Will a new modem help me?

ycon on 14/03/2014 - 11:50
Last edited 14/03/2014 - 12:29

Hi,

I've had a Billion 7301VGP for years which functions fine. No/rare drop-outs, low-quality streaming has is fine most of the time. Speeds can vary…

Stats:
Upstream 832000
Downstream 5600000

Is it worth me upgrading to the 7800VDPX? I can buy a second hand one for $75 (still has warranty/receipt, only 7 months old). Someone wants to buy my current modem for $25, so it will basically cost me $50.

The dual-band/wifi isn't a big issue as I only stream low quality content/my Wireless-G is doing the job fine. And I have a DI-632 (wireless-N) router repeating the signal over EoP.

I have no NBN planned for my area, so don't need the fiber features its' got.

Please help me decide. Am I likely to see any difference in terms of line speed/other performance? I believe it has a better chipset, and a larger NAT table but I dont' really know what that will mean.

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Comments

  • Velocita on 14/03/2014 - 11:53

    I think you answered your own question, your current one does the job well and you don't need the features of the new one.
    Unless there's a problem with your current router, and there doesn't appear to be, switching from one Billion router to another isn't going to net you a difference, if at all.

  • battler on 14/03/2014 - 11:56

    get the 7800 and ebay it for $150.

  • daalinz on 14/03/2014 - 12:17

    Make sure to keep updating your modem firmware if you are using Billion. There is probably some good updates since your original firmware. You may see some improvement.

    • ycon on 14/03/2014 - 12:37

      Yes it's the lastest firmwire on my 7301. Speeds aren't great, but they're tolerable. Will be switching to another ISP in April (currently with ClubTelco who are up'ing our plan by $15).

  • c64 on 14/03/2014 - 12:48

    the 7800 has a more conservative broadcom chipset. i suspect it won't give higher adsl speeds

  • ycon on 15/03/2014 - 10:26

    Well decided to grab the 7800VDPX and to test it out. Figure out I can sell it if it doesn't help.

    However, I'm consistently getting much MUCH faster average speeds. The Billion 7301VGP would give me ~560kb/s whereas the 7800 gives me ~2100kb/s. Both tests using OzSpeedTest.com

    Stats of 7800VDPX-

    SNR Margin (6.2dB)
    Attenuation (21.5dB)

    Sync:
    Down- 20660
    Up- 1020

    • Inhere6 on 19/03/2014 - 00:05

      You did well getting that modem router for $50 changeover.Your 7301vgp had a faster chip, if the
      7800VDPX is faster, the 7301vgp is not too healthy. You can adjust the SNR with your 7800VDPX, If you
      adjust it to something like 4.8dB down, you will get more download speed but watch for errors or dropouts, The idea is to get it low without errors or dropouts.

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