Hi,
After much negotiation with Talktalk CS, I got a new Sagemcom wifi hub, though have found that it is less reliable than the D Link DSL-2680 it replaced.
The new router would not allow all devices on at first, stating the passwords were wrong - I logged into the router and changed the password and that allowed everything on after a few goes and a few resets of the thing.
Since then the internet has been incredibly unreliable and dropped out entirely (flashing orange light on the router) for two minutes every 15-30 minutes or so, which has made it impossible to do anything. I have done some searching around these forums and elsewhere and checked for firmware and so on, but the only thing that has fixed it is reverting back to the old D Link router.
Some other factors I'd found and weighed up
- devices putting too much strain on the router. I've dismissed this as I am only a moderate user and the exact same devices are connected to both. A new one surely has more capacity and usage is identical - light streaming at standard resolution, internet browsing, some gaming. Wifi is generally consistent on both and the cutting out relates to lights flashing on the router rather than the wifi connection dropping.
- Issues with the network. Unfortunatley I was unable to complete a line test with the new router without it cutting out. I did one with the old router and it generated a fault and reference number (REP-12289132), but the email that came through said that everything is operating as usual.
Any other ideas?
