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Thread ID: 81908 2007-08-10 09:10:00 ADSL2 modem compatible with ADSL? hamstar (4) PC World Chat
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578995 2007-08-10 09:10:00 Hey guys,

Got my eyes on a fuzzy little linksys wireless ADSL2+ router. Any chance it'll work with a normal dsl connection?
Cheers,
Rob
hamstar (4)
578996 2007-08-10 09:44:00 Yes The_End_Of_Reality (334)
578997 2007-08-10 09:49:00 thank you :) hamstar (4)
578998 2007-08-10 12:44:00 I am fairly sure all ADSL2+ modems are backward compatible with plain ol' ADSL. vinref (6194)
578999 2007-08-10 17:24:00 I am fairly sure all ADSL2+ modems are backward compatible with plain ol' ADSL. My Linksys WAG54G is... of course it would have helped to know the model... but I really doubt they would sell an ADSL2+ modem here when we don't even have ADSL2+... The_End_Of_Reality (334)
579000 2007-08-10 19:27:00 I bought a Dynalink RT1320 ADSL2+ modem a year ago and it works fine here in Tauranga. Of course they are backwards compatible.

The reason I bought it was that I knew that Telecom were going for ADSL2+ so it made sense to have a modem that would be able to handle it rather than having to buy a new one.

regards

Digby
Digby (677)
579001 2007-08-10 20:28:00 The reason I bought it was that I knew that Telecom were going for ADSL2+ so it made sense to have a modem that would be able to handle it rather than having to buy a new one. Ha, when do you expect them to do that?

I mean really... This is Telecom... They need to get the issues sorted out with the current plans first :groan:
The_End_Of_Reality (334)
579002 2007-08-11 23:53:00 Ha, when do you expect them to do that?

I mean really... This is Telecom... They need to get the issues sorted out with the current plans first :groan:

That's already been done to death.

As far as I'm, ADSL is more stable than ADSL2+. The standard experiences fewer drop outs so It's probably a technical requirement that 2+ modems can fall back to the lower ADSL speeds.
jermsie (6820)
579003 2007-08-12 00:05:00 The reason I bought it was that I knew that Telecom were going for ADSL2+ so it made sense to have a modem that would be able to handle it rather than having to buy a new one.

regards

DigbySeriously, Telecom have a habit of changing their minds (usually coz they made the wrong choice at the start). Look at its cellular network, they went with one option (CDMA IIRC) only to now realise that the option Vodafone uses (GSM) is the standard currently being supported by all the major phone manufacturers
Myth (110)
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