What would be a good replacement for Thomson TG585 v7

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YvonneW

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#165666 16-Feb-2015 19:17

Our Thomson TG585 v7 is quite old, supplied by Telecom a few years ago. Our internet speed is poor but I've been told getting a new modem/router will help. Is this true? If so which one?
We can only get ADSL broadband where we live (rural Papakura) so I'm trying to make the best of it. Thanks.

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#1240297 16-Feb-2015 19:17

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#1240316 16-Feb-2015 19:36

are you ever likely to get UFB?

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#1240321 16-Feb-2015 19:42

the TG585 is actually a very solid and well preforming modem for long lines, especially if your on a broadcom linecard.

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#1240324 16-Feb-2015 19:44

UFB not available in our area

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#1240342 16-Feb-2015 19:55

ADSL or ADSL2? Hopefully ADSL2. Depending on where in rural Papakura you are you might not be able to improve your speed much, if at all. Do you have a master splitter installed, or just filters at each jack point? There is a good chance your internal wiring is contributing to your speed issues, although being rural improvement here could be minimal also.

Some parts of rural Papakura have access to VDSL now

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#1240349 16-Feb-2015 20:07

ADSL or ADSL2, how do I tell?
When I enter our address into the Spark site it says we can't get any broadband!

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#1240390 16-Feb-2015 20:41

What does it say for your address here? https://www.chorus.co.nz/network-upgrade-map

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#1240404 16-Feb-2015 20:59

Broadband > 1 Mbps

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#1240422 16-Feb-2015 21:19

Ouch. Okay so do you have a master splitter installed, or just plug in filters at each jack point?

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#1240436 16-Feb-2015 21:39

YvonneW: UFB not available in our area

that wasnt the question, are you ever likely to get VDSL/UFB? if so you might want to get an ADSL modem now that also caters for the other 2 mentioned technologies so you dont have to upgrade down the line.

check out the chorus map as mentioned, it does say if an upgrade is due

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#1240441 16-Feb-2015 21:51

No upgrade due.
Ouch indeed! We have a separate ADSL line into the house. There is a filter on that jack point.

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#1240463 16-Feb-2015 22:08

If you were able to supply stats from your current modem some members here may be able to help pinpoint where the problem lies. I'm thinking you may be out of luck though, to be honest.

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#1240487 16-Feb-2015 23:47

hio77: the TG585 is actually a very solid and well preforming modem for long lines, especially if your on a broadcom linecard.

That's the only good thing about it though.

The wireless was pretty bad from it. Have more then 4 clients on it the thing would restart. We had 5 replacements. They all did the exact thing.

Do post stats and if you don't have a master filter I'd look into getting one installed they're $20 if you can do it yourself or $150-200 (or if you ask nicely to coffeebaron he'll do it for cheaper just supply him with coffee) from a Chorus callout. Some modems can give better stats but generally most of them won't do any better. Modems just sync differently.

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#1240491 17-Feb-2015 00:14

kiwikiwi:
hio77: the TG585 is actually a very solid and well preforming modem for long lines, especially if your on a broadcom linecard.

That's the only good thing about it though.

The wireless was pretty bad from it. Have more then 4 clients on it the thing would restart. We had 5 replacements. They all did the exact thing.

Do post stats and if you don't have a master filter I'd look into getting one installed they're $20 if you can do it yourself or $150-200 (or if you ask nicely to coffeebaron he'll do it for cheaper just supply him with coffee) from a Chorus callout. Some modems can give better stats but generally most of them won't do any better. Modems just sync differently.

oh, i use it straight as a modem, bridged onto pfsense with multiple APs to cover house.. so never tried its wireless.

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