50MB Virgin Media

gareth170 · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:01

nlr said:
So I can't use my £150 netgear router which I just bought

I bet the VM modem doesn't have good wifi range

the VM modem has nothing to do with the wifi range

i'm using a netgear router which is working fine.

gareth170 · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:03

Swifty55 said:
The supplied router is good enough when flashed with DD-WRT firmware.

doesn't work on my supplied router. :confused:

Swifty55 · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:25

gareth170 said:
doesn't work on my supplied router.

What model you got?

nlr · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:29

benftl said:
Yep, VM have no restrictions on the router you can use. Out of interest what Netgear model is it?

Netgear WNDR3700

gareth170 · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:31

Swifty55 said:
What model you got?

WNR2000, i guess V1

Swifty55 · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:32

nlr said:
Netgear WNDR3700

You will be fine with that router.

Swifty55 · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:33

gareth170 said:
WNR2000, i guess V1

Ah, you've got a Netgear router. You want to look at the DGTeam firmware.

I have the D-Link 615.

benftl · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:34

615 + dd-wrt = mega win :cool:

gareth170 · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:36

Swifty55 said:
Ah, you've got a Netgear router. You want to look at the DGTeam firmware.

but the DD-WRT firmware doesn't work

benftl · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:36

What do you mean it doesn't work? It doesn't turn on, it doesn't dish out IP's, what...? :confused:

nlr · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:41

what is DGTeam firmware?

I might convert to belkin soon as I heard good things about Belkin Double N+ Dual Band

Swifty55 · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:46

nlr said:
what is DGTeam firmware?

I might convert to belkin soon as I heard good things about Belkin Double N+ Dual Band

DGTeam firmware are for Netgear routers like - DG834GT, DG834PN, DG834N-V1, DGN2000, DG834(G)-V1-V2, DG834(G)-V3, DG834(G)-V4, DG834GTB (Annex B), DG834PNB (Annex B).

http://dgteam.ilbello.com/

Belkin, Linksys, D-Links and many others you should use DD-WRT.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database

Swifty55 · 5 Aug 2010 at 17:47

gareth170 said:
but the DD-WRT firmware doesn't work

Sorry, I got confused with the model number. Yes the DD-WRT will not work because they only support V2.

Marky · 5 Aug 2010 at 18:05

Okay guys - here is the information on my current line (Line Attenuation etc.)

AtticusFinch · 5 Aug 2010 at 18:06

I get 50+ consitently

benftl · 5 Aug 2010 at 18:07

Noise margin is pretty high, it's possible you're on a stability profile which is why your sync isn't that great.

But yeah, with a 41db attenuation you should see around 9~10mb on LLU.

Marky · 5 Aug 2010 at 18:08

benftl said:
Noise margin is pretty high, it's possible you're on a stability profile which is why your sync isn't that great.

But yeah, with a 41db attenuation you should see around 9~10mb on LLU.

Sorry to be awkward but please speak in laymans terms

LLU? Stability Profile? Sync?

benftl · 5 Aug 2010 at 18:10

Ah sorry, what I mean is your current provider may have put you on a stability profile due to line issues which is why your sync rate isn't as high as you would expect it to be.

If you were to change providers to Be/O2 or one of the other good LLU services, then you'd expect to see around 9/10mb. Basically the BT checker isn't that accurate as we all knew anyway

Marky · 5 Aug 2010 at 18:17

benftl said:
Ah sorry, what I mean is your current provider may have put you on a stability profile due to line issues which is why your sync rate isn't as high as you would expect it to be.

If you were to change providers to Be/O2 or one of the other good LLU services, then you'd expect to see around 9/10mb. Basically the BT checker isn't that accurate as we all knew anyway

Ahh I see

And is the general idea that if I went for the 50MB Virgin Media package - I would see a 50MB connection?

benftl · 5 Aug 2010 at 18:19

Yep, I love my Virgin connection. I'm on 20mb and see 2.4MB/sec most times of the day, if you're lucky enough to have the option of VM over ADSL then I'd say VM wins hands down.