aceOfWands
join:2006-12-08
New York, NY
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Re: Verizon DSL modems: Help me choose!
One strange thing: I cannot find the official specs on the Westell 7500 anywhere. Googling and looking at the first several pages turned up nothing. Shockingly, going directly to Westell's bad website also turned up nothing (a search with 7500 as the keyword turned up exactly 3 documents, none of them relevant; wow...)
Anyone know where those specs can be found? |
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Jodokast96
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join:2005-11-23
Erial, NJ | Don't know where to find them, but what type of things are you looking for? Given the usage you've described, I can't think of anything that the 7500 (or 327w or GT704 for that matter) won't do. |
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aceOfWands
join:2006-12-08
New York, NY
| said by Jodokast96  :Don't know where to find them Nuts!
said by Jodokast96 :but what type of things are you looking for? Confirm that it is ADSL2+, that it supports at least 802.11g, that it has a stateful firewall, etc.
said by Jodokast96 :Given the usage you've described, I can't think of anything that the 7500 (or 327w or GT704 for that matter) won't do. If it is a modern modem/router, you are probably correct, but it would be nice just the same to see the official specs.
So, no one wants to weigh with an opinion on the best dsl modem/router combo model? |
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Bytebender
Bytebender
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Canada
1 edit | The 7500 supports ADSL2+, 802.11b/g and has a stateful firewall.
The manual can be found at - www22.verizon.com/ResidentialHelp/HighSpeed/General+Support/Top+Questions/Top+Questions.htm - choose Verizon Online
edit : as for recommending a unit to use - Being a gamer, and not planning to stay with the same ISP forever, I prefer to use a simple bridge modem and a good quality gaming router.
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Jodokast96
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Erial, NJ | reply to aceOfWands
The 7500 is an ADSL2+ modem/router that does support 802.11g, as is the 327w. I assume they both share a similar firewall, but I have never really bothered with it. My software firewall (Comodo) is a lot easier to configure. |
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Rattler
join:2001-04-13
Havertown, PA
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said by aceOfWands :So, no one wants to weigh with an opinion on the best dsl modem/router combo model? Don't really know what to say...
In my DSL years from 2000 - 2008, I used an old Bell Atlantic/Westell dumb modem, a Westell 2200 modem/router and finally a Westell 6100 modem/router (which I inherited from a friend who switched to FiOS about a year before I did).
The last tier I had was 3000/768. I tried all of the above with a Linksys WRT54G(S) router behind them, with both the 2200 & 6100 bridged (needed the wireless). There was no performance difference among any of the combinations. The 2200 and 6100 held sync and speed a little better on my intermittently noisy tel line but that was the only point of any note.
So, for either the 2200 or 6100 combos, I think there is no worthwhile difference. Have no experience with the later wireless combos V* has offered since.
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aceOfWands
join:2006-12-08
New York, NY
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Bytebender, Jodokast96, and Rattler: thanks for the feedback.
said by Bytebender :The manual can be found at - www22.verizon.com/ResidentialHelp/HighSpeed/General+Support/Top+Questions/Top+Questions.htm - choose Verizon Online Going to the URL above, and typing ""Westell 7500 specification" in the search menu returned many pages, none of which was immediately what I wanted. However, I eventually looked at one of them, and inside it found this link
»onlinehelp.verizon.net/consumer/···uide.pdf
to the user manual. Its not quite a spec sheet, but I would want the user manual as well, so its something.
said by Bytebender :as for recommending a unit to use - Being a gamer, and not planning to stay with the same ISP forever, I prefer to use a simple bridge modem and a good quality gaming router. I hear you: going with a separate router is what I do for myself, even tho I do not game.
But my father-in-law will likely never be gaming, and the simplicity of a combo modem/router, especially given the real low price that you can buy them for, makes it worth it. |
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