Reddit reviews ADSL Modems/Routers - SmartRG SR505N

I used to have a terrible time with routers. There were a few that I bought that would last a year or so, or I'd have one that would work fine until I tried torrenting something without speed limits and I'd be power-cycling the router often; the routers I was trying were rather crappy.

I finally bit the bullet and decided to buy myself a really good one. You'll pay twice as much for it, but it's solid. The one I'm happy with is the Asus RT-N66U. Newegg link here. This thing has taken everything I've been able to throw at it and it just keeps on chuggin.

I'm sort of a power user, and I prefer components that are separate. Modem+router combos are a no-go for me - if one part breaks I need to replace the whole thing. By having your modem separate from the router, you don't get yourself into the situation where you need to set up your home network again after the ISP does an upgrade requiring you to get a different modem.

tl;dr: With routers, you tend to get what you pay for. Keeping the modem and the router separate is better for people comfortable with technology.

Edit: I checked the Amazon reviews for your device: it looks like there are some complaints about the wifi signal strength. This would indeed cause slower speeds. As a modem, it looks like it's fine. As a router: you could do a lot better.

If your PPP session drops, no traffic will transverse your link. Period. It's your authentication to the (x)DSL network with Teksavvy.

As I said, the Sagemcomm all-in-one things are shit. Bell has only vetted 2 different modems (that I know of) to work with their SLAMs. The Sagemcomms and the SmartRG 505n's. Others may work, but they aren't certified and certainly aren't supported. Here's a link to the 505's on Amazon.CA
http://www.amazon.ca/ADSL-Modems-Routers-SmartRG-SR505N/dp/B00JNJGXIW

Anyways. Try to see if Teksavvy will let you change your Sagemcomm out. If not, you can opt to buy one of these things. They are far more reliable. If you need, I can provide you a really basic bridged config file for it, then have your router complete the PPPoE session with Teksavvy using your credentials.

From what you've provided, I don't think DNS is your issue, and if you say you have multiple streams all going at the same time, and only one drops... That's not the ISP. I'd want to learn more about exactly what is happening and how you're determining all this.

The Ping/WinMTR results will be very helpful.

Hi /u/Mattafaka,

I did some searching to see if I could find any cheaper. I only found one place that sells the Smart RG 505n on amazon however it's the same price as ours.

Your best bet may be to check Kijiji or a similar site to see if you can pick up a second hand one. We do have our own firmware which you can flash the modem with as well.

Good luck on your modem search!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks,

Chris.