Sky Broadband Connect (Wireless)

Advantages: Reliable connection, free router, all on one bill
Disadvantages: slow setup time (for some), must be a Sky TV subscriber

...This is a review about Sky Connect. This is the pay monthly version of broadband from Sky, not the free version advertised on tv at the moment. If you are not yet able to recieve the free versions called Base, Mid or Max, you will be offered Sky Connect instead. You must be a Sky TV subscriber, or willing to be one to receive their broadband. Cost: £17.00 pcm, £40.00 connection fee. Freebies: Netgear Sky branded wireless router, McAfee Internet Security Suite, P&P. To get this service, you first have to register your interest on the Sky Broadand web site. This is painless enough and will ensure you recieve fortnightly email updates on when you can order the service. It is worth noting that when you register, you are actually registering for the free broadband services also, so if the free ones are available for you already...

Aeris_Cloud 14.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Sky Broadband

Wireless-G Broadband router WRT54GC

Advantages: Very Small, wall mountable, good setup wizard
Disadvantages: Some technical jargon in initial setup

...not want to turn this review into a Hi-Fi manual! The network name can be hidden and you can restrict router access to computers listed in the wireless client list. The ability to specify either an open system or shared key for authentication. These are the options I have tweaked and I believe this should prevent basic hacking of my wireless broadband router. The initial setup was easy once the brain was engaged. Do not do anything other than insert the CD, all the setting up is covered from connecting the power to the ethernet cables. One tip though is to go online via your broadband modem prior to starting the setup. This will ensure that any snags that may arise are due to the subsequent installation. Anyhow the only problem I had was in terminology, my previous router had said 'cable users click here'. This one offers...

lincolnscot 23.04.2006 (30.04.2006) · Read review
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Review of Linksys Compact Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54GC - wireless router

Wireless Broadband to the home

Advantages: Wire-free Network, Backward Compatible, Price
Disadvantages: Not quite Plug & Play!

...Wireless components have been gradually creeping down and down in price over the last few months, to a point where I feel they are now completely accessible to the home market. The Linksys Broadband Router is ideal for anyone who wants to share their broadband connection to multiple computers in the home, without the hassle of hanging network cables out of windows or pulling all the floorboards up! Straight out the box the unit is aesthetically pleasing and contains everything to get you started. A word of warning however, the product contains a quick start guide which shows you the bare minimum to get the unit up and running, the actual manual is presented in a electronic format on CD-ROM. Unless you want everyone else in your neighbourhood who has a wireless card accessing your internet connection I would recommend reading...

mw2870 22.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G - wireless router

WIRELESS GAMING - AT A PRICE

Advantages: Wireless connectivity to Xbox live, Simply to setup
Disadvantages: Ridiculously expensive, Doesn't come in black to match my Xbox 360 Elite

...If, like me, you have an Xbox 360, you will no doubt be aware of the dynamic and enjoyable facility available to you online, namely Xbox live. Xbox live is a place where you can download demos and game add-ons, chat to your friends, and stream movies and videos direct to your Xbox 360 in glorious high definition. But while the Nintendo Wii and the Sony Playstation 3 can go online straight from the box without any additional hardware, Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, decided not to include wireless connectivity as standard in the Xbox 360. This leaves you with a couple of options should you wish to get your Xbox 360 online; an Ethernet cable from your router is probably the cheapest way, but in these wireless days I was really looking at reducing the cables stretching around my home, not add to them. There is another method...

tractor-boy 28.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter Network adapter

WIRELESS WONDER

Advantages: Less Wires Hanging around plus broadband everywhere
Disadvantages: found it hard to set up at first

...After purchasing my Acer Laptop (see review) and moving my Desktop PC up into my Boy's room, I decided to delve into the unknown for me and get myself a Wireless Router, that way I could get Broadband all over the house without boring wires through the ceiling and so on. I picked up a brilliant deal at PC World and got the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router and USB Adaptor both for £39.99 as a package deal, individually it would have been around £70.00 so well impressed there. A bit of technical stuff:- It states a 35% FASTER download speed (I can back this up and say this is true) The speed is listed as 125mbps Gateway Router(DSL) NAT & SP Firewalls Windows XP compatiable only There is also a 24hour phone support line from Linksys. This router is designed for NTL/Cable/Telewest Customers oly (not BT) On getting...

