Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

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Aug 16th 2007, 2:57 pm

Navis

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Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

Hi All

Any one know if UK wireless routers will work in Australia?

I have a netgear firewall router and laptop cards and want to know if I need to sell them or can I take them with me?

Thanks

Aug 17th 2007, 12:15 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

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Originally Posted by Navis

Hi All

Any one know if UK wireless routers will work in Australia?

I have a netgear firewall router and laptop cards and want to know if I need to sell them or can I take them with me?

Thanks

well the wireless side and cards should work, it's whether the router is suitable for the lines here i would guess
maybe have a look for your make and model somewhere like on the www.whirlpool.net.au forums to see if anyone uses it here?

Aug 17th 2007, 12:25 am

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You might also have to switch login to PPPoE instead of PPPoA, so check if your modem supports it.

Aug 17th 2007, 1:41 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

We're in Sydney and have found broadband to be years behind the UK. OH uses his wireless router that we brought from the UK (remember, it's pronounced like rOWter here, never rOOter

), he brought the one we bought here back to the shop as it was so crap.

Aug 17th 2007, 1:58 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

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Originally Posted by Navis

Hi All

Any one know if UK wireless routers will work in Australia?

I have a netgear firewall router and laptop cards and want to know if I need to sell them or can I take them with me?

Thanks

using my uk bought linksys wrt54gs as we speak

worked straight out of the box,
when we finally got broadband that is

Aug 17th 2007, 2:00 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

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Originally Posted by Navis

Hi All

Any one know if UK wireless routers will work in Australia?

I have a netgear firewall router and laptop cards and want to know if I need to sell them or can I take them with me?

Thanks

Its not the routers that don't work , its the blu......... broardband.

Aug 17th 2007, 2:00 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

I had to buy a new one as I had cable in the UK and here I have ADSL.

Buzzy

Aug 17th 2007, 2:55 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

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We're in Sydney and have found broadband to be years behind the UK. OH uses his wireless router that we brought from the UK (remember, it's pronounced like rOWter here, never rOOter

), he brought the one we bought here back to the shop as it was so crap.

24mb broadband where I am. Lightening fast, bit pricier than UK but not 'years behind'. Where abouts are you?

As for router, yes ours worked straight out of the box.

Graham

Aug 17th 2007, 5:56 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navis

Hi All

Any one know if UK wireless routers will work in Australia?

I have a netgear firewall router and laptop cards and want to know if I need to sell them or can I take them with me?

Thanks

I've got a netgear wireless modem/router and it works just fine. Still using my usb wireless adapter with it.

Aug 17th 2007, 7:33 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

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I had to buy a new one as I had cable in the UK and here I have ADSL.

Buzzy

Mine's a cable one too, so guess I'll have to invest in a new one. Do you mind me asking how much it was?

Aug 17th 2007, 8:42 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

Hey thanks for the great replies everyone really useful think I will take it out then better the devil you know eh?

Northerner can I ask who you use as your provider I am moving to Sydney soon and have been looking around at providers, thanks.

Aug 17th 2007, 8:59 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navis

Hi All

Any one know if UK wireless routers will work in Australia?

I have a netgear firewall router and laptop cards and want to know if I need to sell them or can I take them with me?

Thanks

whats a wireless router?

Aug 17th 2007, 9:43 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

I have a VT voyager wireless router but Will the lead be able to plug into the socket in Aus (its a small telephone plug)????

Aug 17th 2007, 9:48 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

i have a zoom router anyone know if it will work?

Aug 17th 2007, 10:10 am

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Re: Wireless Routers - Broadband does it work in Oz?

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Originally Posted by Navis

Northerner can I ask who you use as your provider I am moving to Sydney soon and have been looking around at providers, thanks.

We're with www.tpg.com.au/.

Was a bit of a ball ache to set up to be honest (speaking to some call centre in Bangladesh - confusion over account as someone who'd lived in our house previously had obviously used TPG) but up and running quickly - downloads at 2mb/sec sometimes

Good stuff,

Cheers,

Graham

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