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Draytek 2820 Series Discontinued

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

The Draytek 2820 series is now end of life and the last of the stock should be pretty much gone by the time this goes live.

Replacement is the 2830 series which has a few enhancements including gigabit WAN and LAN ports and models with selectable dual band wireless.

There are 5 models all up in the 2830 series (Click the model names for more detailed info):

Vigor2830 (non-wireless)
Vigor2830nS (single band 2.4GHz wireless)
Vigor2830n+ (selectable dual band 2.4 or 5GHz wireless)
Vigor2830VnS (single band wireless with VoIP)
Vigor2830Vn+ (selectable dual band wireless with VoIP)

Note: The single band wireless 2830nS and 2830VnS are often missing the “S” on the end on other websites including Draytek Australia. I felt it was important to include the “S” because the first 2830 series release did not include the single band versions and the dual band models were just known as the 2830n & 2830Vn without the “+” on the end. Later when the single band models came out they added the “+” for the dual band models while the new single band versions took over the old names. I felt this was a bad idea and would lead people to buying the 2830n & 2830Vn models assuming they were dual band when that was no longer the case.

Don’t forget, all models have combos and upgrades available too including rack mount brackets, Vigor120 modem combo, antenna upgrades and subscription offers. To find these just type the router model No into the search box at shop.ozcableguy.com. (Tick the “Hide ISPs” box if you don’t want to see the ISP offers).

To check out all current Draytek models see my review page at http://www.ozcableguy.com/brandlist.asp?Brand=Draytek or search “Draytek” at the shop website at http://shop.ozcableguy.com/search.asp?Brand=Draytek&Words=&isp=false or select the Draytek category at http://shop.ozcableguy.com/brand.asp?isp=false&Brand=Draytek

Also discontinued (or just about to be) are the 2930 & 3300 series and all of the VigorPro products. The 3200 series are the best option for people seeking routers at that level at the moment but there should be a new model called the 3900 out early 2013 featuring 4 x gigabit WAN, IPv6, 500 x VPNs and 200 x  SSL VPNs.

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Not Enough Bandwidth for your VPN Tunnel?

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

A DrayTek multi-WAN router with VPN load balance may be the answer.

Click here for more info at DrayTek Australia’s blog
Click here to check out the DrayTek range.
Click here for DrayTek’s model comparison table.

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95Mbps download on a FritzBox

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Raaj Menon, CEO of PCRange who import the Fritz and Billion amongst other products, recently got hooked up to the NBN and achieved an amazing 95Mbps downstream and 35Mbps Upstream using a Fritz AVM7390.

See the Channel 7 Adelaide news report here.
See Raaj’s personal blog about his experience here.

Click here to check out both of the Fritz routers.

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Fritz!Box

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Billion & Aximcom importer PCRange is about to launch a new product onto the market called the Fritz!Box. There’s 2 models so far which incorporate a bunch of features including an ADSL modem, optional ethernet WAN port, 3G support, 11n wireless, VoIP and a built-in DECT (cordless phone) base station similar to Iinet’s Bob.

The 7270 model has an RRP of $369.00 while the more upmarket 7390 model has an RRP of $469.00, although real market prices are likely to be substantially cheaper.

At this stage the telephone handsets are an extra with an RRP of $129.00 each but there may possibly be some bundle deals by the time they hit the market around February March 2011.

Here’s a comparison of the 2 models’ features with Bob:

