Guest A Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 I have AT&T DSL and have gone to a wireless internet connection. AT&T sent me an e-mail offer to upgrade my account from a BASIC pack to PRO. Faster connections! OF course the cost is more. My question, since I am using wireless, do I need to upgrade or am I getting the fastest speeds already by using wireless? Thanks!
Guest kenkcj Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Re: DSL Connection and WIFI...Quick Question Wireless is just a technology to spread your internet access throughout your home with a general speed of up to 54 mb/s The general DSL line currently has a maximum of I believe 6 mb/s. The only time that you'll notice the full potential of your wireless connection would be if you were transferring files locally in your network. If you believe that your internet has been running slower than you would like, or just want to test out the faster connection for a period, I'd say go for it. Just make sure that your DSL provider doesn't try to lock you into that higher speed tier. "A" <A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8563ABCF-4F66-40B3-B3A3-D6031394ACC7@microsoft.com... >I have AT&T DSL and have gone to a wireless internet connection. AT&T sent > me an e-mail offer to upgrade my account from a BASIC pack to PRO. Faster > connections! OF course the cost is more. > > My question, since I am using wireless, do I need to upgrade or am I > getting > the fastest speeds already by using wireless? > > Thanks!
Guest Malke Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Re: DSL Connection and WIFI...Quick Question A wrote: > I have AT&T DSL and have gone to a wireless internet connection. AT&T sent > me an e-mail offer to upgrade my account from a BASIC pack to PRO. Faster > connections! OF course the cost is more. > > My question, since I am using wireless, do I need to upgrade or am I getting > the fastest speeds already by using wireless? Just because you have a wireless connection doesn't magically give you more speed. In fact, the speed over the wireless connection may be a tad less than what you get when using ethernet (wired). You are paying $x for a connection of x speed. It doesn't matter whether you are using a wireless router or not - the connection is the same. If you want to go faster, upgrade your connection. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Guest A Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Re: DSL Connection and WIFI...Quick Question Thanks for the explanation. Since you're around...I have another. :) I had a phone connection problem recently, AT&T set up a temporary DSL account for me that i have to log-in to. DSL is supposed to be connected at all times, correct? My internet now works slower. Is there an easy way to reconfigure my router settings, secure obviously? I have some knowledge about computers but can you give detailed explanations? Once again, thanks! "kenkcj" wrote: > Wireless is just a technology to spread your internet access throughout your > home with a general speed of up to 54 mb/s The general DSL line currently > has a maximum of I believe 6 mb/s. The only time that you'll notice the full > potential of your wireless connection would be if you were transferring > files locally in your network. If you believe that your internet has been > running slower than you would like, or just want to test out the faster > connection for a period, I'd say go for it. Just make sure that your DSL > provider doesn't try to lock you into that higher speed tier. > > "A" <A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:8563ABCF-4F66-40B3-B3A3-D6031394ACC7@microsoft.com... > >I have AT&T DSL and have gone to a wireless internet connection. AT&T sent > > me an e-mail offer to upgrade my account from a BASIC pack to PRO. Faster > > connections! OF course the cost is more. > > > > My question, since I am using wireless, do I need to upgrade or am I > > getting > > the fastest speeds already by using wireless? > > > > Thanks! > > >
Guest kenkcj Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Re: DSL Connection and WIFI...Quick Question From what it sounds like AT&T is having you log into some generic DSL account that only has a limited connection speed or the reason for the phone problems and DSL speed may be related to a line issue that may not be fixed until they replace it. Once you have a full blown DSL, yes it will be always connected without having to worry about logging on everytime you want to browse. As far as an easy way to set up your router, there are a few third party software titles out there for securing your wireless connection and router, but personally I find it more secure to do it yourself. The first thing to find out is the "gateway" ip address of the router. Generally this will be 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 If neither of these work, check your users manual. Once you figure out the ip, enter it into internet explorer and it should prompt you for a username/password. Unless you have changed this, the username and/or password will be admin ie. it could be admin/admin, <blank>/admin, or admin/<blank>. Depending on what kind of router you have, the configuration can be really simple. Depending on how much security you want, I recommend changing the password on the router, and the ip address, the one you entered to get to the router settings. The basic secure setup though is under wireless, then security. Set up an encryption method, WEP/WPA. The higher the number-bit security, the more encrypted your connection will be and the harder it will be for hackers to get in. Best of luck to you! "A" <A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BE94BA7E-671F-4767-9699-5E0C397D445A@microsoft.com... > Thanks for the explanation. > > Since you're around...I have another. :) > > I had a phone connection problem recently, AT&T set up a temporary DSL > account for