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Old 05-02-2013, 09:44   #1
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Sky Fibre & wireless equipment
I assume that the router sky supplies when they send it out to install fibre will work will all my wireless devices like my xbox, laptop, pc & smartphone?

I haven't got to go buy new dongles too have i?
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Old 05-02-2013, 10:08   #2
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I assume that the router sky supplies when they send it out to install fibre will work will all my wireless devices like my xbox, laptop, pc & smartphone?

I haven't got to go buy new dongles too have i?
Only if they are not the "N" type ones
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Old 05-02-2013, 10:16   #3
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Only if they are not the "N" type ones
not sure what you mean by that statement, but i suspect it's nonsense (as usual).

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I assume that the router sky supplies when they send it out to install fibre will work will all my wireless devices like my xbox, laptop, pc & smartphone?

I haven't got to go buy new dongles too have i?
the current sky router is "n" wifi compatible and will work with all your existing wireless devices.
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Old 05-02-2013, 10:36   #4
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not sure what you mean by that statement, but i suspect it's nonsense (as usual).
I was talking about his dongles, as the OP's question was about his dongles

Anyway to make things clearer for the OP, if you have existing dongles then it might MIGHT be a "G" one, that has the slower speeds for downloading, there are several flavours of Router Specs
one being G and the other one is N, then there is the new one AC

See here about Router WiFi Rating http://www.myopenrouter.com/forum/th...reless-N-or-G/
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I was talking about his dongles, as the OP's question was about his dongles

Anyway to make things clearer for the OP, if you have existing dongles then it might MIGHT be a "G" one, that has the slower speeds for downloading, there are several flavours of Router Specs
one being G and the other one is N, then there is the new one AC
they will still work on an "n" router though, as the router is capable of b,g and n wifi specs.

yes the dongle won't connect at "n" speeds, but they will still connect and run at "g" speeds.
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Old 05-02-2013, 11:01   #6
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I got Sky fibre installed yesterday & the router (Sky hub) isn't wireless N but I manges to connect my PS3, Wii U, 360, laptop & phones no problem to it so you'll be fine (although I have since connected my consoles via ethernet)
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I got Sky fibre installed yesterday & the router (Sky hub) isn't wireless N but I manges to connect my PS3, Wii U, 360, laptop & phones no problem to it so you'll be fine (although I have since connected my consoles via ethernet)
the sky hub is wireless N.
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the sky hub is wireless N.
Yeah, meant is wireless N

No 5Ghz wireless though so you might get interference if too many wireless equipment are connected
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Yeah, meant is wireless N

No 5Ghz wireless though
still wireless N though at 2.4Ghz (up to 144Mbps).
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It's all new stuff & the only thing using a dongle is the pc. I just meant I hoped I didn't have to buy dongles for everything.

Cheers, good to know.
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