On 11-Jun-06 Ian bell wrote:
I currently have an Origo (cheap) wireless modem (802.11b) which was fine until my ADSL connection was upgraded to MAX ADSL (8Mbps max). It is fine much of the time but seems to perform less well with time. A reboot fixes it for a while.
So I thought I might upgrade to an 802.11g wireless ADSL modem. I don't actually need any ethernet ports as all PCs in my network (2-off) are connected wirelessly. So I am looking for product recommendations, especially ones known to cope well with the current higher ADSL speeds. (some extra range would be nice too).
Ian
Are you sure it's the modem? Compared with old ADSL, MAX tends to fluctuate a lot, and you can easily get temporary disconnections when it switches to a different sync rate. This especially occurs during the first few (can be up to double figures) days.
When you reboot, it's all fresh and easy-going for a while, until it decides to fiddle with things. For all that MAX claims to home in on your "maximum stable rate", a lot of people have found it to be persistently *un*stable.
Even when it holds the sync rate steady, the actual download throughput can vary considerably.
For protracted discussions of this sort of phenomenon, have a trawl throught the Zen Broadband Support Forum:
http://forum.zensupport.co.uk/8/ShowForum.aspx
Hoping this helps! Ted.
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