Cisco and Annex M ADSL in the UK

dave-lew99 · 8 Apr 2010 at 11:27

I'm asking here as i will get a more sensible answer than in the Networks forum.

Do Cisco support Annex M ADSL2+ in the UK yet? If not is there any indication of when?

We have some simple branch office type access that could easily be filled by an 800 series product but i'm holding off because i want it to work properly...

Failing Cisco, what alternatives are available for a similar price and features to the 871 Sec+ product?

dave-lew99 · 8 Apr 2010 at 17:45

paradigm said:
Cisco 877m, the "m" denotes annex-M

Yes but then it says 'Not UK Mask'....

dave-lew99 · 8 Apr 2010 at 20:58

From what i've seen, when Annex M isn't working properly you end up with ~16mb throughput.

If the hardware support is there and it will be extended through firmware updates then that's a viable option.

dave-lew99 · 8 Apr 2010 at 21:23

That's a good idea but i'll just get "why don't you use the current modem in bridge mode"

Problem is, the current modem is some thomson rubbish or other...

I'll leave it gestating in the back of my mind, by the time i get around to it the support may well be better... you never know

dave-lew99 · 9 Apr 2010 at 16:38

From what i've seen on the Be* forums, people previously syncing at 22mb+ with the Thomson Speedtouch thing end up at ~16mb using an 877.

Seems unclear if they're using the 877M though.

Is anyone in a position to try the original router just to see their speed?