New adsl router possibly Billion 7300N

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Any one got one of these? or recommend a good wireless router/modem to replace my ageing Netgear dg384g V1. I get poor wireless in house I tried plenty of things believe me. Also need fast wireless and gigabyte ethernet

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=7181



I am hoping to get faster broadband in new future from 2mbps I get now and we have adsl2 in area I believe according to same knows web site but crap LLU companies and also have WBC

Thinking of using http://adsl24.co.uk/ according to that cant get LLU but can get up to 24mbps with caps during peak time

pcombo

Firslty WBC nothing to do with LLU its like BT's way of changing to digital cabling etc 21'st century network


Why pay £88 just get this

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=2436

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Thanks for your help

The reason I wanted that one or possibly another one was that it won some awards for speed and features

The netgear one you mentions doesn't have gigabyte ethernet unfortunately which I need fast ethernet between two pcs. I dont think its wireless n either

pcombo

It is wireless:NETGEAR DG834PN RangeMax ADSL 2+ Wireless MIMO Router

Another thing you wont get 1Gb speed with wireless for that you would need, 1Gb ethernet cards, and possible new ethernet cables Cat6

savemoney

Thanks I got 1gb ethernet cards but that router only is RJ-45 10/100I have two pcs close to one another using ethernet. I understand I never got the full speed on wifi n I am planning on replacing pci wifi cards to wireless n.

I tried home plugs they were rubbish didn't work properly and these were one of the faster you could get at time last Christmas

pcombo

:P is there any reason why you want GB network, Are you transfering lots of files each day that are like 2+GB each etc./

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I transfer large files from my server to my other rig every few days I do a fair amount of video editing and keep backups on two pcs of video and other files, it isnt just the file size but how many files some are small some are big.

k314

I have a one of these - bought it a few weeks ago.

Firstly, the LAN ports are not Gb - they are normal 100Mb so don't expect Gb speed when transferring data between PCs. I do have a separate Gb switch and when both machines are using Gb ethernet card you do see a significant speed increase even without Jumbo frames.

In terms of wireless strength - I am getting a 54Mbps on my 'g' network and I am about 4m away going through one brick wall and ceiling (modem is upstairs and I'm downstairs). On my other laptop which is about 8 meters away I get about 24-36Mbps.

The modem/router itself has been very stable as I leave it on 24x7. Apart from the firmware upgrade it has not crashed and it seemed to give me a better download speed than my previous Netgear DG834PN.

Hope this helps.