Netgear v BT v Belkin

My local PC World sells a Belkin modem/router, a BT modem/router (Voyager
2100) and a Netgear modem/router. Is any one of these better than the other?
The Netgear is slightly cheaper (but not much) and it claims to support
"ADSL 2" whatever that is.

Cheers.

Bobby

I have a DG834G dsl modem / router, works with no problems. Tried a belkin
wireless PCI card which wouldn't work with my Netgear MP101 so took it back.

"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My local PC World sells a Belkin modem/router, a BT modem/router (Voyager
> 2100) and a Netgear modem/router. Is any one of these better than the
> other? The Netgear is slightly cheaper (but not much) and it claims to
> support "ADSL 2" whatever that is.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Bobby
>

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:39:24 -0000, "Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>My local PC World sells a Belkin modem/router, a BT modem/router (Voyager
>2100) and a Netgear modem/router. Is any one of these better than the other?
>The Netgear is slightly cheaper (but not much) and it claims to support
>"ADSL 2" whatever that is.

No doubt someone else can provide much better information than I, but
ADSL2, as I understand it, is ADSL with the same up/down speeds and
higher overall speed. Basically ADSL on speed.

Is anyone (e.g. BT) going to supply ADSL2? Is it worth buying a modem that
supports it? Will existing modem be flash-upgradeable?

Cheers.

Bobby

"Richard Sobey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:39:24 -0000, "Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>My local PC World sells a Belkin modem/router, a BT modem/router (Voyager
>>2100) and a Netgear modem/router. Is any one of these better than the
>>other?
>>The Netgear is slightly cheaper (but not much) and it claims to support
>>"ADSL 2" whatever that is.
>
> No doubt someone else can provide much better information than I, but
> ADSL2, as I understand it, is ADSL with the same up/down speeds and
> higher overall speed. Basically ADSL on speed.

Looks like they double the bandwidth to achieve greater speeds.
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/20...echupdate.html

PS
my understanding is if they used same up/down speed it would be DSL2 ) (A
is for asynchronous)

"Richard Sobey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:39:24 -0000, "Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>My local PC World sells a Belkin modem/router, a BT modem/router (Voyager
>>2100) and a Netgear modem/router. Is any one of these better than the
>>other?
>>The Netgear is slightly cheaper (but not much) and it claims to support
>>"ADSL 2" whatever that is.
>
> No doubt someone else can provide much better information than I, but
> ADSL2, as I understand it, is ADSL with the same up/down speeds and
> higher overall speed. Basically ADSL on speed.

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:39:24 -0000, "Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> strung
together this:

>My local PC World sells a Belkin modem/router, a BT modem/router (Voyager
>2100) and a Netgear modem/router. Is any one of these better than the other?
>The Netgear is slightly cheaper (but not much) and it claims to support
>"ADSL 2" whatever that is.

I'd go for the Netgear. I've got loads of Netgear stuff at home and at
cliets premises and they all work fine, and have done for months.
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Bobby wrote:
> Is anyone (e.g. BT) going to supply ADSL2? Is it worth buying a modem that
> supports it?

No.

That article states vanilla ADSL operates at up to "8M and 10M bit/sec".

Once we get anywhere near that speed in the UK, perhaps then we might
start wondering what ADSL2 may have for us.

It's all a long, long way off.

"Richard Sobey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:39:24 -0000, "Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >My local PC World sells a Belkin modem/router, a BT modem/router (Voyager
> >2100) and a Netgear modem/router. Is any one of these better than the
other?
> >The Netgear is slightly cheaper (but not much) and it claims to support
> >"ADSL 2" whatever that is.
>
> No doubt someone else can provide much better information than I, but
> ADSL2, as I understand it, is ADSL with the same up/down speeds and
> higher overall speed. Basically ADSL on speed.

If the the up/down speeds are the same then shurely its SDSL not ADSL....?
;-)

"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> My local PC World sells a Belkin modem/router, a BT modem/router (Voyager
> 2100) and a Netgear modem/router. Is any one of these better than the
other?
> The Netgear is slightly cheaper (but not much) and it claims to support
> "ADSL 2" whatever that is.

Not got any experience of anything other than the old BT Voyager 2000 (11b
not 11g like the 2100), but IMHE the BT kit works straight out of the box is
mega simple to setup and even makes setting up security simple, especially
if you use the matching BT USB or PCMCIA wifis.

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:49:29 -0000, "Andrew Murray"
<(E-Mail Removed)> strung together this:

>If the the up/down speeds are the same then shurely its SDSL not ADSL....?
>;-)

Hmm, thought I said that but I seem to have forgot to post it!
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