RE: Wireless routers...

["White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had a 2800VG after many recommendations from this list, but the
wireless
performance sucked, big time.  There's plenty on the DrayTek forums about
it.  After 30 days they couldn't fix it, so I sent it back for a refund,
and
have gone back to my Linksys for now (though it has a habit of dropping the
VPN a lot).

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 April 2007 18:03
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Wireless routers...


> 2) Recommendations for a good wireless ADSL router? I really don't
> care whether it's separate components for the Wireless AP, Router and
> ADSL modem or whether it's an all in one unit but again I need
> something that I can fit and forget - has to be reliable, give good
> wireless throughput and not have a tendancy to toast itself silly in
> hot weather (so maybe separate units would be better in that respect?)
> I have so much trouble with crappy wireless throughput and units that
> decide to toast themselves in hot weather
> - I seem to get through a cable router a year nearly here and I've had
> white and silver netgears, various Linksys, DLink and Belkins too, all
> the usual PC World fayre! I don't do anything with VOIP yet and don't
> have a huge desire to do so that's not high on my list of priorities
> but reliability is
> - are Vigor still the dogs danglies?
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil

Been having a bit of a hunt around today - partly because my life really is
that sad that I have nothing better to do on a bank holiday and partly
because my current WiFi router is playing up now and won't even stream a
Freeview MCE recording without glitching!

Anyway - anyone got any views or opinions on the following:

http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/product.asp?pr=DGFV338
- probably not too
many people using this given that it's not out until the start of May but
I've never been let down by a bit of the "blue" NetGear kit so
far (all my
switches are NetGear "blues").

http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/product.asp?pr=VIGOR2800G
- It's been a while
since I heard anyone evangelising about Vigor so have they lost their
crown?

Phil








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