do you use wired or wireless to connect to router?

[Chrysalis]

seems many here use wireless and its very popular now days, personally I only use it for devices I move a lot like my laptop, which is my only device i connect via wireless, my pc and xbox360 are wired connections. So starting a poll to see what people use.

[craigj2k12]

When I was back on 3mb tiscali, everything was wireless, and with such slow speeds over wireless N, everything was able to receive the full 3mb. I put the ps3 hardwired for better connectivity, then when i moved to virgin, i bought a switch and now have my computer, xbox, ps3 all wired so I can receive my 50mbps

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...forgot to add, the wii is wireless, as are 2 laptops and 3 phones. The laptops for portability, the wii hardly gets used online so an ethernet cable around the lounge would be useless. The phones obviously arent wired by ethernet, however they only get used wireless because one doesnt have a data plan, the other is connected to wifi around once a month, to update software and mine I only connect wifi if im running low on 3g mb's

[Hugh]

I have my office PC, second wifi router, bluray player wired.

Smartphones x 3, iPad2, 2 x PCs in offsprings' rooms, Apple TV, iPod Touch, 5 x laptops, Wii and Xbox are wireless.

(didn't choose anything above to vote for, as not an appropriate option available)

[Welshchris]

i only use wireless for my printer and my mobile to update or download apps.

[Taf]

The whole house is wired... PC's and Xboxes... one flick of a mains switch in my bedroom and it's "Goodnight kids!"

[Ignitionnet]

Wii, 1 Blu Ray, 4 laptops, 2 cell phones all wireless.

X-Box, NAS, 1 Blu Ray wired because they are near the router.

Only ethernet cables live behind the TV stand.

[TheDon]

Wired on everything except mobiles and laptop. Got network points in most rooms, all pcs and htpcs are wired with gige throughout the house.

I couldn't do wireless as I have 3 HTPCs that can all be streaming HD content from my mediaserver, there'd be too much congestion.

[AntiSilence]

My desktop PCs are all wired, for the speed and reliability. My main PC is used for gaming (Bad Company 2) and needs the speed of the wired. Wouldn't use wireless for a desktop PC.

I use the wireless for my phone and PDA.

[asbo dog]

wired all to all bedrooms and my HD pc media centre setup behind 37inch main tv, wireless encypt and interfrence just dont suit latency work and saves any moaning from kids when those random times that wireless cards just dont know what a AP is :mad:

portable hardware not used for latency work of cause uses wireless

[carlwaring]

My two desktop PCs are wired. My lappy (that I sometimes use upstairs) is wireless.

[cupcakes aka dd]

Wired and that's the way it's stayin. My house is electronic smog free.

[TheDon]

My house is electronic smog free.
Unless you live in a faraday cage it really isn't ;)

[Nopanic]

Main PC is wired, Xbox 360 is wired ..

Two HTC desires, two netbooks and my work laptop use wireless.

All through the SH too.

[philwhite100]

There is no option on the poll to select both wired and wireless as this is what i do so no point in me voting.

[sebastion]

Only PC is wired
Xbox, PS3 and Laptop are Wireless

[smcaul]

Wired is my preferred method!! 2 servers, 2 NAS's, 1 desktop and the Xbox are all wired.

2 laptops and Wii are wireless as are our 2 blackberries, daughters desktop is wireless at the moment, but as I have now run ethernet up into the loft I can put a switch up there and run ethernet to each of the bedrooms!!!

[Sephiroth]

Insufficient options, I'm afraid. I only use wired but the family when they visit - the girls use wireless for their laptops, the boy goes wired.

The Airport Extreme is very good both 2.4 & 5 GHz.

[chrispy2000]

Main PC and Blu-ray wired, PS3 laptop, netbook and phones are wireless

[Chrysalis]

sorry didnt cover all bases.

[Ken W]

All of my computers are wired ethernet.

[Skie]

Mixed.

2 PC's, server and CCTV are wired
3 iPhone/pods, xbox, ps3 and squeezebox are wireless.

Asus RT-N16 handles all of them perfectly, but the superhub couldnt provide a strong enough signal when it was working to get more than 100kbps on the xbox/ps3 even testing on all channels and settings.

[adduxi]

Mixed.

2 PC's, server and CCTV are wired
3 iPhone/pods, xbox, ps3 and squeezebox are wireless.

Asus RT-N16 handles all of them perfectly, <snip>.

Similar here as well, mixed lot. PC's, Xbox, WHServer and printer all gigabit wired.
Only BBerry's and Laptop on wireless.

@Skie, what firmware are you running on the N16? I'm only asking as I use the same router with TomatoVPN.

[Skie]

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@Skie, what firmware are you running on the N16? I'm only asking as I use the same router with TomatoVPN.

Same, Tomato USB VPN. v 1.28 Used to use Tomato on my WRTG54 and couldn't live without it (but the old girl couldn't live with a 50 meg connection).

[*sloman*]

360 = Wired (lower ping ;))
pc = wired (usenet slave)
laptop = wireless
iPad = wireless (no other way)
iPhone/Andriod = wireless (no other way)
NAS = Wired

[alexcopeland]

Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 wired.
Laptop, iPhone 4 and HTC Desire wireless.

I believe that the wired option is best for online gaming with games consoles.

[pip08456]

Wired option is best for anything!

[kangocartman]

PC = wired, 2 x PS3 wired all via SH for streaming.
Wifes laptop and Iphone 4 wireless.

[spankysmagicpian]

I wired up the whole house Cat5 when I moved in so pretty much everything is wired apart from the laptops and the Wii!

[Begize]

Desktop PC, 1 x Squeezebox receiver, PS3, NAS, CCTV and Slingbox are all wired. Wii, Laptop, 1 x Squeezebox receiver and Squeezebox controller all wireless.

Personally, give me wires any day of the week as long as it's neat and tidy - all mine cable back to the loft where the router, switch etc all sit out of sight. Get a good wireless signal with it up there too.

My phone doesn't do wireless because it's so old, and I don't have any of those new fangled iThings, maybe one day!

[qasdfdsaq]

Wired option is best for anything!
Except when it requires getting permission from the council to dig up several kilometres of road and public park.

[pip08456]

Except when it requires getting permission from the council to dig up several kilometres of road and public park.

As the topic of the thread is connections in the home then that is a non issue!:D