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?

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

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.

using my uk bought linksys wrt54gs as we speak
worked straight out of the box,
when we finally got broadband that is

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

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

Buzzy

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

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

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?

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.

whats a wireless router?

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)????

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

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