2wire 2700HGV my views so far.

Ted · Nov 16, 2007, 21:52:32

Bought one of these a week ago just to try as i'd read they were good.
I have to say that my sync speeds shown in the router and download rates have both increased. I use the Namesco tester.
For the past week i've been syncing at 7xxx which i have never done before and for the first time ever i downloaded at 6089kbps, usually 4xxx to 5xxx.
So its IDNET+2wire 2700HGV = WOO HOO!! I think that officially makes me a convert

Simon · Nov 16, 2007, 23:40:30

Great news!!

Lance · Nov 17, 2007, 00:30:37

Welcome to the club!

Rik · Nov 17, 2007, 10:13:08

We have a club, Lance? What are we charging for membership??

Lance · Nov 17, 2007, 10:22:20

The 2700HGV owners club, Rik. It's POA I'm afraid!

Den · Nov 17, 2007, 10:23:35

You just buy a great 2wire 2700HGV and leave rest to Idnet. When are you joining us Rik

Rik · Nov 17, 2007, 10:25:40

Half of me already has.

Den · Nov 17, 2007, 13:09:19

which half Rik

Rik · Nov 17, 2007, 13:10:12

The half in the forum, Den.

Den · Nov 17, 2007, 14:23:07

Which half is not in the forum Rik?

Rik · Nov 17, 2007, 14:43:43

The other half, Den.

(Set to the tune of "There's a hole in my bucket"

)

Den · Nov 17, 2007, 14:56:48

Well fix it dear Rik, fix it

Rik · Nov 17, 2007, 15:02:42

Perhaps we should move to the song game?

With what, Dear Den, Dear Den
With what shall I fix it...

Den · Nov 17, 2007, 15:14:52

With a 2wire dear Rik with a TWOWIRE

Rik · Nov 17, 2007, 15:15:59

But I don't have a 2 Wire, Dear Den, Dear Den
but I don't have a 2 Wire...

Den · Nov 17, 2007, 15:21:58

Well get one dear Rik They are not dear

Rik · Nov 17, 2007, 15:23:46

We shall see. I'm trying to persuade Simon to run me a T1 line instead.

Den · Nov 17, 2007, 16:34:33

Cheep skate

Rik · Nov 17, 2007, 16:36:28

Speed freak more likely, Den.

Ted · Nov 17, 2007, 22:06:18

Hey Rik,
I'm after another one of these from fleabay to play with

. if i get one, I'd be more than happy to send it to you, to play with

. If its good keep it, if not send it back.

Ted

Lance · Nov 17, 2007, 23:39:45

Now there is an offer you can't turn down Rik!

Rik · Nov 18, 2007, 01:02:06

Quote from: xild on Nov 17, 2007, 22:06:18
Hey Rik,
I'm after another one of these from fleabay to play with . if i get one, I'd be more than happy to send it to you, to play with . If its good keep it, if not send it back.

That's very kind of you, Ted. I may have other avenues opening shortly, but if not, I'd be very happy to take you up on your offer.

Simon · Nov 18, 2007, 10:22:46

How does one go about getting one of these switched from BT to IDNet?

Lance · Nov 18, 2007, 10:29:06

This site provides a fair bit of useful information, Simon.

Basically, if you have one of the older hardware models (not dual SSID) you can simply put an entry in the routers DNS settings which stops it 'phoning home'. If you have a new hardware model, you can either follow the very good guide on editing the code with Opera, or I think you can run the set-up wizard.

Simon · Nov 18, 2007, 11:03:10

Thanks Lance!

Ted · Nov 18, 2007, 21:51:12

Didn't get the 2 on ebay today, i think someone's been telling people how good these are!!!
Still, Plenty more where they came from. Will keep looking and let you know

mrapoc · Nov 18, 2007, 22:00:39

Getting mine off patioheater, brand new, SBC firmware and a respectable seller for £45 inc special delivery

sobranie · Nov 19, 2007, 01:26:11

Quote from: Lance on Nov 18, 2007, 10:29:06
This site provides a fair bit of useful information, Simon.

Basically, if you have one of the older hardware models (not dual SSID) you can simply put an entry in the routers DNS settings which stops it 'phoning home'. If you have a new hardware model, you can either follow the very good guide on editing the code with Opera, or I think you can run the set-up wizard.

