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Top 10 wireless modem/routers
Routers, particularly wireless ones, are always a bit of an unknown quantity. These are our top 10 picks for wireless routers and modem/routers, for you to be able to make a more informed choice.
Reviews
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Engin oneHub ST790
Engin's oneHub benefits from simplicity, but also suffers from it in comparison to other all-in-one router/VoIP solutions.
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Edimax nMax AR-7265Wn Wireless 802.11n ADSL2/2+ modem router
Edimax's 802.11n router combines a perfect storm of poor throughput and unfriendly set-up routines to make a modem/router that's incredibly easy to pass by.
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Linksys WAG160N Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway
Linksys' WAG160N resides in an attractive package, and manages better than most Wireless N routers. Better than most, but still nowhere near the hype.
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Billion BiPAC 7300N Draft 802.11n ADSL2+/Broadband Router
It's not much of a looker, and it struggles in signal strength, but Billion's 7300N ADSL2+ Modem/Router has grunt where it really counts.
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NetComm ADSL2+ Wireless Router (NB6Plus4W)
NetComm's NB6Plus4W offers good short range performance and management tools for a very reasonable price.
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DrayTek Vigor2820n ADSL2+ Router
DrayTek's Vigor2820n offers a vast array of features, but you'll pay for them. Make sure you need everything it offers first!
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Netgear RangeMax Next Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DG834N
The Netgear DG834N is a flexible and consistently performing draft-N modem with some excellent security features -- but you may baulk at the price.
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Linksys WAG325N
Linksys' integrated ADSL2+ modem and Draft-N wireless router gets a lot of things right - including excellent signal propagation - but still doesn't live up to the Draft-N speed hype.
Features
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Around the world in.... WiMax
WiMax, the controversial long range wireless broadband technology, is set to spread across rural Australia from next year -- but despite the outgoing Howard government's ambitious project, both fixed and mobile variants of the technology are already being deployed around the world.
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ADSL2+: Turbo-charged broadband, at last
Forget about the usual New Year's resolutions; this year, soon-to-be-widespread ADSL2+ availability will give you far better things to do with your time. David Braue catches up with the market.
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Wireless: the next lap
Wireless technologies are rapidly evolving to provide faster transmission speeds and greater bandwidth, with a glut of new standards already announced over the course of the past year.
News
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Adam plucks first SA WiMax apple
South Australian internet service provider, Adam Internet, has turned on its first WiMax tower, an effort its chieftain Scott Hicks described as a "minor miracle".
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Seven to build $50m Perth WiMax network
Vivid Wireless, Seven's subsidiary and Australia's newest ISP, claims the network will deliver speeds up to 10 times faster than available 3G networks.
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Netspace turns on Tasmanian ADSL2+
Melbourne-based internet service provider Netspace has switched on ADSL2+ broadband services in Tasmania, making it one of the first to do so in anticipation of the launch of the Basslink fibre-optic cable across the channel.
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HTC announces first WiMAX handset
HTC look set to release its first WiMAX capable smartphone, known as the HTC Max 4G.
DIYs and How-to
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The future of wireless
The future of wireless
Downloads
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Wireless Wizard
Enhances usage and reliability of WiFi, WiMAX, or cellular data network.
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UnBlocka Turbo
Enhance your Internet connection for faster downloads.
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.
Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
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Nokia Navigation
The introduction of GPS adds a new dimension of 'social navigation'.
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