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★★★★★
Way Better Than AT&T 2Wire Modem Router 2701HG-B
I have a few macs and a few PCs. iMac is the main home computer. I have AT&T DSL. I had an old 2Wire gateway modem/wireless router now at least 8 years old and recently "upgraded" to the latest AT&T 2Wire Gateway modem/wireless router 2701HG-B (~$100 dollars at the AT&T store). Although this was easy to set up, its wireless perfomance was glitchy and I had to reset it often, and it would regularly drop my MacBook Air wireless connection about every 5 minutes. I read the reviews on Amazon and the ActionTec modem/wireless routers appeared to be highly rated, so I purchased the Wireless N model and have been very happy. Advantages: 1. It is cheaper than AT&T modem/router 2. It is a bit faster (I am gaining about .2-.5 MPS in my download speeds) 3. Wireless performance is excellent with greater range than AT&T modem. 4. No more dropping connections with my MacBook 5. You can actually custom name your wireless network and create your own password, AT&T assigns you a network name ("2WIREXXX") and a numerical password. All in all quite please and have therefore given it 5 stars. Had I known about this I would have never purchased the AT&T modem in the first place. No wonder that modem only gets 2-3 stars on Amazon. I will be selling it now on EBay.
April 2011 · Electronics · verified purchase
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Actiontec 300 Mbps Wireless-N ADSL Modem Router (GT784WN)
3.8★ · 3,359 ratings, as of 2023
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