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    So last night's thunder storm did a number on my Netgear router. It keeps rebooting and the power LED turns red.
    I have a spare planet router but that doesn't wanna save the config I set. :/
    So anyway, I need a new decent ADSL wireless router..

    Any suggestions/recommendations?

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    Netgear FTW!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeoTeK View Post
    Netgear FTW!
    Forgot to mention that this is my 3rd Netgear router that died and Yes,I have an APC surge protector.

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    One of these

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    or one of these?

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    Ideally you need both for it to be marginally more effective.

    However to be much better protected you also need a Type 1 combined lightning and surge protector installed on your main DB board

    My personal suggestion for a new DSL router would be the D-Link DSL-2750U ADSL2+ 4-PORT WI-FI ROUTER WITH 3G FAILOVER

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    That one!

    Thanks! I'll have a look at those although I don't need a 3G failover.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mk786 View Post
    That one!

    Thanks! I'll have a look at those although I don't need a 3G failover.
    Yeah, you need a little bit more that that though. 3G failover is a very nice to have.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PsychoFish View Post
    Yeah, you need a little bit more that that though. 3G failover is a very nice to have.
    Does the 3G fail over link up to a sim card when your ADSL goes down? And if this is the case is there one with LTE fail over?


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    Am I the only one looking at this and thinking we have a computer hardware section that this would fit brilliantly into.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ike_009 View Post
    Am I the only one looking at this and thinking we have a computer hardware section that this would fit brilliantly into.
    I didnt even notice which section it was in but you do make a valid point


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom View Post
    Does the 3G fail over link up to a sim card when your ADSL goes down? And if this is the case is there one with LTE fail over?
    That's the theory behind it, DSL goes down and you're on the data provided by the mobile network. I have not seen a model with LTE, however I'm sure there are else there should be a compatible LTE device for the router.

    EDIT : And there it is http://www.draytek.com/index.php?opt...id=417&lang=en
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