I've had my Lynksys WAG54GPv2 for almost three years now. A while ago (probably several months) I have noticed a background hissing/crackling/clicking noise whenever I make a call,
It's always present, however calls to some numbers seem to be less affected than others. Local calls aren't too bad, but when I call other parts of the country it can get so bad, even the other person on the line can hear it.

I don't think it's a VFX issue (although I could be wrong) because I don't have any issues with dropped/choppy/jittery calls.

I called the helpdesk a couple of months ago (some time in June) and the person said he put me on the list for a new device (WAG310G I think at the time). I haven't heard anything from WxC since then.


The problem has gotten so bad the last couple of weeks that I'm looking into alternative hardware. Problem is, I can't really afford to spend ~$400 on a SRP527. Does anyone have any suggestions as to some hardware configurations? Either a new all-in-one device, or an ATA or something? I am open to the possibility of using OpenVFX.

Thanks all.