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[jrabernethy]

I'm in the states right now with this garbage belkin router, and I'm thinkin about buying a new one. However, I'm only planning on being in the states for another year at the most.

So I'm trying to figure out if I should get a new one or just tough it out with this P.O.S. belkin until I leave. What is the internet situation like in Korea? Is it reasonable to expect a studio apartment with internet access? What connections are available? Will I even need a router? If a router is recommended are there any incompatibilities between US equip and Korean net?

Thank you

[8 years down]

[ttompatz]

[pkang0202]

The internet is so fast here, you will need a GOOD router to take advantage of it.

I had a POS D-Link and it could only route 15-20mpbs of my bandwidth. I upgrade to a more expensive gigabit gaming router and it routes the entire 100mbps to all my devices connected.

[crossmr]

Get one, don't get one.
Oh the craziness.

If all your internet company provides you is a modem, then you should get a router. You don't need a router. However they're extremely handy to have and provide a number of benefits.

Your modem will likely come with a single LAN port and you can plug your machine in to it. Doing so is a lot like standing naked out in the street. Your machine is connected directly to the internet and everything can get at it and poke at it.

Putting a router in between provides a measure of basic protection for your machine. Any decent router will also come with wireless which means if you have a laptop, ipod, iphone or any other wireless device you'll be able to hook it up and use it.

Some ISPs back home provide combo units, they're modem/router all in one. If you get one of those, well you don't need a second router. However the ISPs routers are often basic and sometimes lacking in certain areas. If it's me, I insist they give me just a modem and I provide my own router.

Most routers come with separate adapters. if you want to buy one there and bring it here, you can do so, you just might need to buy a new adapter here for it (they're cheap, you can get them at the electronics markets for under $10 and they come with a variety of heads to fit whatever you have)
If I were you, I'd buy a nice linksys and bring it with you. it can be hard to find linksys here at all and they're a better quality home router.

[jrabernethy]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I think I'm going to go ahead and get it because 1) this Belkin is pissing me off and 2) I do have quite a few devices that would benefit from the wifi connection even if it is just a studio apartment. Even if for some reason I can't find a new adapter for it, I'll just buy a new one and take the hit