Hey all , am Yazoon and this my first post here .
I’d to yell a big fat ’ HIIIIIII ’ to everyone here 
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Yes , about the wireless router ; I have an Alactel/speedtouch s330 USB adsl modem that use my pc’s usb port for both power and to send/receive signals .
I’d like to use this with a wireless router product but i cant seem to find any .
Do i have to connect the modem to the wireless router or can i use my computer as a medium between them ? Would you know any brands that let me do this ?
Thanks ,
Yazoon.
firstly hew-ow, and welcome to HWF
no basically a router has a built in modem, basically the router you want incorporates
[ul]
[li]modem - built in[/li][li]router[/li][li]wireless adaptor - possibly built in or a wireless adaptor plugged into RJ45 connector (ethernet connector) in router[/li][li]possibly a gateway - to get free phone calls over the internet[/li][/ul]
so you would be best to not use the Speedtouch 330, and just use the router, an ethernet router is the best and easiest way to go
so you will need a network card (usually built into the mobo, not expensive anyway)
there are loads
[ul]
[li]D-Link[/li][li]Hayes[/li][li]Netgear[/li][li]Linksys[/li][li]Prestige[/li][li]Cisco[/li][li]Vigor[/li][li]Buffalo[/li][li]Asus[/li][li]Alcatel[/li][/ul] to name a few manufactures, the first 4 seem to be the most popular manufactures
Hmmm …
Nice response i’ve got to say , but the reason i need one between my modem and my pc is that i don’t know whether my telephony company can work with any of those with built-in modems .
How much would one of those set me back ?
Thanks .
no a router replaces your ST330 (and works better) if your refering to a VoIP provider as your telephone company the you will be needing a router with a built in Gateway too
about £30 - £60 (sterling)
I beleive you misunderstood my post partially , and that error was on my behalf .
By ‘telephony’ company i meant communications . In my country ( qatar ) there is only one internet/phone/mobile service provider which is qtel . I received this modem after they installed it for the first time . I would like to know if i can replace with one of those routers with wireless and built in modems .
Thanks .
EDIT : Note that my modem is an s330 ( not an ST330 ; I don’t know what those are. )
ST330 is Alcatel SpeedTouch 330
no just unplug the ST330 and get an ethernet router, trust me it’ll work, i did have a ST330 (provided free by my ISP) but i upgraded to an ethernet router (i already had a network card built into my mobo)
i will hopefully try it and then inform you of any updates .
Thanks man .
no probs, just glad we could help, see ya