TP link Archer C8 ac router - £58

oppenheimer1

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00OZG8ZDO/ref=gbmh_mob_s-3_4507_bf028af3?m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&dealid=bf028af3&pf_rd_p=509784507&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=35801&pf_rd_i=19&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=064WV43YF1VZX258TM6P

Lightning deal for next 2 hours on TP link archer C8 ac router. It's highly regarded over on the broadband forum and will allow you to access the full speed of the 240mb UPC connection wirelessly if you have it.
£75.99

joujoujou

Up to 99.98 now.

talking_walnut

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

will allow you to access the full speed of the 240mb UPC connection wirelessly if you have it.

Does this mean I can swap out the router+modem combo box UPC supply you with and plug this in instead? Or would I still have to put the UPC box in bridge mode and connect this "downstream"?

degsie

talking_walnut wrote: »

Does this mean I can swap out the router+modem combo box UPC supply you with and plug this in instead? Or would I still have to put the UPC box in bridge mode and connect this "downstream"?

The latter.

PressTheButton

TP-LINK ARCHER C8 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Cable Router

Amazon Deal Price: £57.99
£59.45 at checkout after Irish VAT calculated.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OZG8ZDO/ref=gbps_img_s-3_5227_cfaa2a17?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=899825227&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0K7FD2KGTF9RVM9SM64S

Dispatched from and sold by Amazon so free delivery to Ireland.

A-Train

PressTheButton wrote: »

TP-LINK ARCHER C8 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Cable Router

Amazon Deal Price: £57.99
£59.45 at checkout after Irish VAT calculated.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OZG8ZDO/ref=gbps_img_s-3_5227_cfaa2a17?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=899825227&pf_rd_s=slot-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0K7FD2KGTF9RVM9SM64S

Dispatched from and sold by Amazon so free delivery to Ireland.

Cheers for the tip, I was only looking at getting one of these last week.

quazzy

What's the benefit of this if you need to have the exising UPC / Virgin Cable modem in place also?

Does it provide better (more stable) WIFI?

The_N4sir

I got 7 pounds off by purchasing a 30 pound Amazon gift card.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057559694&page=2

Have a look at post 18.

The 7 pounds (code by email) should arrive 24 hours after you buy the gift card.

The_Conductor

quazzy wrote: »

What's the benefit of this if you need to have the exising UPC / Virgin Cable modem in place also?

Does it provide better (more stable) WIFI?

I had dreadful problems with the Mediahub 3 (i.e. the Compal unit) dropping connections randomly- and refusing to accept reconnections. I also had some issues with coverage/range (given I have quite a few masonry walls in the place). I put a Netgear Nighthawk R8000 on the Mediahub in bridge mode- and haven't looked back.

The TP Link Archer is an AC router- similar to the Mediahub- so if your mediahub is working properly- in theory you'd not see any major reason to use a separate wifi router (theory and practice are of course completely different things.........)

steo67

The_Conductor wrote: »

I had dreadful problems with the Mediahub 3 (i.e. the Compal unit) dropping connections randomly- and refusing to accept reconnections. I also had some issues with coverage/range (given I have quite a few masonry walls in the place). I put a Netgear Nighthawk R8000 on the Mediahub in bridge mode- and haven't looked back.

The TP Link Archer is an AC router- similar to the Mediahub- so if your mediahub is working properly- in theory you'd not see any major reason to use a separate wifi router (theory and practice are of course completely different things.........)

I bought one of these to help the stability of my UPC but it made it appeared to make it worst, when the UPC dropped off it would take longer to reconnect , instead of reconnecting straight away. I'm with sky now and have no issues with dropping off, so I don't really need mine now.

yannakis

If I have eircom, would I connect it on eircom's router via ethernet and then connect all my devices to the TP link?

degsie

YanisK wrote: »

If I have eircom, would I connect it on eircom's router via ethernet and then connect all my devices to the TP link?

You could if you use it in 'access point' mode OR you could possibly bridge your eir(ne eircom) router and use this as a 'full' router.

VeVeX

The_Conductor wrote: »

I had dreadful problems with the Mediahub 3 (i.e. the Compal unit) dropping connections randomly- and refusing to accept reconnections. I also had some issues with coverage/range (given I have quite a few masonry walls in the place). I put a Netgear Nighthawk R8000 on the Mediahub in bridge mode- and haven't looked back.

The TP Link Archer is an AC router- similar to the Mediahub- so if your mediahub is working properly- in theory you'd not see any major reason to use a separate wifi router (theory and practice are of course completely different things.........)

Netgear Nighthawk R8000 is an AC router too ?

The_Conductor

VeVeX wrote: »

Netgear Nighthawk R8000 is an AC router too ?

Yup- I got it secondhand on ebay from the states

Having 3 separate radios is helpful- and I use the 5Ghz band almost exclusively thanks to all the 2.4Ghz routers in the neighbourhood here (18 separate routers show up on this laptop- including 3 free South Dublin Co. Co. signals for example- and 11 of them at over 60% signal strength- including nextdoors HP printer- which for some strange reason they've no security on- endless fun sending all manner of weird things to it........).

