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DSL modems with built-in simultaneous Dual Band router ???

what do you mean by simultaneous Dual Band? Are you referring to Wireless N router with Dual Band bonding feature?

reply to filby
Never heard the term bonding in the plain old router world (non-dsl). Simultaneous dual band routers have been around for a couple years. Open any store advertisement and you'll see them. They let you send/rcv on one radio on N, and on another on B or G. Two separate radios. Different from plain old dual band which throttles your N connections some to be able to serve your B/G devices. An example is the Linksys E2500.

ah, you mean providing both service @ the same time as opposed to channel bonding to get higher thruput. I see that as you have mentioned it being around for a couple of years I'd assume that q1000 would clearly satisfy your needs. As this link: »www.actiontec.com/products/produ···?pid=200
uses the same wording as you: "... simultaneously support a wide range... "

reply to Da Geek Kid
Simultaneous dual-band usually refers to units that have 2.4ghz and 5ghz radios that operate at the same time. Some devices, like the WAP610N, are dual-band but have to be configured for either 2.4ghz or 5ghz operation.

reply to filby
The c1000a is the replacement for the q1000. They only include 2.4ghz radios. My suggestion is to take whatever modem they give you, turn off the wireless, put it in bridge mode, and use your existing router (or buy a new dual-band unit).

Depending on the area you are in, you may need to go to the WAN setup page in the router and enter your PPPoE username and password (if you bridge the modem).

If they are going to charge you a monthly rental fee, then tell them you will supply your own modem. Go to Best Buy and get one of the c1000a modems in the CenturyLink packaging for $99.

reply to filby
Well...I'm not a mind reader, but the Actiontec tech answered right away (that the c1000a series are Simultaneous Dual Band) so hopefully he really knows what he's talking about instead of just pretending to, which many tech support reps do...., it's just that I like to see it in writing for myself. I guess I'll just have to trust him and go with the C1000a.

BillAustin, is the purpose of getting it at Best Buy in the CL packaging purely to be able to get support from CL if later needed? Though I'd think CL would be smarter than to fall for that...they could just look you up in their system to see if you bought it directly from them or not, which I was told is their criteria for support. Or is it just that it comes preconfigured in some way for CL (or have optimized settings for CL built-in) ?

I'd really just like to retire my old router...it's only "G". I WAS going to buy an "N" while I had Cox cable still, but since I'm switching to CL and DSL modem, I was just planning to kill 2 birds w/one stone by buying the dsl modem (and thereby getting the built-in router). If it turns out to NOT be Simul., (which I don't know how I'd verify for sure) then I know I can probably leave the internal N router enabled and just bridge it to my old "g" router like you say, but I don't know if that really gets me "True" Simul. or not. And then there's the issue of having another device running sucking power (and being another point of hacking) etc.

reply to filby