| [DSL] TP-Link TD-8616 Modem on 16/1 I have had the TD-8616 for a year with a Linksys wireless router and it seems to work with no problems on 6/0.8 but when I upgraded to 16/1 the tech who came to install the filter/splitter said they had received complaints about the TD-8616 on the higher speeds. He recommended replacing it with a Thomson product, or if I wanted an All-in-one (router with built in DSL modem) he recommended Netgear. No particular model within those brands, any would do he said. I asked if there are any modems or All-in-one's that do both ADSL2+ and VDSL2 (in case I later move to the 25/7 service, and if by then we can use our own VDSL2 modem instead of the $8 monthly rental) and he said Sagemcom have some.
Couldn't find any Sagemcom products at Canada Computers or Tiger Direct, and Canada Computers in Burlington were out of Thomson. I didn't want to get an All-in-one so I purchsed a D-Link DSL-520B for $39.95 from Canada Computers in Burlington. The modem and router are downstairs, the desktop computer is upstairs so I had to rig up a 50 foot telephone extension cord so I could initially set up the DSL-520B modem upstairs. I am in an older area of Oakville (Fourth Line / Rebecca), was old wiring and no DSL until a couple of years ago when Bell upgraded the area. Now we are eligible for up to 25/7 and Fibe TV. The first image is the stats for the DSL-520B (at the end of a 50 foot cord).
For interest I then unplugged the DSL-520B and replaced it with the TD-8616 and the second image is the stats for that.
The TD-8616 works and speedtest.net said 16.75 down, 0.61 up (compared to 16.87 down, 0.70 up on the DSL-520B) so the main difference is in the increase in up speed, which is due to the higher sync rate (824 instead of 728). However the SNR Margin is higher (much better) on the DSL-520B
If using a router the downside is you will need to reconfigure it to use the DSL-520B as it takes care of logging on to teksavvy. Change the router's Internet Connection Type from PPPoE to Automatic Configuration – DHCP, and change the router's IP address to 192.168.0.1, I ended up with
Connection type (WAN): DHCP
IP address (LAN): 192.168.0.1
IP address (WAN): 192.168.1.2
Computer IP address: 192.168.0.142
I can now access the router set up pages at »192.168.1.2 and the modem set up pages at »192.168.1.1 |
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| Nice work. Looks like a good upgrade to me. Upstream speed is worth its weight in gold. |
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 Mike2009
join:2009-01-13
Ottawa, ON
kudos:3 | reply to ChrisOakv
Similar discussion here: »[DSL] 19 meg Profile with TP-Link 8840T |
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Dlink gets a bad rap but it kicks the 8616's butt when it comes to 16/1 service. |
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DavesnothereNo-BHELL-ity DOES have its Advantages
join:2009-06-15
START&Cogeco
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said by ChrisOakv :I have had the TD-8616 for a year with a Linksys wireless router and it seems to work with no problems on 6/0.8 but....
Good to know.
I have the exact same modem and a Linksys WRT54GL router, though am currently on Cable with a Cisco DPC3000 (I think) modem.
But if I go back to DSL sometime, I will have a decent starting point.
BTW, on 5M/800K DSL, I WAS getting 800K Upstream constantly, until my line from the pole wore thru on the peak of an adjacent barn roof.  |
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| The TD-8616 isn't so great on ADSL1 either. I'm out in BC on a Telus ADSL1 DSLAM (Newbridge 7350, apparently) - while a SpeedTouch516v6 and Telus Siemens Gigaset SE567 both get 640kbit upstream sync, my TD-8616 only gets 448 or 512kbit up.
Before migrating to Teksavvy I had a Telus DLink DSL-604+; it also synced around or under 448kbit up. |
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Mike2009
join:2009-01-13
Ottawa, ON
kudos:3 Reviews:
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| These are my current stats using the 8840T. While they're not as good as the broadcom stats they are acceptable. I'll keep this setup running for a few days and see it there really are any issues.
Downstream Upstream
SNR Margin: 8.2 7.5 db
Line Attenuation: 6.9 6.8 db
Data Rate: 19455 1085 kbps
Max Rate: 23712 1136 kbps
POWER: 14.0 11.3 dbm
CRC: 1 0 |
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Mike2009
join:2009-01-13
Ottawa, ON
kudos:3 Reviews:
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| These are the current stats on the Zoom X3 which is Braodcom based. |
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Here are the stats of my 8816 with my new 16/1 service.
The download speed varies from about 1900-2200KB/s on speedtest.net and the upload stays around 114-115KB/s
I'm also hitting around 1.9-2.0MB/s with usenet downloads.
I'm looking around for a different modem to try and see if I can improve on my line stats. |
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Mike2009
join:2009-01-13
Ottawa, ON
kudos:3 | Any Broadcom based modem will be better on these higher profiles. |
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| I just got the 16/1 service and I have the 8616 also, will a Broadcom modem improve my service |
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| Forgot to add that I'm only getting 13.8 down and .61 up on speedtests. |
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said by ChrisOakv :.... I asked if there are any modems or All-in-one's that do both ADSL2+ and VDSL2 (in case I later move to the 25/7 service, and if by then we can use our own VDSL2 modem instead of the $8 monthly rental) and he said Sagemcom have some.
Couldn't find any Sagemcom products at Canada Computers or Tiger Direct, and Canada Computers in Burlington were out of Thomson. I contacted Sagemcom and they said their ADSL modems aren't available at the retail level, they're sold directly to ISP's only. Too bad, they even have a model that supports DOCIS 3.0/ADSL2+/VDSL2. |
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Mike2009
join:2009-01-13
Ottawa, ON
kudos:3 | reply to pellotto
said by pellotto :I just got the 16/1 service and I have the 8616 also, will a Broadcom modem improve my service
It should improve the downstream noise margin. |
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