Hello everyone, not been here for a long time!
Im sure a few of you remember me :w00t:
Would also like to give big thanks to Nige for sorting my account out :cheers:
So basically, im with orange, had to ditch the box due to low BT speeds, got a netgear dgn1000 and...........
Its rubbish ::)
So suggestions please, unsure of budget yet as depends if its worth the money.
One of the d-link ones thats cheap has good reviews :)
TIA :thumbup:
I see Draytek recommended a lot, although they are pricey. My connection is rubbish and when I was looking to replace my router a while back the top choices were Draytek, D-Link and Billion I think. As for which specific model depends on your requirements like wifi, gigabit, etc
Well the trouble with the netgear is it only has a single antenna!
Would like gbit Ethernet purely for futureproofing, my c200 popcornhour is suppost to support it.
Most important thing is how it handles mulitple connections, I'm getting near zero dl speeds in busy periods!
That's probably your exchange/ISP not your router..
I do know this, but it is only with torrents :/
Actual dl speeds from websites and speedtests are spot on :/
There are odd times it's ok, I dunno I need a better wireless connection so it's a good excuse :D
All downloads are via wired connection btw ;)
is your upload limited ?
if you max out the upload, you saturate the data stream (can't send replies to say you've received a packet, so the next one can't be sent)
Yep always have it limited while downloading mate, all latest stuff installed ect.
Maybe they have worked out how to throttle p2p but just seems odd as I don't overuse it.
Once I got a letter saying I had gone over the peak limit (on unlimited bb lol) as I let my cousin use it for a while. They just slowed the connection at peak times.
Perhaps the exchange is getting overloaded :/
Routers with poor management can top out the max connections if you're using bittorrent lots, it would be handy if you could borrow a friends and see if the connection is the same. Does it drop the connection a lot or is just generally slow?
Just slow I guess, it's odd the way it works, I can understand that it will be slower in the evenings, but it's silly slow for BT. I'm talking a few kb's/sec, where it's 800~ out if peak times!
The router has awful reviews, so thought (hoped) it might be something to do with it!
Got to be a draytek 2830n.
I've got a 2820vpn and it's excellent.from a budget point of view, I'd go for a draytek modem and a router from Asus's Rt range.
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When I was living at the parents and using torrents a lot I found nearly all the time I was getting very sub par speeds of maybe at most 1/5 of the lines max speed.
Now when I am back occasionally for the night and load up the torrents the speed maxes out the line no problem, leading me to think it was some kind of fair use throttling policy.
Quote from: soopahfly on January 13, 2012, 07:39:01 AM
Got to be a draytek 2830n.
I've got a 2820vpn and it's excellent.from a budget point of view, I'd go for a draytek modem and a router from Asus's Rt range.
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Will take a look, thanks!
Quote from: zpyder on January 13, 2012, 07:51:03 AM
When I was living at the parents and using torrents a lot I found nearly all the time I was getting very sub par speeds of maybe at most 1/5 of the lines max speed.
Now when I am back occasionally for the night and load up the torrents the speed maxes out the line no problem, leading me to think it was some kind of fair use throttling policy.
You are correct, they cap your line at peak times with orange, but even then I should be able to get fairly good speeds >100kbs.
I can't get my head round it, even at peak I get 5-6mbps on speedtest! And website downloads are ok!
I am still using Linksys WRT54G with tomato firmware would like a better modem though and telia uses only thomson :( is draytek a modem or both ? and can it take Tomato or DD-WRT firmwares ?
The asus rt-n56u looks promising!
Quote from: bear on January 13, 2012, 09:22:04 AM
I am still using Linksys WRT54G with tomato firmware would like a better modem though and telia uses only thomson :( is draytek a modem or both ? and can it take Tomato or DD-WRT firmwares ?
AFAIK, the Drayteks only use Draytek firmware.
It's a little confusing at first but it's solid. I never have to reboot mine, and I've always got something downloading. It's getting hammered 24/7
I've also got various sites using a mix of 2820's and 2830's and they are absolutely solid too.
Using a Draytek 120 modem coupled to a cable router is a piece of P. Set the router to PPPoE and put your username and password in. Job done.
Modem has no controls other than VCI/VPI and Line type.
Quote from: Rhino on January 13, 2012, 09:24:37 AM
The asus rt-n56u looks promising!
I'd double check that one, it looks like it might be cable only, not ADSL: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/wifi-routers/371296/asus-rt-n56u (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/wifi-routers/371296/asus-rt-n56u)
Quote from: Clock'd 0Ne on January 13, 2012, 09:44:33 AM
Quote from: Rhino on January 13, 2012, 09:24:37 AM
The asus rt-n56u looks promising!
I'd double check that one, it looks like it might be cable only, not ADSL: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/wifi-routers/371296/asus-rt-n56u (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/wifi-routers/371296/asus-rt-n56u)
That's kind of the point.
You buy the Draytek 120 to go with it and you have a mega-stable setup that can handle tonnes of simultaneous connections
If you have a compatible asus router http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Tomato_Firmware/Supported_Devices#Asus I do recommend tomato as firmware for a faster and more stable performance.
The Draytek 120 looks good :) and I see people using it with linksys 54 :)
Quote from: Clock'd 0Ne on January 13, 2012, 09:44:33 AM
Quote from: Rhino on January 13, 2012, 09:24:37 AM
The asus rt-n56u looks promising!
I'd double check that one, it looks like it might be cable only, not ADSL: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/wifi-routers/371296/asus-rt-n56u (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/wifi-routers/371296/asus-rt-n56u)
I was sure it was reviewed as an adsl jobbie!
Hmm well the belkin Playmax looks ok, any thoughts?
Not really looking to spend too much tbh! Would love an expensive jobbie but no point for my usage :)