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Was dubious how good this would be, but Tom wanted it for xmas and its not bad. Easy to set up with the Netgear modem/router and ADSL from plus.net. Just run in an ethernet cable, plug both ends in, register and your away.
Got a good little ethernet cable kit from Maplins - 50m cable a handfull of of end connectors and a crimp tool for £24.99 - couldn't find it in the online cataloge which is really crap by the way but spotted it in the shop - despite phoning up and asking - whoever answered the phone didn't seem to know what they'd got! Maplin's now seem to be employing the same standard of shop assistants at GAME and Dixons ie Morons who don't know anything and don't care that they don't either.
Good shop assistants have been found in the following places:
Evans (while waiting for Jan the guy was most helpful telling me which bookshop I could find a particular book)
Woolies where they will put stuff away for a couple of days if they have it in stock also phone you if out of stock stuff comes in - which is nice!
Boots the Chemist some branches at least - Sale is good, as is Regent Road, but Trafford centre not quite as good, not really bad tho just not quite 5*
and good online service at Powerkiteshop (next day delivery - free - and no quibble return/exchange) and Highwaymen (next day delivery)
also Ebuyer (not to be confused with ebay) has also come back into my good books although this was a 'delivered direct from supplier' item which may have speeded things back up !
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