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| Thread ID: 137766 | 2014-08-17 11:44:00 | Best all-in one VDSL router | dugimodo (138) | Press F1 |
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| 1381956 | 2014-08-17 11:44:00 | As per the title, at a reasonable price. Suggestions? The drama for anyone who's interested - feel free to skip. I've been through a lot of routers, I seem to have a knack for killing them. The latest setup is a technicolor VDSL supplied by Telecom in bridge mode to an Asus N55U, this performs very well and has been very stable. About a week ago attempting to get a NAS working I reset them both and couldn't get them to work again. After a couple hours of frustration I just set the technicolor up by itelf normally and have been using that. It's horrible, the difference is immediately apparent. Web pages pause and occasionally won't load, trying to watch you-tube while someone is gaming on another PC results in huge pauses for buffering and the net in general is just slow etc. Tonight I got annoyed with it and spent an hour fiddling about, updating firmware, resetting routers, and wonder of wonders it's up and running again and back to it's old self. You really wouldn't believe the difference if you haven't experienced it for yourself. Trouble is I worry that if I have to reset one again or have a power cut this could happen all over again. The Asus has to run beta firmware to be used in WAN mode and it seems to be a bit tricky to get it working. I could get the VDSL version of the Asus but it's over $300 and I plan to get fibre when it arrives in my street so I'm reluctant to spend that much on VDSL just now. What I'm looking for is something dependable and simple to get working without the complexity of using two routers. I may just stick with what I have now that it's working again and hope it doesn't die, but if this happens again I will definitely be looking for a new router. |
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| 1381957 | 2014-08-17 12:22:00 | I've tried a number, and while it's not perfect, for that budget I'd recommend the Netcomm NF4V. If you can go higher, get a DrayTek 2760n but if that's outta your budget just stick with the NF4V. |
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| 1381958 | 2014-08-17 23:54:00 | You should be able to get the Asus DSL-N66U for under $300 (though admittedly not a lot under.. $295 probably). Depending how far off Fibre is, it may be worth the $95 or so over the NF4V if you prefer it. In theory the SDL-N66U can do fibre, too, since it has a gigabit WAN port, but I must admit I've not tested that myself (specifically around whether it can VLAN Tag the WAN port or only DSL). | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1381959 | 2014-08-18 02:44:00 | Thanks guys, I looked up all 3 and see that they all have WAN functionality so theoretically could still be used for fibre. Any thoughts on Draytek vs Asus? I've never used a Draytek but the Asus has been the best of all the routers I've owned including the popular NB6plus4Wn. |
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| 1381960 | 2014-08-18 02:56:00 | Draytek rocks. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1381961 | 2014-08-18 03:54:00 | Draytek rocks. +1 |
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| 1381962 | 2014-08-18 12:39:00 | If you can afford it, go the DrayTek :) Those things are solid! | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1381963 | 2014-08-18 23:10:00 | To be honest, there's not a huge difference between Asus and DrayTek in terms of capability of their current VDSL products. Maybe the Draytek is marginally more stable, while the Asus performs marginally better. Asus has a far nicer interface (imo) for doing anything. As above, my only reservation would be that I have not tested whether the Asus allows VLAN tagging on the WAN port. It certainly does on the DSL port. I really couldn't fault either brand on their current products, now that Draytek have worked out how to make their VDSL modems work with Chorus gear. The 2760n has marginally more robust security features than the DSL-N66U, and allows for more wifi SSIDs. But if wireless is your thing, the N66U completely destroys the 2760n for wifi performance and range. The Draytek products are all about stability and security, the Asus is, imo, a better balance of that and real-world practicality and performance. But the decision will be partly financial, and mostly around which of those strengths you prefer. |
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