Telkom Wifi Router Help!!!

[Matt]

guys got to convince my dad to get a d-link wireless router instead of the marconi one...

now i know that the d-link is better , but how the hell do you explain to someone who knows nothing about wireless that its a good investment???

matt

 

[Nickste]

Tell him this:

Telkom Marconi is easy to hack (because it is hard to configure properly - but don't tell him that!) and that your risk of someone stealing your login info, and capping your account is very high.

However... if you get the dlink... bla bla bla.
That should do it

Cheers, Nick

 

[cisco_trouble]

tell him wireless means "NO WIRES!" otherwise u must explain "hack", "capped", etc etc

 

[Setsquare]

One thing to say even if it werent true, tell him the marconi is slower

Anyways I think it is cos im sure they only do 11mbit the last time I checked, I maybe wrong.

 

[bekdik]

Cry and stamp your foot a lot.

 

[Matt]

Cry and stamp your foot a lot.

LOL , ill try

 

[Flippit]

Tell him that with the Telkom, "people can steal our internets".

Seriously, though, the Telkom router only supports WEP which is easily hacked, whereas the D-Link should (hopefully...) support WPA, which has not yet been cracked.

WEP Cracking

 

[seburn]

Tell him I work in IT and install these and other routers and unless he wants an unstable connection which is slower(sad but true ... donno why), a wireless connection which keeps stuffing out... unless you reboot the router about min once a week.... HE must get a better one.

I suggest D Link or netgear as both of these have never given any problem.

 

[Matt]

Yes!!!!

convinced him that im getting a D-Link!!! ill post the model!!