get the best router while its here!!!! 585 v6

[Painkiller]

these are hard to find now so get them while there cheap :D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Thomson-SpeedTouch-585-v6-Wireless-ADSL-Modem-Router_W0QQitemZ130241429255QQcmdZViewItem?hash=it em130241429255&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318


kev!

[johnyt]

I got mine form you a couple of weeks ago (johnytxtc)

[James]

They've been discontinued too so bear that in mind :)

[johnyt]

Yeah but the newer ones are pretty much the same board with a later firmware in a more shiny casing.

[squarepeg]

The v7 looks very similar to the v6, but I'd be very surprised if you can downgrade the firmware to a version that works with DMT.

[James]

No, you cant :)

[steaa]

What makes this better than my Netgear dg834g v2 say? :)

Im always on the lookout for new things to play and fiddle about with ;)

[tinyclanger]

imho, its not. Not for long lines anyway. I have a dg834g v2, and when I have to shop for a new one, it'll be another netgear, probably same model v4.

I recently swapped out to a netgear dg834g v2 at work, and have wrung the last little bit out of a very good line, the full 8128, which neither a BT voyager 220 or the speedtouch 585 didn't manage (both synced at 8096).

And I just like the netgear interface better as well :)

[atsw]

I have a Netgear DG834 v2, v3 and v4. By postcode I'm approximately 2.95km from the exchange.

The v2 and v3 routers are both excellent, with the v3 slightly better at sync rate and line hold (right down to 2db SNR). Sync is usually around 4600 t0 4900.

The v4 will sync higher to start with (up to 5500), but when it drops, the re-sync tends to be a lot lower (can be down to 3800), which then destroys my IP Profile :(. So, while on ADSL1 I'm sticking with my v3. If, as, or when, I move to ADSL2+ it might be that the v4 is better because the chipset is broadcom, which is meant to be better for ADSL2+ than the TI chipset in the v2 and v3 units.

Andrew