Ok, so I will be moving into an apartment in a couple weeks when I head back to school. The apartment complex provides internet, but no wifi.
So I bought a wireless router from amazon last week, and now I just learned that I need a modem as well to actually connect to the internet.
Router: http://www.amazon.com/Medialink-Wir...ie=UTF8&qid=1376281173&sr=8-3&keywords=router
So now Im wondering, does it matter what modem I get? I bought a nice router, but now I dont want to spend much more and most modems seems to be in the $60-80 range. I did see a decently rated one for $26. Is that ok/ are they compatible?
Modem:http://www.amazon.com/Scientific-At...TF8&colid=1PURBMU6DJ7QK&coliid=I17AFN2O85ZAIJ
Also, do I need to check with the apartment to figure out my service provider?
And one thing that worries me is I have 3 days after I move in till school starts. I'm worried that I wont be able to set both of these up without help. I'm much more qualified than my roommates at this kind of "stuff", so I wont have any help from them. And we'll need wifi pretty soon for school, though i suppose we could use ethernet cables if we cant get it up right away. I really have no idea how to go about doing this. Does anyone know how to set these up?
So I bought a wireless router from amazon last week, and now I just learned that I need a modem as well to actually connect to the internet.
Router: http://www.amazon.com/Medialink-Wir...ie=UTF8&qid=1376281173&sr=8-3&keywords=router
So now Im wondering, does it matter what modem I get? I bought a nice router, but now I dont want to spend much more and most modems seems to be in the $60-80 range. I did see a decently rated one for $26. Is that ok/ are they compatible?
Modem:http://www.amazon.com/Scientific-At...TF8&colid=1PURBMU6DJ7QK&coliid=I17AFN2O85ZAIJ
Also, do I need to check with the apartment to figure out my service provider?
And one thing that worries me is I have 3 days after I move in till school starts. I'm worried that I wont be able to set both of these up without help. I'm much more qualified than my roommates at this kind of "stuff", so I wont have any help from them. And we'll need wifi pretty soon for school, though i suppose we could use ethernet cables if we cant get it up right away. I really have no idea how to go about doing this. Does anyone know how to set these up?