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sugarplumkitty

Advice on a DSL modem for my elderly mother

Aug 07, 2011 21:49

Hello, I'm my mother's tech support and while I know a lot about Windows and a decent amount about corporate networking, my knowledge for home dsl modems is limited ( Read more... )

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finickynarcane August 8 2011, 04:59:45 UTC

The d-link that I've been using for some time (a year or two or three) without every shutting it down seems to be doing just fine.

sugarplumkitty August 8 2011, 05:05:20 UTC

We've got a D-Link now and I have to reboot it every so often. We give a major workout, though. Eric is a download junkie, lol.

sugarplumkitty August 8 2011, 05:08:40 UTC

Heh, I forgot. Our modem is provided by Earthlink. I don't know what it is. But it needs rebooting every month or two. It's our wireless router that is D-Link.

amusingmuse August 8 2011, 22:57:21 UTC

my husband says likes the 2Wire and Motorola. He says there's one model of the 2Wire which doesn't have overheating issues, but unfortunately doesn't know which model. (Unfortunately we did this whole research just over a month ago when we switched to AT&T.)

And I'm sorry to hear about your mom. :(

sugarplumkitty August 9 2011, 14:31:28 UTC

Thanks. Wish I knew which model didn't overheat! I guess I could start by finding out which model my mom has and work through the available options from there.

Mom is in the early stages of stage 4 lung cancer. She's doing ok so far. I'm staying in the present as much as possible.