I'm a relative novice when it comes to ADSL modems and routers. From reading this forum over a number of months I reckon there are a lot of contributors who know a lot about them - and hope that someone might be prepared to help a forum newbie !
I live a long way from my local exchange, and connect to the ADSLMax product from my ISP (fast4) using a 3com router. This reports a download attenuation of 63 dB, with an SNR of around 9 dB (it can vary from 8 to 10), and achieveds a sync rate that varies between about 1300 and 1500 kbps - giving a BT IP profile of 1000 kbps.
I'm more than happy with this 1 meg broadband service - given that my previous ISP (BiscIT) always said my line could never be better than 500k.
However I reckon from reading various posts on ISPr that choice of router (based on chipset and configuration options) could be quite important.
I'm curious to know if swapping my 3 year old 3com officeconnect adsl modem wireless router for a more up to date alternative might increase my sync rate - possibly achieving a 1500 kbps profile.
Do any of you have similar attenuation / SNR figures - and get better sync rates ? If so what router do you use ?
I live a long way from my local exchange, and connect to the ADSLMax product from my ISP (fast4) using a 3com router. This reports a download attenuation of 63 dB, with an SNR of around 9 dB (it can vary from 8 to 10), and achieveds a sync rate that varies between about 1300 and 1500 kbps - giving a BT IP profile of 1000 kbps.
I'm more than happy with this 1 meg broadband service - given that my previous ISP (BiscIT) always said my line could never be better than 500k.
However I reckon from reading various posts on ISPr that choice of router (based on chipset and configuration options) could be quite important.
I'm curious to know if swapping my 3 year old 3com officeconnect adsl modem wireless router for a more up to date alternative might increase my sync rate - possibly achieving a 1500 kbps profile.
Do any of you have similar attenuation / SNR figures - and get better sync rates ? If so what router do you use ?