Was thinking of router change but having read through the mentioned site forum I'll just stick to simple old quantum physics.

Rik · Nov 19, 2007, 01:29:32

Quote from: sobranie on Nov 19, 2007, 01:26:11
Was thinking of router change but having read through the mentioned site forum I'll just stick to simple old quantum physics.

James Burke predicted, in a documentary series in the late 70s, that the world was moving towards a time when no one person could know about everything, we would need specialists to deal with issues in most areas. Renaissance man is dead!

Glenn · Nov 19, 2007, 14:12:14

Quote from: sobranie on Nov 19, 2007, 01:26:11
Was thinking of router change but having read through the mentioned site forum I'll just stick to simple old quantum physics.

It only takes about 5 mins to do following the instructions

Rik · Nov 19, 2007, 15:21:23

One of those "it looks more complicated than it is" things, Glenn?

Glenn · Nov 19, 2007, 16:35:18

Yep, it's a lot easier with the router screen in front of you than it looks, I managed to do it so it must be easy

Rik · Nov 19, 2007, 16:46:44

But you can drive that 3-screen monster, Glenn.

Glenn · Nov 19, 2007, 16:54:57

Not at the moment, It seems the original PC parts have cursed the new parts, so far I had to RMA the graphics card, memory, and now the motherboard

Rik · Nov 19, 2007, 17:06:56

What a drag. Any idea of the cause?

Glenn · Nov 19, 2007, 18:56:30

First the graphics card would only spin up its cooling fan intermittently, before failing totally - still waiting for the replacement, no one seems to have any 8800GT 512mb cards in stock.

Second with another graphics card fitted, the windows install kept failing, I changed the HDU and that sorted the problem.

Third, the PC would randomly reboot, I ran Memtest86 for 24hrs it showed about 120 error's I RMA's that and got a replacement in 4 days

Forth, through out the above if the PC was switched off over night, the CMOS would need resetting before it would boot, so now the motherboard is going back too.

Rik · Nov 20, 2007, 00:29:20

And I thought I was unlucky with hardware!

ReDGryphoN · Nov 20, 2007, 15:51:48

Quote from: Lance on Nov 17, 2007, 10:22:20
The 2700HGV owners club, Rik. It's POA I'm afraid!

Yeah Baby, get yer mitts on one of these drooltastic mofos

Sorry had a Austin Powers moment there.

Go get a 2700 you know you want to.

ReD

MAABOF

Rik · Nov 20, 2007, 15:59:06

Quote from: ReDGryphoN on Nov 20, 2007, 15:51:48
Sorry had a Austin Powers moment there.

Would you like me to make the padded call available to you, Red?

Glenn · Nov 20, 2007, 16:11:51

Quote from: Rik on Nov 20, 2007, 15:59:06
Would you like me to make the padded call available to you, Red?

I think it's full already

Rik · Nov 20, 2007, 16:15:11

Good point, Glenn.

Glenn · Nov 27, 2007, 22:15:43

31 days without a retrain on the line speed. To say that I'm impressed is an understatement, my DG834G v2 would drop connections every 5 - 10 days. If anyone has a poor line I would not have any hesitation in recommending the 2700HGV.

Den · Nov 27, 2007, 22:21:51

Welcome aboard Glen. We have been telling Mr Bean about these for months now.

Rik · Nov 28, 2007, 00:58:17

And what was Rowan Atkinson's response?

ReDGryphoN · Nov 28, 2007, 08:21:40

...SUPA

My record is 72 days !!!

2700 vs the WORLD !!

ReD

MAABOF

Den · Nov 28, 2007, 08:30:24

He just said "Don't tell me, tell Rik"

Rik · Nov 28, 2007, 09:51:11

Amazingly concise for my alter ego.

Ann · Nov 28, 2007, 12:38:10

My good ol' netgear has been up for 31 days.. I'm now looking at that 72 day record but it seems a long way away..

Ann · Nov 28, 2007, 19:34:20

Ack.. why did I say that.. just looked and it says 7 hours uptime.. so just about the time I was at work talking about it, it was blipping. Maybe it thought I was taking it for granted.

Rik · Nov 29, 2007, 00:11:35

Routers are like that, Ann. My Netgear became very well behaved when it heard I was going to get a 2700.