My friends bought the 2Wire 2700 HG-B Wireless Router (with a built in dsl modem) from ebay. Using the internet connection with this has been absolutely disastrous. The internet connection ...

Netgear today unveiled at CES 2013 the first 802.11ac router in the States that also has a built-in ADSL2+ modem, the Netgear D6200 Wi-Fi DSL Modem Router.

A wireless home network needs a connection to the web (the modem) and wireless access to that connection for your devices (the router). That doesn't mean that you need two separate devices, though.

A modem connects your home network to the internet, and a router lets your devices talk to one another and use that internet connection. Most people need both.