Help me choose a modem/router ADSL2+ with PPPoe please

Hi,

I'm getting a new internet connection, and I chose to BYO modem/router.

It has to support PPPoe and I would prefer wireless, also I dont have to much money to spend.

I would like to buy it either here:
Online Computer Store - Umart Online® Your one stop Computer Shop for computer parts,notebook and new system

Or ebay.

Any help is very welcome

 

Hi,

When it comes to good and cheap- there's one brand to start with.
You've probably never heard of it but when we had a thread about the best routers here it surprisingly came up- what's more I wasn't the one who mentioned it in the first place.

All your requirements are fulfilled by two TP-LINK modem/routers.
Both work with PPoE, both are ADSL2+ modems, routers and wireless APs.
The difference is the older one (and the cheaper one) TW-8910G is 802.11g capable while the new one TD-W8960N is capable of 802.11n speeds up to 300mbps.

The latter one is available in stock at the UMart, the first one on eBay.
Firmware updates for both are available pretty often from TP-LINK and their routers are known to be very stable. I had no firsthand experience with TD-W8960N but I bought the older modem for a friend and it has been working without the restart since.
TP-LINK may not be a known company and do not offer any bells and whistles (USB Print Servers or network storage) but these are reliable and rather cheap.

 

Would it be good if I got this one:
ht.com.au | TP-Link TD-W8901G - wireless router

 

Frankly it's hard to tell. TP-LINKs are good in general but this is a cheaper version of an already cheap router. Additionally TD-W8901G has three hardware versions whereas TW-8910G has one- I don't know what the differences are nor do I know which user reviews are for which hardware version.
The price difference between them is practically non-existent so I assume it's all about availability. I'd try to find TW-8910G as this one gets slightly better user reviews and I can personally confirm it's a good device, but if this one is not available TD-W8901G may be your second choice.

 

FWIW I have the Actiontec GT724WGR Modem/Wireless Router and it's been doing it's job just fine since I got it like 4 mths. now. I got mine from Best Buy, but here is an Ebay link.

 

I'm now looking at this one:
Umart Online

How are they, compared to TP-link?

 

Oh boy, I wanted to keep it nice and tidy but you asked for it...
There are two factors to the router's quality to consider- first of all it's hardware of the device.
It's not very important what the actual chip is because it's very difficult to keep up but manufacturer does matter (sometimes you need to know the generation too i.e. Texas Instruments AR7 in the early years was too weak to do anything but the later version of this chip was OK) So in general it's considered that Broadcom chips are better than Trenchip ones.

TP-LINK that I recommended (TD-8910G) is based on Broadcom chip while the one you've dig out (TD-8901G) is based on Trendchip. Broadcom is said to perform batter when there are troubles on the line (noise, high line attenuation, or you are far from the DSLAM)

I was unable to confirm what chip has been used in Linksys WAG120N, what I can say is that WAG160N uses Broadcom chip and has 32MB RAM (120N probably has 16MB). Additionally WAG160N is a "real" 802.11n AP and supports 300mbps while WAG120N is only 150mbps.

Both companies provide users with frequent firmware updates so we can disregard this as a factor.

TP-LINK TD-W8960N is better than Linksys WAG120N- probably based on better chip (TP-LINK is Broadcom) and definitely better when it comes to Wi-Fi. If you had to run something against TP-LINK TD-W8960N it would be Linksys WAG160N, not 120N but WAG160N is more expensive.

If you can spend $105 on WAG120N than you can also spend $99 on TP-LINK TD-W8960N. If you don't want to- go with TD-8910G.

 

Ive got a WAG160N here at work, good modem and router. Havent had any problems for the last year or so.

 

Ok thankyou, I think it has to be the TD-W8960N then

 

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