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| 703823 | 2008-09-10 10:47:00 | Sorry to sort of butt in here, but what is wrong with the D-Link 604T? I presently have a 504T, it seems fine, and I may want to move to a wireless router. Thought the 604T Gen2 would be fine? Nothing wrong with the Gen II G604T. I'm using it here. Have been since last Sept, when I got onto BB. Never had a prob with it. When I got onto BB, it took like 4 days for me to get connected. It came with a CD, which you dont have to use anyway. All I had to do, was put my username / pw in the router, follow what Xnet emailed to me, and it was all go Altho, I'm not downloading at ADSL2+ speeds (I dont know if Im meant to or not actually). |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 703824 | 2008-09-11 00:32:00 | Thanks for your comments about the 604T Gen2 modem/router Speedy. Sounds ok to me. The only snag with the GenI models is that although they will connect to an exchange in ADSL2+ mode, using D-Link's latest firmware, the sync speed is limited to 7600kb/s. So the experts on Geekzone say. They also reckon that Telecom were going to produce some firmware for the D-links Gen1 to get round this limitation, but that may never happen. It's all solved with the Gen2 versions though, so the story goes. |
rumpty (2863) | ||
| 703825 | 2008-09-11 01:01:00 | I'm on my second Dynalink (previously an RTA020 and now an RTA1320) and I wouldn't recommend either of them (although the 020 is long-unsupported now). For the most part they're OK, but have a habit of freezing up and requiring a reboot every couple of months. | Nermal (7077) | ||
| 703826 | 2008-09-11 01:27:00 | I'm on my second Dynalink (previously an RTA020 and now an RTA1320) and I wouldn't recommend either of them (although the 020 is long-unsupported now). For the most part they're OK, but have a habit of freezing up and requiring a reboot every couple of months. Are you serious. It is a problem because you have to reboot every 2 months. Any computer or modem should be rebooted more frequently than that. The Dynalink range are extremely reliable actually. I turn my computer and modem off every night, why have something running when you are not using it. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 703827 | 2008-09-14 01:09:00 | I've got a Linksys WAG200G (www-nz.linksys.com 08&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=7370881917B01) works really well, easy to setup. Was nice and cheap also :) Interesting you say your linksys wag200g works well as i bought a few late last year for clients, all of them kept disconnecting (sometimes after only a couple of minutes, sometimes after an hour or two) from the net and wouldnt reconnect unless powering off then back on so linksys emailed me an updated firmware but the problem still existed so all got returned and changed for another brand. On doing some research on the net I noticed this is a common problem of the wag200g and in some countries such as the netherlands these routers have been banned from being sold. |
Lee08 (13930) | ||
| 703828 | 2008-09-14 05:43:00 | Well I recently went from a D-Link 504G Router to a Thomson TG585v7 and my ping went up a good 20-30ms. | Netsukeninja (13296) | ||
| 703829 | 2008-09-14 06:20:00 | Sorry to sort of butt in here, but what is wrong with the D-Link 604T? I am totally UNconvinced that D-Link make quality gear! My wireless access point crapped out after very little use - but unfortunately it was out of warrantee - it spent most of it's life turned off then would only work intermittently. |
johnd (85) | ||
| 703830 | 2008-09-16 04:05:00 | Are you serious. It is a problem because you have to reboot every 2 months. Any computer or modem should be rebooted more frequently than that. The Dynalink range are extremely reliable actually. I turn my computer and modem off every night, why have something running when you are not using it. That was actually a typo, I meant weeks not months. It always happens when you're in the middle of a download or something though! Regardless, it's a device built for a single purpose and should be able to keep working without interruption. I can leave my DVD player on for months on end (well, sleeping) without any issues, so why should my modem freeze up? |
Nermal (7077) | ||
| 703831 | 2008-09-16 09:11:00 | Regardless, it's a device built for a single purpose and should be able to keep working without interruption. Spot on - there is no reason why a modem should have to be rebooted (or for that matter an OS - we are so used to the "norm" of MS Windows requiring reboots.....) |
johnd (85) | ||
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