me that i have to log-in to. DSL is supposed to be connected > at > all times, correct? My internet now works slower. Is there an easy way > to > reconfigure my router settings, secure obviously? I have some knowledge > about computers but can you give detailed explanations? > > Once again, thanks! > > "kenkcj" wrote: > >> Wireless is just a technology to spread your internet access throughout >> your >> home with a general speed of up to 54 mb/s The general DSL line currently >> has a maximum of I believe 6 mb/s. The only time that you'll notice the >> full >> potential of your wireless connection would be if you were transferring >> files locally in your network. If you believe that your internet has been >> running slower than you would like, or just want to test out the faster >> connection for a period, I'd say go for it. Just make sure that your DSL >> provider doesn't try to lock you into that higher speed tier. >> >> "A" <A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:8563ABCF-4F66-40B3-B3A3-D6031394ACC7@microsoft.com... >> >I have AT&T DSL and have gone to a wireless internet connection. AT&T >> >sent >> > me an e-mail offer to upgrade my account from a BASIC pack to PRO. >> > Faster >> > connections! OF course the cost is more. >> > >> > My question, since I am using wireless, do I need to upgrade or am I >> > getting >> > the fastest speeds already by using wireless? >> > >> > Thanks! >> >> >>
Guest kenkcj Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Re: DSL Connection and WIFI...Quick Question Realized I forgot one important part. When you try to connect via wireless if you set up the encryption, you will have to enter the same encryption style and code that was entered in the router. Otherwise it will not authorize your computer to connect to the router. "A" <A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BE94BA7E-671F-4767-9699-5E0C397D445A@microsoft.com... > Thanks for the explanation. > > Since you're around...I have another. :) > > I had a phone connection problem recently, AT&T set up a temporary DSL > account for me that i have to log-in to. DSL is supposed to be connected > at > all times, correct? My internet now works slower. Is there an easy way > to > reconfigure my router settings, secure obviously? I have some knowledge > about computers but can you give detailed explanations? > > Once again, thanks! > > "kenkcj" wrote: > >> Wireless is just a technology to spread your internet access throughout >> your >> home with a general speed of up to 54 mb/s The general DSL line currently >> has a maximum of I believe 6 mb/s. The only time that you'll notice the >> full >> potential of your wireless connection would be if you were transferring >> files locally in your network. If you believe that your internet has been >> running slower than you would like, or just want to test out the faster >> connection for a period, I'd say go for it. Just make sure that your DSL >> provider doesn't try to lock you into that higher speed tier. >> >> "A" <A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:8563ABCF-4F66-40B3-B3A3-D6031394ACC7@microsoft.com... >> >I have AT&T DSL and have gone to a wireless internet connection. AT&T >> >sent >> > me an e-mail offer to upgrade my account from a BASIC pack to PRO. >> > Faster >> > connections! OF course the cost is more. >> > >> > My question, since I am using wireless, do I need to upgrade or am I >> > getting >> > the fastest speeds already by using wireless? >> > >> > Thanks! >> >> >>
Guest Annie Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: DSL Connection and WIFI...Quick Question Thanks for all your help. I'm finally up and running after 1 1/2 hrs on the phone with AT&T Linksys. They walked me thru just about everything you said. Thanks again! "kenkcj" wrote: > Realized I forgot one important part. When you try to connect via wireless > if you set up the encryption, you will have to enter the same encryption > style and code that was entered in the router. Otherwise it will not > authorize your computer to connect to the router. > > "A" <A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:BE94BA7E-671F-4767-9699-5E0C397D445A@microsoft.com... > > Thanks for the explanation. > > > > Since you're around...I have another. :) > > > > I had a phone connection problem recently, AT&T set up a temporary DSL > > account for me that i have to log-in to. DSL is supposed to be connected > > at > > all times, correct? My internet now works slower. Is there an easy way > > to > > reconfigure my router settings, secure obviously? I have some knowledge > > about computers but can you give detailed explanations? > > > > Once again, thanks! > > > > "kenkcj" wrote: > > > >> Wireless is just a technology to spread your internet access throughout > >> your > >> home with a general speed of up to 54 mb/s The general DSL line currently > >> has a maximum of I believe 6 mb/s. The only time that you'll notice the > >> full > >> potential of your wireless connection would be if you were transferring > >> files locally in your network. If you believe that your internet has been > >> running slower than you would like, or just want to test out the faster > >> connection for a period, I'd say go for it. Just make sure that your DSL > >> provider doesn't try to lock you into that higher speed tier. > >> > >> "A" <A@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:8563ABCF-4F66-40B3-B3A3-D6031394ACC7@microsoft.com... > >> >I have AT&T DSL and have gone to a wireless internet connection. AT&T > >> >sent > >> > me an e-mail offer to upgrade my account from a BASIC pack to PRO. > >> > Faster > >> > connections! OF course the cost is more. > >> > > >> > My question, since I am using wireless, do I need to upgrade or am I > >> > getting > >> > the fastest speeds already by using wireless? > >> > > >> > Thanks! > >> > >> > >> > > >
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