Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL Router Grief

date posted 19th August 2003 16:42

Cheers for the offer... but I'm being drawn inexorably towards this -
http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/product.asp?pr=DRAY2600&pm=0 - anyone got
that one?

Hutch

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerard McGovern" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 5:03 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: ADSL Router Grief


>
> > Right. I take back all the nice things I've ever said about
> > the D-Link DSL504. Yes it was a piece of piss to set-up, yes
> > it looks neat and slim and yes it constantly freezes. One
> > minute you're cheerfully checking a site, the next it
> > disappears.. unplug the router, power it back up, hey presto
> > site back. So.. I'm sending it back to eBuyer and I'd like a
> > recommendation for a four port adsl modem/router with all the
> > usual firewall trimmings and which doesn't crash if the
> > temperature gets above 15 degrees. Happy to pay up to around
> > a hundred quid I guess - personal usage recommendations
> > appreciated most.
>
> Whilst it pains me to say this, I have an Alcatel SpeedTouch 510 v4
> sitting around doing nothing. Less than 3 months old and yours for not
> very much.
>
> If not, go and buy one new. Alcatel have served me well. Or if you want
> a more technical router, get a Vigor.
>
> G
>
>
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