new sky router being sent

[fuzzy logic]

i don't understand why Sky have to change routers is there a reason why they do?

Depends on which manufacturer will give them the best price.

The original white sky dg834gt was a relatively expensive router for an ISP to be giving away at that time.

The new d-link model looks more of a budget design to me.

[Isitme]

They will have a contract with the suppliers, when that expires they will shop around for a cheaper alternative. Whether the replacement will be any better or not is anyone's guess, the Ver 2 routers were certainly not much of an improvement on the DG834GT, which is still available retail.

[mstar]

good point which makes me think should i stay with my DG934 sky router and not bother with the new D-Link? but then something inside me is suspicious and thinks new is better and must be a reason why we was told use the D-Link.

[Isitme]

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with any of the routers Sky supply, apart from the very restricted firmware. The Sky Dlink is based on the DSL 2640B which is a very popular router.

[mstar]

i guess only way is to test the routers.

here is my DG934 stats

System Up Time: 06:25:31
Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN PPPoA 163732 234402 0 793 11138 06:24:45
LAN 100M/Full 1400 0 0 5 0 06:25:26
WLAN 54M 237110 167764 0 11286 805 06:25:13

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 6140 kbps 796 kbps
Line Attenuation 40 db 24 db
Noise Margin 10 db 14 db

poll inteval 10secs

any feedback people? i am using SKY TALK

[Isitme]

Plenty of noise margin in hand, you should get 8Mb+ with that properly configured.

[mstar]

isitme,

can i improve the connection? i am with sky for telephone too. Is there something wrong with my connection?

[User05]

There's nothing wrong per say, it's just capped at 6144/800. If you're fussed, a call to Sky could see some more speed.

[mstar]

There's nothing wrong per say, it's just capped at 6144/800. If you're fussed, a call to Sky could see some more speed.

how can a novice like me convince sky its capped lol won't they say "so why do u think that sonny boy" is there something technically i should say?
Is there any disadvantage? phone line calls?

I suppose using my D-Link wont make a difference.

btw its plugged in master socket and i use Sky talk,on sky unlimited.

[User05]

You literally just have to say that you think your speed is a little slower than it should be. The advisor, assuming he/she can do their job correctly, should get you sorted one way or another.