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softwaresoftware
2006
JUNEDETAILED PRODUCT REVIEWS AND COMPARISONS
REVIEWS
/
BEST BUYS
/
LABS CHALLENGE
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softwaresoftware
2006
JUNEDETAILED PRODUCT REVIEWS AND COMPARISONS
REVIEWS
/
BEST BUYS
/
LABS CHALLENGE
labs
BILLION
BIPAC7300G
DYNALINK
RTA1335
D-LINK
DSL-504T
LEVEL ONE
FBR-1416A (V2)
LINKSYS
AG241
LEVEL ONE
WBR-3407A (V2)
Amazing at 3.5km;
wireless performance.
Worst performance
at 6km.
32 port forwarding
slots.
Average ADSL2+
speed.
Quite good ADSL2+
performance.
Made an annoying
high-pitched sound.
Good warranty.
Bad ADSL2+ and
wireless; drop outs.
Three-year warranty.
Average ADSL2+;
annoying squeal.
Good warranty.
Bad ADSL2+ and
wireless; drop outs.
Basic modem/router
TRENDCHIP TC3162
4
100
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Basic modem/router
Broadcom
4
100
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Basic modem/router
Texas Instruments
4
100
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Basic modem/router
Texas Instruments
4
100
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Basic modem/router
Texas Instruments
4
100
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Basic modem/router
Texas Instruments
4
100
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
TYPE
Chipset
LOCAL NETWORKING
Ethernet ports
Ethernet port speed
802.11g
WEP
WPA
WPA2
Bridge mode
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QoS by traffic type (port)
Throttling by wired IP
Throttling by wireless IP
Throttling by E’net jack
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
20
Yes
Downloadable
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
32
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
16
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
12
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
25
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
12
Yes
No
No
No
QoS by Ethernet jack
VOIP FEATURES
Phone handset ports
Phone line port
PSTN passthrough
Simultaneous VoIP calls
VoIP providers
NETWORK MGT
UPnP
User def. port fwd slots
SNMP support
SNMP software bundled
EXTRAS
Server for USB printers
NAS server - USB storage
Yes
24
www.billion.com.au
11.84
1
12.21
6
Yes
12
No
9.41
20
N/A
N/A
Yes
36
No
10.46
11
N/A
N/A
Yes
36
www.levelone.com.au
9.85
19
N/A
N/A
Yes
36
No
10.25
15
N/A
N/A
Yes
36
www.levelone.com.au
8.69
21
4.89
14
DDNS updating
WARRANTY
Warranty - months
Online forum
PERFORMANCE
Av. ADSL2+ speed*
ADSL2+ Speed rank*
Av. wireless speed**
Wireless speed rank**
* Based on average of 1km and 3km results ** Average of all wireless distances
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