ADSL Modems

[jazzizgreat]

I am moving to Singapore shortly and wondering if my Netgear DG834G ADSL Modem Router will work in Singapore?

[durain]

probably. singapore has a larger penetration of cable broadband than ADSL. and with ADSL, you will need to subscript to a landline telephone whereas cable doesnt as it use VoIP.

[jazzizgreat]

Seems like I need to sell my modem before moving to Singapore, thank you for the advice.

[durain]

yeah, sell your netgear la. if your router is a draytek vigor 2820n, then bring it over.

[bigfilsing]

dont sell.
the DG 834 will work fine here ( if you subscribe to singtel )
I've used one for years
Only recently upgraded to a DG 834N

Easy to set up and use ...very reliable

good luck

[sundaymorningstaple]

Exactly the same scenario as bigfilsing here. Still have the old one as a backup if need be. I don't think the concentration of cable users is quite as high as is thought to be.....

[durain]

sms, are you with pacnet?

[jazzizgreat]

Helpful link, thanks.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Yup!

[bigfilsing]

One thing worth mentioning is that the Netgear Modem/routers have dyndns service "in" them so you can create and account ( free) and the modem updates the account ( every time your IP address changes) so despite most personal internet connections in Singapore being a dynmic IP set up you can always access your PC when traveling. Works a treat

Good luck

[jazzizgreat]

Starhub advertises connection speeds from 8-100 Mb/s (broadband) and just wondering what speeds Singtel would offer on ADSL?
These would be "connection" speeds within Singapore and wondering if these also apply to international connections?

[durain]

starhub 100mbps line is only on "partner sites". dont know what are the "partner sites", and definitely not 100mbps to all website worldwide. singtel ADSL is only upto 10mbps via the copper telephone wire. singtel is only using standard ADSL and not the faster ADSL2/2+ which can up the speed to 24mbps. i cant find any info on the contention ratio but i suspect both will be 50:1.

[sundaymorningstaple]

The upload and download speeds once off the Singabore Backbone, will be governed by the upload and download speeds of the receiving/sending servers outside of Singapore. This is the bottleneck. The local provider can only "guarantee", for what that's worth, that which is within "the last mile" and connected to the singabore backbone.

[MikeDirnt]

im still using an 8 year old dsl modem for my 1M singnet. still working great

[bigfilsing]

Also remember there are some good deals to be had at Singtel if you subscribe to a mobile plan, home land line and internet package at the same time.

I used to be a Singtel magix subscriber which gave me a fixed IP address and a better quality connection ( dedicated node instead of shared) but now have an 8mb plan thats just as good IMHO.

It depends a lot on what you want from your connection really. The upload speeds can be important if you're an online gamer ( these speeds are rarely published by ISP's).
You may want to go to one of many speed test sites to compare Singapore results if it's raw speed you're interested in
http://www.speedtest.net/

Heres my connection results for :-
Singapore

LONDON

NEW YORK



Good luck