it with a new one.
| Vetteman94 said: Well I have always had good luck with Linksys routers, you should look into one of them. Hell if you lived close to me you could have my old Wireless N Gigabit router since I just replaced it with a new one. |
Wireless N?
If you have an old one it won't have been ratified 802.11n (assuming you don't replace your ISR every year anyway)... which means it can have problems with other tech, (though if you have had a Wii and PSP working on it then I would guess no problem)
However, I am not sure the Wii supports wirless-n, same for the PSP (I would guess newer versions like the Go do, but doubt the older ones will) which means whenever they are connected to the router it will be performing at wireless-g levels anyway. So assuming the OP wants to used the Connect 24 feature an "n" router is not worth it.

TWRoO said:
Wireless N? If you have an old one it won't have been ratified 802.11n (assuming you don't replace your ISR every year anyway)... which means it can have problems with other tech, (though if you have had a Wii and PSP working on it then I would guess no problem)
However, I am not sure the Wii supports wirless-n, same for the PSP (I would guess newer versions like the Go do, but doubt the older ones will) which means whenever they are connected to the router it will be performing at wireless-g levels anyway. So assuming the OP wants to used the Connect 24 feature an "n" router is not worth it. |
Old as in not my new one, yes it is a couple years old but I assure you it is 802.11n compatible. The only console that supports wireless N is the 360, and that because of the new adapter that recently released. Its also a Gigabit router, which the PS3 will take advantage of.
I reccommend this one, its about as cheap as they come anymore, and I dont think you can find too many that arent Wireless N.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Cisco+Linksys+-+E1000+Wireless-N+Router/9770315.p?id=1218170521806&skuId=9770315&st=linksys&cp=1&lp=1
| Vetteman94 said: I reccommend this one, its about as cheap as they come anymore, and I dont think you can find too many that arent Wireless N. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Cisco+Linksys+-+E1000+Wireless-N+Router/9770315.p?id=1218170521806&skuId=9770315&st=linksys&cp=1&lp=1 |
Thanks a lot, i know how to set them up and all that my issue was that i read so many bad reviews about various routers that i wanted an opinion from people who know what they are talking about and not some random technology illeterate people on Amazon.
Vetteman94 said:
Old as in not my new one, yes it is a couple years old but I assure you it is 802.11n compatible. The only console that supports wireless N is the 360, and that because of the new adapter that recently released. Its also a Gigabit router, which the PS3 will take advantage of. |
What? If the PS3 doesn't support 802.11n then it doesn't gain an advantage.
there is no such thing as a gigabit router without it being 802.11n. So if the PS3 doesn't support n it won't get an advantage from using n.... And as I said, if you use an 802.11g device on an n network the entire network is back to wireless-g speed anyway..... wireless-n is pointless until all the connected devices support it.
And a 2 year old wireless n router will have been draft n, which as long as it works for the devices you use it for is fine, but a new one is better trusted.

Robbie2010 said:
Thanks a lot, i know how to set them up and all that my issue was that i read so many bad reviews about various routers that i wanted an opinion from people who know what they are talking about and not some random technology illeterate people on Amazon. |
That's a good deal, like I said you won't get wireless-n speeds though as the Wii and PSP won't support it, so it will be the same as using a wireless-g router (and if you have any oldish laptops they won't either)
Still, as long as it lasts it's nice to be ready for the future. (ie when you stop playing the Wii and PSP through it)

TWRoO said:
What? If the PS3 doesn't support 802.11n then it doesn't gain an advantage. there is no such thing as a gigabit router without it being 802.11n. So if the PS3 doesn't support n it won't get an advantage from using n.... And as I said, if you use an 802.11g device on an n network the entire network is back to wireless-g speed anyway..... wireless-n is pointless until all the connected devices support it. And a 2 year old wireless n router will have been draft n, which as long as it works for the devices you use it for is fine, but a new one is better trusted. |
Being a gigabit router refers to the wired ports, which is how his PS3 is hooked up. It has nothing to do with a wireless signal.
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That is incorrect, wireless N is backwards compatible with all other signals. Any device hooked upto it will only be limited by the wireless adapter in that device, not the other devices on the same network.