When you signed up for DSL, I'm sure that the ISP furnished you with their router, which I'm confident is not the best quality, even mediocre. I recently had one of my computer-geek friends over at the house and he saw my modem and went into shock. He said that it was 'outdated', provided zero firewall protection from the internet, and it had a 'Public' ISP Address (and it needed to be a "Private" ISP Address).
So the next day, he showed up with a router that provided me with Firewall, Private ISP Address, and other benefits which are 'above my head', for under $60. I ran a connection speed test and the speeds are virtually the same, BUT my pages are opening at lightning speeds(?). I can't explain it, he did tell me that my surfing would more than likely speed up (I couldn't understand how, since I wouldn't be increasing my ISP Service), but it did!
By Cajun from Opelousas, LA
Add your voice! Click below to comment. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
What was the name of the router? I would be interested in looking into it. chordbound
The whole concept is kinda over my head - I'm geeky, but a user rather than a tech. Still, it sounds like an excellent idea.
D-link #DL-2540B and you probably [???] will need to know your email password [as to when you set up your account originally....NOT a password that is required to view your emails]
Add your voice! Click below to comment. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
