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Why? That's an extender. What would you be extending with it?
> [...] Would it be wise to buy a modem also? [...]
If you have DSL service, then I'd expect that having a DSL modem and a router (possibly combined in one unit) whould be prety much required.
> [...] I keep reading that the stuff you get from the internet
> providers are junk.
Perhaps. However, you seem to have almost no idea of what you need, and if you get some kind of modem+router combination from your ISP, then at least it ought to work, and you'd know to whom you could complain if it doesn't.
Then, if you have some actual problem with whatever they provide, you might start looking for solutions to that actual problem.
Or, you could just buy a random collection of various expensive gizmos, slap them together, and hope for the best. Note, however, that if your (unspecified) DSL connection speed is unspectacular, then the fanciest router/extender/whatever in the world might make little difference in your Internet experience.
Appropriate "junk" might serve you better than inappropriate treasure.
Why? That's an extender. What would you be extending with it?
> [...] Would it be wise to buy a modem also? [...]
If you have DSL service, then I'd expect that having a DSL modem and a router (possibly combined in one unit) whould be prety much required.
> [...] I keep reading that the stuff you get from the internet
> providers are junk.
Perhaps. However, you seem to have almost no idea of what you need, and if you get some kind of modem+router combination from your ISP, then at least it ought to work, and you'd know to whom you could complain if it doesn't.
Then, if you have some actual problem with whatever they provide, you might start looking for solutions to that actual problem.
Or, you could just buy a random collection of various expensive gizmos, slap them together, and hope for the best. Note, however, that if your (unspecified) DSL connection speed is unspectacular, then the fanciest router/extender/whatever in the world might make little difference in your Internet experience.
Appropriate "junk" might serve you better than inappropriate treasure.
