The 327w is capable of handing the 7.1Mbps package. One thing about the Westell 7500 is that despite showing Green DSL and Internet lights, it has a walled garden built-in that can cause some small issues. If you didn't run the CD that came with the modem, try going to »
192.168.1.1/ to see if you can get to the Admin Interface. If you can, go to »
192.168.1.1/verizon/redirect.htm and make sure that walled garden isn't enabled.