ADSL2+

[Evil]

Ok, so I've just sold my soul to the devil (Telecom) and ordered ADSL2+


As part of the deal they've supplied me with a Thomson ST536v6 gateway. Anybody familiar with these? ie are they cheap n nasty and there's someting else I should be using?

Can I use my DSL-502T for adsl2+?

[Brianemone]

Haven't heard anything bad about them..........

[loose_unit]

My neighbour has one - it's a big pile of donkey do do if you know what you're doing with routing - it is missing so many features and the telnet interface is utterly shat.

But, if you want something that you can plug in and it will go - it seems to be fine.

[DoubleMANTIS]

For the average home user they are fine...I rather like the new slick white speedtouch..make sure you find and click the restart modem in the interface,otherwise when you do a power reset it can default back to user@xtrabb.co.nz as the username.


I would use the speedtouch over the D-Link any day.

[loose_unit]

If you're going to buy a router, Linksys is your best bet.

If you're awesome - buy a Cisco :P

[Evil]

I'm happy with the D=Link DSL502T and its allready setup to give my 360 full and priority access. Can I continue to use it?

[Brianemone]

Originally Posted by Evil

I'm happy with the D=Link DSL502T and its allready setup to give my 360 full and priority access. Can I continue to use it?

Yip, you'll just need to change the username/password to your new telecom one.

[Evil]

Originally Posted by Brianemone

Yip, you'll just need to change the username/password to your new telecom one.

Sweeet! Anybody want to buy a brand new thomson gateway

[DoubleMANTIS]

I bet you'll get better connection rates with the thomson over the D-link....

[loose_unit]

Originally Posted by DoubleMANTIS

I bet you'll get better connection rates with the thomson over the D-link....

Sounds about right - my neighbors is pretty good for a cheap router.

UPnP works wonderfully for XB360!

[Happy Ronin NZ]

Hey DoubleMANTIS

Hope you don't mind me chucking a quick question in here. I have a 502T as well and when I check my connection on the dashboard blades it says I have an open NAT but when I load up Halo 3 it says I don't have an open NAT. Any idea?

If I were to change from my 502T whats a good choice at a reasonable price?

[DoubleMANTIS]

Originally Posted by Happy Ronin NZ

Hey DoubleMANTIS

Hope you don't mind me chucking a quick question in here. I have a 502T as well and when I check my connection on the dashboard blades it says I have an open NAT but when I load up Halo 3 it says I don't have an open NAT. Any idea?

If I were to change from my 502T whats a good choice at a reasonable price?

How much are you willing to spend?

Whom is your provider?

[Evil]

Originally Posted by DoubleMANTIS

I bet you'll get better connection rates with the thomson over the D-link....

Yeah, but my networking aint so flash, was a hassle (for me) to give my xbox priorty over the pc and to get an open NAT. I spent about an hour on the phone with support to get it right.

This is what I currently get with standard ADSL, a 502T and DGL-4300.

How easy would the thomson be to set up??

[loose_unit]

Evil, just to let you know - that's actually really good :P

[Evil]

Originally Posted by loose_unit

Evil, just to let you know - that's actually really good :P

Yeah, but how much better will the ADSL2+ be

The line attenuation is pretty low so I guess I'm pretty close to the exchange