Wayrad:
I have a ... let's see ... Netgear WGR614 wireless-G router ... I bought cheap at bj's in a bubble pack. I had no problems setting it up, and no problems in over a year, other than an occasional reset (pull out the power cable, count to 30, plug it back in).
I followed the Netgear setup instructions, and after one false start, it worked fine. This is one of those "just do it" kind of things.
On the subject of an iPod Touch, I get tempted by them periodically, but their interoperability with a diverse environment is just too poor. My home and work computer environments have a lot of different needs, so I use a WM 6.5 smartphone that can do a lot of different things well. The Touch is an insecure consumer device, and can't really PIM sync with a secure business network very well. That's a dealbreaker for me. The lack of a flash memory card interface of some kind is also bad for me.
I have no problem reading from a PDA screen, although the 2.8" screen on my smartphone is at the lower limit of tolerable. I use my older 3.5" screen PDA for reading in dim light, mostly. In a year or so, my next phone will have a bigger screen, assuming MS doesn't screw up too badly on WM 7.
Caveat emptor.
Regards,
Jack Tingle