Nominal
join:2009-01-07
Jacksonville, FL
| dsl upgrading
I'v had dsl from bellsouth (now at&t) for many years. I am thinking of upgrading to either xtreme 3.0 mbps or xtreme 6.0 mbps.
Do you think I would really get alot more speed over 3mbps with a phone line? Right now I have the ultra and I am getting about 1504kbs download and 253kbs upload.
Second question. If I upgrade will I get a new modem? I currently have the westell 2200 model and a linksys wrt54g wireless router. I also have a netopia 3347NWG router I could use. Do you think I need to purchase their modem/wireless router combo, or do you think mine will work just fine? Thanks |
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sashwa
Pixie Cat Crunchin' n Foldin'
Premium,Mod
join:2001-01-29
Alcatraz
clubs:  | This is the forum for DSLX. Let's get you moved over to our AT&T Southeast Forum for some help. |
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Nominal
join:2009-01-07
Jacksonville, FL | reply to Nominal
ok Thanks. I'll hang on. lol |
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joako
Premium
join:2000-09-07
/dev/null
 ·AT&T U-Verse
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Yes, you can get 6mbps of speed! ADSL2+ (G.992.5) can actually support up to 24mbps -- if AT&T were willing to offer those speeds.
Last time I tried they did send a new modem.
I am trying it again. Ordered DSL lite, connected a SpeedTouch Home and will be upgrading to 3.0mbps, as soon as the original order is "completed." I should get a free 2wire gateway out of it.
I believe even the Westel 2200 supports ADSL2+ (but I'm not 100% sure), the 3347NWG certainly does. Although AT&T does not offer the faster speeds that ADSL2+ is capable of, they do use the technology and I have seen cases where the ADSL modem can not obtain full speed, but using an ADSL2+ modem does. You can check the "sync rate" (see here: »AT&T Southeast Forum FAQ ) and if you are not syncing at the full rate, try a modem you know is ADSL2+ capable.
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Nominal
join:2009-01-07
Jacksonville, FL | Thanks for your response joako. I ordered the xtreme 6.0 and I will use the netopia 3347NWG-006 router. I will let you know how its goes. Robert |
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