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| Has anyone upgraded their interest and purchased router? I am thinking of upgrading my internet service from 35 to 75 and was wondwering it the change is noticable? Also what this that router they talk about you can purchase from them to make the Wireless speed increse?
Note: I do not download, I just want faster page access. Like it used to be when broadband first came out. thanks |
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| It's a a Gige router and it cost $79? WOW, any chance they would give this to me for free? |
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 JackarinoPremium
join:2006-12-28
Allendale, NJ
kudos:1 | You might be able to pick one up at a Fios store or get one from a tech visit |
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Just out of curiosity, would the router upgrade make streaming entertainment (like Netflix) less prone to glitches and buffering? |
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kes601
join:2007-04-14
Virginia Beach, VA
kudos:2 | reply to Acct101
Unless you are on an old gen -- like Rev A-D, the newer router is not going to make any differences for you on a 75/35 connection EXCEPT for wireless. The Gig E wired speeds won't be taken advantage of.
I have a Rev E, that is then bridged via a Rev A in my office and I get full 83/38 fluffed speeds. |
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 siersema
join:2005-06-16
Huntington Beach, CA | reply to Acct101
One thing people don't think about is the wired network speeds. With the G and I routers you get 1G wired connections that speed PC to PC file transfers. |
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 bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | reply to bushleaguer
said by bushleaguer:Just out of curiosity, would the router upgrade make streaming entertainment (like Netflix) less prone to glitches and buffering?
Just fyi curisoity max bps is about 56kb/sec.....
Heh , just kidding with your question... |
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I tried the 75/35 & the new "I" rev router, and yes the wireless speed increased. However, I was getting many lock ups, whereas the router/laptop would not respond at all. No CTL+ALT+DEL relief, I had to unplug AC/power pack for the reboot. With the ol' actiontec rev d I had no lock-ups whatsoever in the 4+ years of ownership. I tried various optimizer tools to no avail, I've since called Verizon & took advantage of the 30-day cancellation policy. Now that the speed is back down to 25/5 I haven't experienced any lock-ups. |
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kes601
join:2007-04-14
Virginia Beach, VA
kudos:2 | reply to siersema
said by siersema:One thing people don't think about is the wired network speeds. With the G and I routers you get 1G wired connections that speed PC to PC file transfers.
I don't know that people forget that aspect of it, but the questions had to do with Internet streaming services and the like. Which, GigE would make no difference. |
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 aaronwtPremium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
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said by siersema:One thing people don't think about is the wired network speeds. With the G and I routers you get 1G wired connections that speed PC to PC file transfers.
All you need is a GigE switch between the PCs and you can get the faster transfer speeds. The router can still have a 100BT connection to the GigE switch. Of course the best thing is to get your own router anyway. There are many routers that are much better than any of the AT routers that FiOS supplies. |
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 Teasip
join:2001-05-14
Plano, TX | Unless it is free  |
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lijacobs
join:2010-07-30
Lawrence, NY
kudos:1 Reviews:
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Re: Has anyone upgraded their interest and purchased router? said by Acct101:Note: I do not download, I just want faster page access. Like it used to be when broadband first came out. thanks
Upgrading to a higher speed tier won't affect how fast web pages load. I've found that the biggest reason that web pages load slowly is the load place by antivirus software. |
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·Verizon FiOS
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said by Acct101:Note: I do not download, I just want faster page access. Like it used to be when broadband first came out. thanks
Change your DNS server to one located closer to you with a reliable uptime and low latency. Changing your connection speed won't help web pages load any faster. |
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tlcbob
join:2001-07-11
Harrisburg, PA | I use opendns (opendns.org) that uses edge servers in most cities. Free and pretty fast. |
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whsbuss
join:2007-08-10
Philadelphia, PA | reply to aaronwt
said by aaronwt:said by siersema:One thing people don't think about is the wired network speeds. With the G and I routers you get 1G wired connections that speed PC to PC file transfers.
All you need is a GigE switch between the PCs and you can get the faster transfer speeds. The router can still have a 100BT connection to the GigE switch. Of course the best thing is to get your own router anyway. There are many routers that are much better than any of the AT routers that FiOS supplies. Problem is even with a GigE switch the network will be slower due to 100MB traffic. |
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| said by whsbuss:Problem is even with a GigE switch the network will be slower due to 100MB traffic.
What do you mean? Wired networks aren't like wireless networks where adding one slower client slows down the whole network. I get reads and writes between my NAS and PC at around 80-90 MB/s with my gigabit switch which is connected to an actiontec rev E (100mbps) |
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whsbuss
join:2007-08-10
Philadelphia, PA | said by tennisman94:said by whsbuss:Problem is even with a GigE switch the network will be slower due to 100MB traffic.
What do you mean? Wired networks aren't like wireless networks where adding one slower client slows down the whole network. I get reads and writes between my NAS and PC at around 80-90 MB/s with my gigabit switch which is connected to an actiontec rev E (100mbps) Yes your results make my point. If your PC and NAS are GigE, connecting them to your actiontec Rev E will limit LAN speed to 100MB. |
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tnsprin
join:2003-07-23
Bradenton, FL
kudos:1
1 edit | said by whsbuss:said by tennisman94:said by whsbuss:Problem is even with a GigE switch the network will be slower due to 100MB traffic.
What do you mean? Wired networks aren't like wireless networks where adding one slower client slows down the whole network. I get reads and writes between my NAS and PC at around 80-90 MB/s with my gigabit switch which is connected to an actiontec rev E (100mbps) Yes your results make my point. If your PC and NAS are GigE, connecting them to your actiontec Rev E will limit LAN speed to 100MB. You internet speed will be limited to 100mbps, but with most modern routers and switches your LAN (intranet speed) will still be at 1gbps assuming that device supports it.
Great for sharing file, videos etc on you home network. |
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