Suggest router for Cable broadband

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Which router to buy for Cable broadband for my desktop?
currently using device on rent from bsnl.

TP-Link TL-WR740N - does this support cable bb?
are laptops and android phones supported?

Cable Broadband and Device from BSNL? can you be a little more descriptive. Also please state your budget.

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RCuber said:
Cable Broadband and Device from BSNL? can you be a little more descriptive. Also please state your budget.

Currently using bsnl bb and device on rent ... don't know model/specs of device though.
Planning to go for Cable bb provided by local cable operator.
Just wanted to check options before calling them.

Budget : as low as possible. the router i inquired about - TP-Link TL-WR740N - is selling for 888 on flipkart so I would expect to spend ~1k.
Also TP-Link TL-WR720N is selling for 700 so i consider that on my list as well - TP-Link TL-WR720N Wireless Router - Buy TP-Link TL-WR720N Wireless Router Online at Low Price in India - Amazon.in

vivek.virgo said:
Currently using bsnl bb and device on rent ... don't know model/specs of device though.
Planning to go for Cable bb provided by local cable operator.
Just wanted to check options before calling them.

Budget : as low as possible. the router i inquired about - TP-Link TL-WR740N - is selling for 888 on flipkart so I would expect to spend ~1k.
Also TP-Link TL-WR720N is selling for 700 so i consider that on my list as well - TP-Link TL-WR720N Wireless Router - Buy TP-Link TL-WR720N Wireless Router Online at Low Price in India - Amazon.in

740N looks good as it has 4 LAN ports and external antenna also it has a WAN port, so you can connect the modem to that port.

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RCuber said:
740N looks good as it has 4 LAN ports and external antenna also it has a WAN port, so you can connect the modem to that port.

do i need a modem even after buying a router? Please clarify.

Also, what about TP-Link TL-WR720N?

I used to use a TPLink WR740N with a Hathway cable broadband long time back. Worked without any problems.

vivek.virgo said:
do i need a modem even after buying a router? Please clarify.

Also, what about TP-Link TL-WR720N?

There are two types of routers available, one is Broadband Router ( works with Any kind of external modem like cable, adsl, direct etc) and ADSL router( works only with ADSL phone lines BSNL, airtel etc).

low budget ADSL routers usually don't have WAN Port, so configuration it to work with cable modems is difficult or confusing if you cant get proper details from your ISP. where as broadband you can use any modem. cable modems will be given by the cable company only.

I feel that broadband router is suited for you.

720N has only two LAN ports and internal antenna. 740N has 4 LAN ports and External antenna. for about Rs. 200 difference, I think its better to go for 740.

Most router firmware have a wizard to configure itself for any type of connection. Therefore, I don't think you'd have to configure then manually.

The routers telephone companies provide have only 1input that is the telephone plug. You need a router which has LAN socket as input

It also depends on the authentication mechanism your ISP uses.
Generally in my case my ISP has provided me with a lan cable, which goes into my router's WAN port.
I just need to configure my router accordingly to clone the computer's mac ID.