- Does the Sky Wireless Router have a 4 port switch?
- Posted by mickr@orange.net on March 13th, 2007
Hope you can help
I'm just about to migrate from BT to Sky/Easynet but need a
combination of WiFi and Ethernet connections.
Does the current supplied Sky Wireless Router (Netgear I think) have
any other ethernet connectivity, eg a 4 port switch so that I can have
hard wired connections as well as WiFi?
Thanks
- Posted by Beck on March 13th, 2007
<mickr@orange.net> wrote in message
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Yes it has wifi and 4 ethernet ports. Both work equally well.
- Posted by tony h on March 13th, 2007
to the best of my knowledge it is a Netgear DG834GT using custom firmware.
the router can, however, be flashed back to original firmware to access full
router options + open for other networks (i use sky router on pipex.
"Beck" <daft_ader@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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- Posted by Grumps on March 14th, 2007
"tony h" <me@home.com> wrote in message
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Have you got this router? Did you flash it back to a regular 834GT?
I'm looking for a 4 port wireless modem/router and I could get one from a
family member who has a failed Sky install (7 weeks and counting). The price
paid seems lower than my regular online shops, but I guess it'd have no
warranty unless flashed back to Sky firmware.
- Posted by dennis@home on March 14th, 2007
"Grumps" <grumpsnothere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Sky could ask for it back.
- Posted by tony h on March 14th, 2007
yes, i have the router. (ebay £8. bargain!!)
yes i did flash back to netgear firmware.
i have never had sky broadband!
router works A1. better than my dlink 604t
the supplied disk contains (so i am told) the sky firmware, so it can be
flashed back
"dennis@home" <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> wrote in message
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- Posted by tony h on March 14th, 2007
sorry, forgot to add..
full, working instructions and links for reflashing the device
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/sky-r...-password.html
good luck.
- Posted by Grumps on March 14th, 2007
dennis@home wrote:
Then they can swivel on my outstretched finger!
£40 was paid for 'activiation' which includes a 'FREE' DG834GT.
As these units seem (on average) about £22 on eBay, it's probably sensible
to just send the Sky unit back and cancel the whole deal.
- Posted by NoNeedToKnow on March 15th, 2007
On 14 Mar 2007, "Grumps" <grummps@hotmail.com> wrote:
Is there "small print" to say it is on loan (I'm not a Sky customer, so
reference to web pages may not be open for outsiders to read, so quotes
from any T+C would be appreciated - either way - in answering). TIA.
- Posted by dennis@home on March 15th, 2007
"NoNeedToKnow" <me@privacy.net.invalid> wrote in message
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Its not on loan but as sky has only launched a couple of months ago and
there is a 12 month contract its a bit suspicious when someone has a sky
router spare.
If they are still paying (even if free) the monthly subs then its probably
safe.
If they have just decided to cancel sky then there may be a case to say they
have "stolen" the modem as they are in breach of contract.
I doubt if sky will care unless it happens a lot.. then I wouldn't want to
be the test case.