allyoxley 06.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G - wireless router

Wireless-Great Broadband Router

Advantages: Price, signal strength
Disadvantages: small disadvantage in setup

...including software, wires, and cabling. The cables and wires are of good quality and you can be assured that they will not break. The router has a very good speed and it will rarely lose connection, I can tell you that for 3 weeks i have not lost one connection yet, The product is 100% worth your money, I can guarantee that. If you are a complete novice then setup may be a bit tricky but it is still doable because of the setup cd. You may have to call your ISP (internet service provider) but that is only to find out a few numbers like your I.P. address (internet protocol). But they should be able to tell you quickly. As you have probably seen from BT ads, you can buy wireless broadband packages, DO NOT buy these, they are just the same internet connection except they give you a "free" router. The router is not free as the additional...

kirkwood132 08.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G - wireless router

Wireless ready!

Advantages: Plug-and-Play
Disadvantages: Pricey!

...Having tried to connect my 360 via ethernet to my wireless connection, through my Mac or my Windows laptop, and having no success, this provided the only feasible solution. Unfortunately, unlike the PS3, the Xbox 360 is not wireless-ready out of the box, and in order to make it so, you must invest a further £50+, which is quite a pain in the rear. Unfortunately, it seems that, in making the console itself so cheap and appealing, Microsoft aim (as always) to make their money on the peripherals, which everybody needs for the full gaming experience. Nevertheless, this does exactly what it says on the box (sorry to be cliched). Plug-and-Play, as expected, you connect it to your console and through your dashboard, search for your wireless connection and, with your WEP key or security key at hand, you can instantly connect to your...

cstanley_2 22.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter Network adapter

Bring Wireless Connectivity to the Xbox 360

Advantages: No need for wires. Reliable
Disadvantages: Over inflated cost.

...Introduction It is hard to believe that in this day and age where wifi internet connections are the norm, that the Xbox 360 console, does not ship with a built in wireless network adapter. The Playstation 3 has this built in and even the Wii manages it too, so why have Microsoft decided to omit it from the Xbox? In my opinion, the answer is simple, it is hard work to bridge a connection from your laptop and the majority of Xbox users will not have their console in close proximity to their router. Therefore, the only other alternative is to spend £60 and buy the Microsoft Wireless network adapter. Microsoft have been cute here, there are plenty of wireless USB wifi internet dongles on the market, all retailing for considerably less than the £60 Microsoft are asking, however, none of these will work with the Xbox, meaning...

craggybuk 02.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter Network adapter

Lets put on the ol' wireless

Advantages: Wireless gaming, ligth control, great control, works, long battery life
Disadvantages: Can cost a lot new

...Wireless gaming always seemed a pointless gimmick to me when it first came about, it was going to be battery heavy running through them so quickly it was pointless, another in a long line of gaming ideas that just flat out sucked. The Virtual Boy, the Sega Saturn, The N-Gage we'd all heard the hype about them and they flopped, so badly that on the whole we've tried to forget we ever thought they'd be cool. Wireless gaming, I felt would be another, a flash in the pan for some third party control developers to rinse us of cash with at the end of the PS2's life span. Then the start of this generation touched down and boy was I wrong, the Xbox controls and the Wiimote and the Six Axis controls really rubbed in my face how wrong I was. They proved it wasn't just another silly idea but the future of gaming, the way forward, the next step...

iamasadlittleboy 01.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller - game pad

Sony Official PS3 SIXAXIS Wireless Controller

Advantages: Great Design
Disadvantages: No Dual Shock

...This is a great controller jus like the classic ps1/ps2 the design stayed the same. This is the perfect controller i can not say anything about the slick design. As you may know this controller is wireless so you may use it from newere in the room so no messy wires hanging around. And the batttery lasts very long i dont have to charge it very often but i dont play hours every day either. Only bad this about this controller is that unlike the ps1/ps2 controllers this does not have dual shock so no rumble :(.This is because sony could not get rights for the technology. Sony what happened? Well good news this controller is being released again next year as Dual Shock 3 is comming out. So if you can wait i strongly urge you wait for it to come out as it is a great feature. The feeling for the game is lost without dual shock. Need...

dharma.roy 28.11.2007 (29.11.2007) · Read review
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Review of Sony Official PS3 SIXAXIS Wireless Controller