Saturday, August 02, 2008 6:09 PM
We upgraded our connection to 50/20 (50 mbps down and 20 mbps up). I must say the results are quite impressive. For the exact same price (~$90/month) we have a full 50 mpbs!
I had to change my Router once again though. I achieved these results with the $99 Dlink DIR-655. The router seems to handle itself quite well. I am considering going to a full blown Linux router, but the Dlink seems to be doing nicely.
I have had quite an easy time dealing with Verizon Support. Their techs do not treat me like an idiot. I asked one tech during the year to release my DHCP since I had a router die without releasing it. He knew exactly what I wanted and the new router was working within seconds. Then we had ordered the upgrade for 50/20 and the system was still performing at 30/15. So we called, and within a short amount of time they found the issue and fixed it.
Before I obtained the DLINK DIR-655, I tried a Linksys WRVS4400N router from Cisco. I ended up returning this router due to the Download on the speedtest sites maxing at 15-20 mbps. That router looks nice and performs poorly. I would stay away from it.