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2007. (red power LED).My next modem will not be d-link and it must have 2+ years of warranty. Worked fast and smoothly.Bought this modem in Oct. Everything was working fine until it died a few months after the warranty expired.
My options were to buy:AT&T ADSL/Router.Will diagnose their products remotely - however not others.Reliability.ADSL/Router at large office supply store.Difficult to configure.Non-standard local IP Address.Had to call support to configure.Returned - didn't meet 6 Meg bandwidth spec (a waste of $$$). Retired WAN (Wide Area Networking) programmer from a vary large networking company, and as such was surprised when my AT&T ADSL/Router died after only two years. D-Link ADSL/Router.Meets all specs.Works like a champ.Easy to setup.Standard local IP address.
It was probably because I was a novice that I couldn't manage it myself, but D-Link support were extremely helpful and patient, once I negotiated my way through their rather lengthy automated system. It wasn't completely straightforward, but armed with all the appropriate information relative to our ISP (user name and password) I was able to call D-Link help and get it set up just fine. A big improvement on our old modem - a good piece of gear at a reasonable price.
Don't plan on calling your ISP for help, since they're almost entirely useless.After fiddling with the various settings, I get (slightly) better throughput, and far fewer hangs when running torrents through it. If it does, you're golden. First off, if you're scared of tech, this modem might not be for you. The 'auto connect' function doesn't always work. If not, you'll simply need to copy down the DSL setup information (VPI/VCI) from your current modem and use them on this one.
If you have Embarq, forget it, no one will help you solve this giant piece o crap puzzle. I cant get it to work. I cant believe the hoopla I have read about this product. I bought it based on the hoopla. I spent about 6 hours in one night, both with Embarq (who told me to call the manufacturer) and D-Link, who told me to call the ISP.I got nowhere, after running around connecting and reconfiguring and downloading firmware, absolutely NOTHING.This is one of the most user UNFRIENDLY products I have bought in my life.
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