If you do get a 'proper' modem/router (which really makes a lot of sense) don't chuck the cheap nasty USB modem out. A router firmware upgrade totally failed and I needed the USB modem to get on the Net and find out how to fix it. Also a good job I kept the AOL software CD, as that pile of junk was the first thing to get deleted from our PCs once we got a 'proper' router set up, and I needed to reinstall that to connect as well (well, with my minimal level of networking knowledge I needed it).