Re: Draytek 2820 Dual WAN ADSL Router

["Adam Walker" <adamwalkerinuk@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just bought one for the same reason.

A few weeks ago some driver with a crane on the back of his lorry drove off
with the crane arm still up were I work.
He managed to pull every phone line out of the company apart from one which
we had to resort to 56K modem for email.
BT took a long time to sort it out, so I got teh Tmobile 3G  USB modem
which
saved the day.

Its a fantastic upgrade from the Vigor 2600W we replaced it with.
I only upgraded the firmware to take the 3G (a Tmobile unit E220 Huawei)
yesterday and have not tried it in anger yet.
Will set it up tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

Adam


On 18/03/2008, Jamie Whitehorn <jamie@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   I've been thinking about getting a Draytek Vigor 2820 for the
failover
> capability with 3G. I've got an on-going issue with my ADSL line -
normally
> it's fine, but every 7-8 weeks it suddenly becomes unstable and I'll
lose
> internet access for something like 1-5 days, then the fault clears
itself.
> So far I've not managed to get a BT engineer out when the fault is
actually
> happening, by the time they appear it's cleared itself and the line
tests
> out really well. And of course the engineers can't fix what they can't
see.
> (Yes, this is an ongoing saga and my problem is with the bureaucrats
who
> can't get an engineer out fast enough, not the engineers themselves
who've
> been great.) The best they can suggest is it's some form of
electro-magnetic
> interference, but I can't think of anything that is happening on a 2+
month
> cycle that could be causing it. Ho hum.
>
> Anyway having continuous internet access is now becoming essential
rather
> than a nice to have. In the old days it was used for a bit of surfing
and
> email, now it's used for remote access to the IP cameras, Cortex and
the
> alarm systems. If I'm away, I want to be able to access the house
systems
> remotely and if something goes wrong I want the house to be tell me
:-) So
> the thought was go for some kind of wireless back to the ADSL line.
>
> Just wondering if anyone on the list has any experience of these (good
or
> bad), or has an alternative suggestion.
>
> Thanks, Jamie.
>
>
>


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