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| Thread ID: 45985 | 2004-06-09 06:23:00 | Speedtouch Router. If not what brand should I buy???? | Annanz (3044) | Press F1 |
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| 243068 | 2004-06-09 06:23:00 | Intending to get ADSL by the end of the month, are the Speedtouch 510ADSL Router telecom sells, are they any good??? www.telecom.co.nz And would any know are the Speedtouch 510 Router Version 4 because Telecom sales representative was not able to answer any of my questions. Also are they able to do pinhole?? If the Speedtouch Router aren't any good what brand would you recommend?? |
Annanz (3044) | ||
| 243069 | 2004-06-09 06:50:00 | Those self-install packages from telecom are a rip-off,No need for prices like that. And if your looking for any advanced features,no luck to be had,You run a wizard to install the modem and are otherwise complety locked out of the configuration/set up. Someone else will be able to advise on good gear to get,but don't touch that telecom scam. |
metla (154) | ||
| 243070 | 2004-06-09 07:15:00 | Very true, although those Alcatel modems can be brought for round about $250 incl GST, you really don't need those. ADSL routers (yes! routers) today are cheap, some down at the $70/80 mark. Either way, you will still get online; either way, you'll probably have the same experience online. However, personally I believe in buying somewhere in the middle. Since having ADSL, I have used the D-Link DSL500. Many people here will also recommend that one. It is solid built, nice looking (always important) ;-) and connects everytime, etc. No problems with it what so ever.... about 2 minutes to set up. Easy, user-friendly and stable. When I brought it, it was retailing at close to $400. I was lucky to score a one-off deal for just over $300. Today, you can buy them for $160 incl GST upwards. As usual I recommend you to look here (www.pricespy.co.nz) for price comparisions. All in all, I would recommend against buying the Telecom Self-Install package. |
~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054) | ||
| 243071 | 2004-06-09 07:45:00 | If you can at all help it, do not touch a USB or PCI card adsl modem. Get yourself an ethernet router which may mean you also need to get an ethernet card to put in your PC. USB & PCI modems have more difficulties in marginal signal localities, are more likely to present connection issues with networking, etc, will put an overhead on your system, ie, use CPU resources that an ethernet router will not, a USB or PCI modem will not have the features that most (even basic) routers have. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 243072 | 2004-06-09 08:17:00 | > Intending to get ADSL by the end of the month, are > the Speedtouch 510ADSL Router telecom sells Murray P, she is talking about the ethernet router, Speedtouch 510. The package does come with an ethernet card also. However, good point, for anyone wanting to buy ADSL modems, as Murray suggests, it is not very wise to use USB or PCI -i.e. internals, in especially, as it can often be very inconvienent to restart, etc. |
~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054) | ||
| 243073 | 2004-06-09 09:54:00 | Sorry my mistake, thanks for pointing that out ~~~~~sy~~~~~. I read down the list and stopped at USB modem without twigging that the model number was different. Remembering someone else who had been having troubles with the Telecom package I leaped in :8} Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 243074 | 2004-06-09 10:10:00 | This seems to be the same one router ( . adslguide . org . uk/hardware/reviews/2002/q1/st510 . asp" target="_blank">www . adslguide . org . uk) but from a uk site . The review is ok, try and find a few more to get a better idea of its merits . Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 243075 | 2004-06-09 21:45:00 | > it is not very wise to > use USB or PCI -i.e. internals, in especially, as it > can often be very inconvienent to restart, etc. I don't know where you guys are coming from advising against pci modems - I've used mine for two years, on both W98 and XP - it was a dream to set up and is the most hassle-free adsl connection I could imagine |
Greg S (201) | ||
| 243076 | 2004-06-09 21:51:00 | Your lucky Greg. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 243077 | 2004-06-09 23:01:00 | > it was a dream to set up and is the > most hassle-free adsl connection I could imagine It may have been hassle free for you Greg, but others have reported significantly lower mileage. Imagine the added firewall protection provided by an external adsl Nat router and you might see why we tend to recommend the external route. Get one with a built in switch and you are halfway to heaven. They make additional computer access a dream with no need to worry about connection sharing etc. I use an external router with a separate switch, but so long as the router/switch is powered up, any or all computers on the switch have independent internet access. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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