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Do I need to do the Earthlink $10 Deal for Netowrking?

I currently have an Earthlink DSL account, and my wife has an Earthlink dial-up account. She would now like to jump up and share my DSL, utilizing her PowerBook's Airport card (we're both Mac users). The first place I researched was on the Earthlink support site, where they seemed to have this deal where you get a Linksys BEFW11S4 Router for free, and they tack onto my DSL bill $10 a month network fee. Now maybe I'm just looking for an easy way out, but it sounded like a good deal. I only wonder if they'd really let my wife just cancel her dial-up service, keep her earthlink email address, and leave her to split the one DSL bill with me. It sounds fishy, like E-link would lose money in that deal... Anyone ever done anything like this? Any feedback would be appreciated...

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danzp
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For what you want the Airport Express will not do.

I suspect you mean Apple's router is for homes where EVERYONE wants to go wireless, whereas my wife's going wireless, but I'm not. For that kind of combination, you're recc'ing a NetGear router. Correct?

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danzp

You can buy a great little router for $10 to $40 after rebates at your local big box if you shop a bit. I'm partial to Netgear. (I've used multiple instances of D-Link, LinkSys, and SMC and will not buy them again for a long time.) Apple's router is a great unit if a bit pricey. For what you want the Airport Express will not do.

Don't forget to set the security and you'll be fine.

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David Ross

Netgear is what what I'd buy for me or my friends with this situation. It's what I'm on just this minute.

The Airport Express is a great little box but it will not support the setup you describe.

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David Ross

Thanks much. We are up and running smoothly.

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danzp

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