feo
Honorary Master
Well I'm gonna get do1 from Telkom and I gotta choose between a USB modem or a WiFi one. I've never had experience with broadband hardware before so which one is better?
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Telkom DSL modem - must I take a USB or WiFi?
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feo
Honorary Master
I love the fast replies on this forum. Thanks ic..
Reason to not get the USB one?
Reason to not get the USB one?
supersunbird
Honorary Master
Windows only, one PC (except if you want to go whole internet connection sharing route).
WiFi one is ethernet and much more useful...
Why are you taking the Telkom modem, is it free with 2 year contract?
WiFi one is ethernet and much more useful...
Why are you taking the Telkom modem, is it free with 2 year contract?
feo
Honorary Master
WiFi it is then, off to phone Teklom...
Thanks for the quick replies
EDIT. Flip, it's not office hours at the call centre.
Thanks for the quick replies
EDIT. Flip, it's not office hours at the call centre.
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kiepie
Executive Member
The USB one only has briged mode. Like a 56k modem.
feo
Honorary Master
I dunno what that means but OK...
kiepie
Executive Member
With the Wifi one it dails the internet connection when you start your computer (don't have to double click on dail up), the username and password is stored on the router.
The USB doesn't let you do that.
The USB doesn't let you do that.
supersunbird
Honorary Master
No, the WiFi one can also be always connected or you can set it to connect when there is a data request to it (from a started up computer), if it disconnects after a certain time of non activity...
kiepie
Executive Member
The Wifi does both, but I'm trying to say the USB one can't dail automatically.
As mentioned by ssb, the USB modem will give you problems if you ever want to use it attached to a Linux box, whereas ethernet modems|routers do not need special drivers to work with either Linux or Windoze. Also, the wifi router is a much better choice - even if you don't have a notebook|pda with wifi right now, you might get one in the future, and the wifi router will allow you to share the ADSL connection wirelessly to several rooms.
As a rule of thumb, a USB ADSL router|modem == crap. Ethernet ADSL router|modem == not crap.
feo
Honorary Master
You get the modem free on contract or if you take the selfinstall...
kiepie
Executive Member
They currently have to WiFi one's.
A white one (Premium Combo) and
a Black one (but totally a other name, model)
A white one (Premium Combo) and
a Black one (but totally a other name, model)
feo
Honorary Master
Yeah dont worry, I've been on the forum long enough to know contracts = hell. Guess I gotta wait till Monday to apply.