CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
| So - what is the opinion of the Broadxent modem?
I got this to replace my SpeedStream 5260 modem (a flashed 5660 modem) which has had some recent issues but been good for the 7-8 years I have had it. I notice it is a Creative product which makes me instantly dislike it but...
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curmudge1
@columbia.edu
|  Worked well for me. Had some issues with my line using the Speedstream 5260 SE sent me originally.
Got a Verizon Broadxent from Ebay & things have been fine, margins were a bit better. Of course, YMMV.
Compared to the Telco DSL services, I think it was pretty cool that Speakeasy tech support helped me with setup, after I explained what I was doing. I can only imagine what Verizon tech support would say if said I was trying to set up a DSL modem that I got via Ebay.
Hope it works well for you.
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curmudge1
@columbia.edu |  reply to CylonRed
Oops, my bad memory!
It't the Westell modem, not Broadxent that I have.
Sorry.
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | np  |
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mario44222
join:2003-11-22
Cliffside Park, NJ | reply to CylonRed
Anyone know how you can login to it? |
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frodo123
join:2007-03-23
Norristown, PA
 ·Speakeasy
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Re: So - what is the opinion of the Broadxent modem?
It's junk!
I have an LED out already and the Software is crap.
This one is only a few months old.
I got it when I upgraded to an ADSL2+ 3.0/768 line.
I'm probably going to replace it in a few weeks with a Sangoma card in a Linux router/bridge. |
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PhillyCafeRacer
@speakeasy.net | reply to CylonRed
Mine was great for the first year or so. Then I got a PS3 and put it on the same network. I have to reset the thing every 2-3 hours. |
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kmontoya
join:2003-12-22
Covina, CA | reply to CylonRed
I've been through three of them in the past 4 years. Not a good track record, considering I've had to pay for two of them myself. |
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NgtFlyer
join:2000-07-09
Marietta, GA
| reply to CylonRed
My original modem was a Zyxel 645M. Worked fine for some 3 years until after a bad lightning storm I noticed it locked up. Resetting it wouldn't bring it back so I assumed it took a hit through the phone line. Then I switched to a Broadxent.
The one I had lasted about a year and died quietly during the night one night. I ended up reconfiguring an old Westell 6100 series modem that was originally from Bellsouth. That one has worked great since I put it into service about 2 years ago. I haven't had to reset it once. |
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