Reliable ADSL Modem/Router recommendations please?

[lilelvis2000]

Oh dear, I think it is a Thompson that VISPA are lending me.............. Hmmm, I'm still attracted to the Draytek, but the £90 one maybe, though the all singing version @ ~£140 is very, very tempting. The expensive one supports a 3G phone as a back up to ADSL. Neat. Except I can't get any mobile signals when I live

I also used the solwise SAR-600ew to great success on my marginal line. This is a very reasonably priced ADSL2+ router. It wasn't compatible with my Be*Pro service so I got the Vigor.

I think the model I had got discontinued but it seem to have been replaced with this one. http://www.solwise.co.uk/adsl-sar605ew.htm

[Fred Bloggs]

I also used the solwise SAR-600ew to great success on my marginal line. This is a very reasonably priced ADSL2+ router. It wasn't compatible with my Be*Pro service so I got the Vigor.

I think the model I had got discontinued but it seem to have been replaced with this one. http://www.solwise.co.uk/adsl-sar605ew.htm

Thank you.

[Fred Bloggs]

Update.............

Well, the modem that VISPA lent me connects to t'interweb no problem. I'm afraid it really does look like my 4th modem/router failure in ~4 years.

I've just ordered a Draytek. Cripes, I hope it is going to be worth the money..............

[lilelvis2000]

Well, the modem that VISPA lent me connects to t'interweb no problem. I'm afraid it really does look like my 4th modem/router failure in ~4 years.

I've just ordered a Draytek. Cripes, I hope it is going to be worth the money..............

They're worth the money..the question is whether it will make a difference. Good luck. keep us posted.

[Fred Bloggs]

They're worth the money..the question is whether it will make a difference. Good luck. keep us posted.

Cheers, I've already bought 2 x Netgear and 2 x BT routers in the last 4 years and all have been poor, especially the Netgears. If the Draytek is reliable, it will be well worth the money! I will report back once I have the Draytek working, probably by tomorrow afternoon I think.

[Fred Bloggs]

Jury is still out on Draytek.

Well, I set up the Draytek Vigor 2700g last night. The borrowed cheapo £20 Thomson ADSL modem has performed faultlessly the last few days. So.............. imagine my frustration when I connected the Draytek and entered all the config info.... Then it worked just fine for about 10 minutes before it lost its ADSL connection........

Upon reconnecting the el-cheapo Thomson modem, it worked fine again.

Anyhow, I noticed that in the control panel of the Draytek the signal to noise ratio was swinging around wildly and the poor old Draytek was continuously handshaking and dropping the connection. Why this was happening I do not know and why the Thomson was unaffected, I equally do not know. Anyway, about 10.00pm last night I just left the Draytek connected and this morning at 6.00am it had stayed connected all night. Mrs Bloggs said it lost the connection briefly at lunchtime and it has dropped the connection again 20 minutes ago but instantly reconnecting. So for whatever reason, it does seem far more stable today. Presently the "Loop attenuation" is 61db and the "Signal to noise ratio" is 11db, it is stable, but I gather that these figures are terrible? Yesterday, the ADSL line was unusable on the Draytek, and OK on the Thomson. Weird.

So, is the Draytek worth the cost? The jury is still out.

The Thomson? Well, as it stands, I think it looks like I'd have been better off connecting a WiFi/4 port LAN switch to the cheap Thomson modem with a LAN cable and forgotten all about the Draytek. Ho hum.

[Board Game Geek]

The DrayTek Vigor range have a good reputation for reliability, but that comes at a price premium.

I'll second that as well.

Had my Vigor 2600G for several years now and it just works and works and works.

When it first went in, I noticed some weirdness with connectivity to the ADSL line. Poor signal etc. In the end, the Draytek showed up my ADSL line as being sub-standard, and I used the reports to get BT to fix my lines. All ok now.

Fantastic bit of kit, and it came on recommendation from a friend who said "Drayteks built for techies by techies".

100% right.

[BolshieBastard]

Buffalo have a good reputation for qualatee router \ modems.

[Fred Bloggs]

Thanks all. Indeed the Draytek is good kit. I have been able to demonstrate that the line has deteriorated to the point that ADSL is almost unusable. The line attenuation often exceeds 70db and the SNR margin often drops to 0. It is worse when it rains. No wonder we have a bad service. I am now awaiting a visit from BT who hopefully will do something to help us.