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Sage
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Hey guys, anyone know and got links to the price of a decent ADSL+2 modem please?

I am using Maximinus' old alcatel modem which is like a relic from the past haha, it goes, it works but with my download speed being not the most amazing thing on earth I think its time I went new-modem hunting.

Anyone have any ideas on what I should be looking at, or have one laying around somewhere?

CHEERS!

I am teh Intanetz

Maximinus
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Total lan days: 8
That old Alcatel Speedtouch

That old Alcatel Speedtouch is quite literally the first ADSL modem I ever had - from back in the days when JetStart was amazingly fast, and JetStream was absurdly fast but too expensive.

I'm on cable, so I currently have no need for an ADSL(2+) modem, but I've got my dad set up with a Dynalink RTA1320, and it's been pretty solid.  Ascent have the RTA1320E, which I can only assume is an updated version of the RTA1320 (probably without USB, but that's no problem for you), for $74:

http://ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=383566

A quick google seems to suggest that it's pretty solid, like the RTA1320 (I'm not finding reports of problems with them), but before I suggest buying one, has anybody here used an RTA1320E, and if so, how have you found it?

Sage
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Total lan days: 6
Cheers, I will save it to my

Cheers, I will save it to my notes file and take a look tomorrow when I have time. Much appreciated!

I am teh Intanetz