The list of reasons for paying a bit extra and getting a decent router- is longer than my arm.

PressTheButton

quazzy wrote: »

What's the benefit of this if you need to have the exising UPC / Virgin Cable modem in place also?

Does it provide better (more stable) WIFI?

"Guide – Getting the most out of your high speed Virgin Media (UPC) 240mb/s service" by bk

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=93969317#post93969317

losttheplot

Thanks for posting the price drop Pressthebutton

I get poor wifi from the Ubee EVW3226 that UPC gave me for their 240mb package. I bought the Archer C8 router to work with the Ubee EVW3226 but having done some more reading on boards I understand that the latest Vodafone firmware does not permit the Ubee EVW3226 to be put into bridge mode. The guide by bk is excellent on routers for network clueless people like me.

"Guide – Getting the most out of your high speed Virgin Media (UPC) 240mb/s service" by bk
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...7#post93969317

I need to know though if I should get a new modem to get the most out of the C8 or will the Ubee EVW3226 be fine as it is. If I need a new modem are there any suitable recommended ones available from Argos or Amazon etc ?

clevtrev

losttheplot wrote: »

Thanks for posting the price drop Pressthebutton

I get poor wifi from the Ubee EVW3226 that UPC gave me for their 240mb package. I bought the Archer C8 router to work with the Ubee EVW3226 but having done some more reading on boards I understand that the latest Vodafone firmware does not permit the Ubee EVW3226 to be put into bridge mode. The guide by bk is excellent on routers for network clueless people like me.

"Guide – Getting the most out of your high speed Virgin Media (UPC) 240mb/s service" by bk
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...7#post93969317

I need to know though if I should get a new modem to get the most out of the C8 or will the Ubee EVW3226 be fine as it is. If I need a new modem are there any suitable recommended ones available from Argos or Amazon etc ?

With UPC you cannot replace the UPC modem with a modem of your choice. Also, as you say yourself, you cannot put Ubee modem in bridge mode (at least not without a lot of hassle). Therefore the only option would be to request UPC to issue you with a new modem that can be bridged.

clevtrev

I posted the query on the talk to Virgin forum and got the following....

In regards to extending your WiFi range with another router this is totally possible by connecting a 3rd party router to our modem, bridging isn't needed for that, it may cause a double NAT as you'd be running two in home networks side by side but if you're just looking to extend wireless range that shouldn't be an issue.

losttheplot

clevtrev wrote: »

I posted the query on the talk to Virgin forum and got the following....

In regards to extending your WiFi range with another router this is totally possible by connecting a 3rd party router to our modem, bridging isn't needed for that, it may cause a double NAT as you'd be running two in home networks side by side but if you're just looking to extend wireless range that shouldn't be an issue.

Thanks for the advice and info.
I will wait and see how everything works out with the Archer C8 and the EVW3226 - hopefully the Archer C8 network will solve wi-fi issues and I wont need to request a new modem.

clevtrev

I suggested a new modem and I was told that I would need to upgrade to 360mb for an extra tenner per month to get one!

losttheplot

clevtrev wrote: »

I suggested a new modem and I was told that I would need to upgrade to 360mb for an extra tenner per month to get one!

Do you "perhaps" have a HP Deskjet 3050 printer by any chance?

read to end of this post..

http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057524712/1#post97790522

clevtrev

losttheplot wrote: »

Do you "perhaps" have a HP Deskjet 3050 printer by any chance?

read to end of this post..

http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057524712/1#post97790522

I could have but would have to scrape the canon stickers off it first:)

crabbypaddy

losttheplot wrote: »

I understand that the latest Vodafone firmware does not permit the Ubee EVW3226 to be put into bridge mode.

Have you tried? Works fine here on version EVW3226_1.0.20

losttheplot

crabbypaddy wrote: »

Have you tried? Works fine here on version EVW3226_1.0.20

Thanks will check that out. Of course I meant to say Virgin media firmware not Vodafone firmware in my post.

Kevin!

clevtrev wrote: »

I could have but would have to scrape the canon stickers off it first:)

They won't have access to your local network so tell them whatever you like

clevtrev

crabbypaddy wrote: »

Have you tried? Works fine here on version EVW3226_1.0.20

go on then Crabby tell us how you did it. Assume you had to get on them customer service to get access. Dont have the energy for that

crabbypaddy

clevtrev wrote: »

go on then Crabby tell us how you did it. Assume you had to get on them customer service to get access. Dont have the energy for that

Log into your router admin page and paste this after the router address:

/cgi-bin/setup.cgi?gonext=RgSystemSwitchMode

e.g.
http://192.168.0.1/cgi-bin/setup.cgi?gonext=RgSystemSwitchMode
http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/setup.cgi?gonext=RgSystemSwitchMode
http://192.168.1.254/cgi-bin/setup.cgi?gonext=RgSystemSwitchMode