Feature Fritz!Box 7270 Fritz!Box 7390 Belkin Bob
Warranty 5 Years 5 Years 2 Years
Dect handsets supported 6 6 5
VOIP Accounts Supported 20 20 2 (1 provider)
USB Ports 1 2 (Both support full use) 2 (1 for charging only)
LAN Ports 4 4 4
FXS Ports 2 2 1
Dual Stack IPv6 Yes Yes No
VDSL (100Mbs) No Yes (no longer officially supported) No
Built-in NAS Yes Yes No
Graphical display of connection data Yes Yes No
Router Firmware directly Upgradeable Yes Yes No
Handset Firmware Directly Upgradeable Yes Yes No
Graphical Display of power/temp/available RAM Yes Yes No
Dual band Wireless N (2.4GHz/5GHz) Sort of*
(See note below)		 Yes No
Graphical display of WLAN information, including any interference. Yes Yes No
iPhone/Android Apps – allows phones to act as additional handsets via WLAN – up to 10 supported. Yes Yes No
Codecs Supported G729, G722, G726, G711a, G711u G729, G722, G726, G711a, G711u G711a, G711u
VDSL (100Mbs) No Yes No
Multiple Phone books Yes Yes No
Multiple Answering Machines Yes Yes No
Messages emailed as wave attachment Yes Yes No
Fax Reception with Fax to Email Yes Yes No
Push Service – Activity reports emailed Yes Yes No
3G Support Yes Yes Future upgrade
VPN Yes Yes Yes
Call Through Yes Yes No
Internet Radio played on Handsets Yes Yes No
Emails displayed on Handsets Yes Yes No
RSS Feeds displayed on Handsets Yes Yes No
Podcasts displayed on Handsets Yes Yes No
Night Service Yes Yes No
Do Not Disturb Yes Yes No
IE Add-on Yes Yes No
Info Display – Configurable Yes Yes No
HD Audio Yes Yes No
Graphic Equalizer Yes Yes No
Photo’s can be assigned to address book & Fritz handsets Yes Yes No
Calls dial directly from phonebook on both router & handsets Yes Yes No
Contextual Contents page Yes Yes No
Direct access to user Guide & help files Yes Yes No
DECT Monitor – graphically displays DECT information Yes Yes No
Vanity – Simplified phone book search Yes Yes No
Stick & Surf – wireless security settings auto configured with USB Wireless dongle. Yes Yes No

Please give me a buzz at sales@ozcableguy.com if you’re keen on getting your hands on one of these so I can get an idea of how many I might need to order in.

Now online and taking backorders here.

* Note: Thanks to AustCC for letting me know the 7270 does not have true dual band wifi, only switchable. More info at http://whrl.pl/RczAWF

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UTM Firewall Comparison

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

D-Link have produced a chart comparing their UTM firewalls with products from other vendors. Check it out here.

To compare prices and other UTM products check out our Security Appliances category at the online shop. For other great products such as the higher end Drayteks and Billion’s BiGuard series see the Find-A-Router tool.

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New Netgear parts & accessories website.

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Netgear have a new website up with replacement power supplies, rack kits, disk trays and even screws available to order online at http://accessories.buynetgear.com.au/do/index. (Also linked from the Aussie support section on the Netgear website).

Handy to keep in mind if you ever blow a power pack or need a replacement part for your Netgear product.

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Deciphering Netgear ReadyNAS product codes

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

A quick guide to the Netgear ReadyNAS product codes.

Click here to see the whole ReadyNAS series at the OzCableguy online shop with prices, availability and links to product specifications.

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Netgear Live Parental Controls

Monday, August 10th, 2009

A quick Youtube movie demonstrating the ease of using Netgear’s Parental Control system. 

For more information or to download click here.

To check out the range of Netgear Routers and compare features and prices, select “Netgear” in the first section of my “Find products according to features” facility on the find-a-router page, go through and select any other features you’d like and then click the “Go” button.

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Draytek 2710 Series Sneak Preview

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Draytek Australia have produced the following sneak previews of the new 2710 series due out in the next month or so.

Click here for case design and physical features.
Click here for some of the configuration menus and software features.

Models will be:

Vigor2710 non-wireless ADSL modem/router. RRP $219.95
Vigor2710n 802.11n wireless ADSL modem/router. RRP $329.95
To be announced yet is the 2710Vn incorporating 802.11n wireless and VoIP hardware.

The 2710n will also be available with 5 & 7 dbi antenna upgrades as well as a combo with an N61 802.11n USB adapter.

Once officially released, this link will show prices and availability at OzTechnologies. (If still not released you’ll just see a message saying “Sorry, we found no text in our product details to match your search”)

Also to be released shortly are non-ADSL modem versions (ie to suit Cable or an external bridged ADSL modem) are the 2110 series.

Vigor2110 non-wireless router. RRP $229.95
Vigor2110n 802.11n wireless router. RRP $319.95
I’d also expect a 2110Vn model with VoIP and 802.11n wireless but there’s no word about that one at this stage.

The wireless models will also be available with the same antenna upgrades and N61 combos as the 2710 series.
 This link will show prices and availability at OzTechnologies as soon as they’re available.

Update: If all goes to plan the ETAs should be as follows -

2110 & 2710 - late January
2110n & 2710n – early Feb
2110Vn & 2710Vn – (hopefully) late Feb

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Billion 7402NX receives PC User magazine’s best buy award.

Friday, September 12th, 2008
Great to see the 7402NX win the Best Buy awards amongst 12 routers in October issue of PC User Mag. Well done Billion!

Click here to check out my 7402NX review.

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