What is a bonded modem download#

On an unrelated note, to increase Sonic/other DSL providersВ reliability/performanceВ within your building: Potential options for bonded VDSL2 (not tested yet) include the Pace 5168NV already mentioned, theВ Zphone 6728-W1, the Actiontec V2000H/Q2000, the SGA432, etc. (IвЂ™ll still keep two lines myself when this happens). (pretty soon) If youвЂ™re around 4000 feet from the CO, it will mean you get bonded like speeds or moreВ with a single line. Then either do your own bonding (wonвЂ™t be quite as good as the ISP solution) using a wide variety of availableВ network devices or manually split your traffic (customers vs in-house, etc.). It is easy to find those single ADSL2+ modems on Amazon/etc. (they sync up but you donвЂ™t ever get an IP assigned) * You may experiment with non-bonded modems like the aforementioned TP-LINK TD-8817, however based on my limited testing it seems like they donвЂ™t work with either line 1 or line 2.

What is a bonded modem download#

* buy aВ 6228-I2-200 modem (zphone/clear/paradyne/etc) - yes if you navigate to zphone and download the latest public CPE firmware you can get it working after tweaking with all the proper bonding settings - this GUI looks almost identical to the ZyXEL - so use MER and make sure failover and other bonded settings are checked - still an old modem so I wouldnвЂ™t particularly recommend * buy a motorola/arris nvg289 modem - unknown if you can get this working as fairly locked down

If youвЂ™re a geek and want to try unconventional options: (use VPI/VCI 0/35, bridged, automatic IP/MER).

When it asks for the ISP firmware, load the following file: * Perform a factory reset (hit the reset button with a paperclip edge for over 10 seconds). * Navigate to the URL (hidden URL) and load the following file: (the ISPВ spiral does this for certain pace patches at )

* Buy a Pace (formally 2wire) 5168NV modem. My favorite option (the one I use, and these models are VDSL2 bonded as well).Therefore after much research, I determined a few good non-ZyXEL options / general solutions to try since Sonic stopped selling modems: But I consider myself a tech geek, and $13/month for a rental ($156 a year) is a bit much considering fusion already costs about $120/month after taxes in San Francisco. (at least with ADSL2+ bonding, VDSL2 is easier to find) Sonic is a great company, and I do recommend renting a modem from them if you arenвЂ™t a self-sufficient tech geek since they often go bad, need to be upgraded with better DSL tech, etc. So I thought - great all I do is call up Sonic and buy a new modem. forum users will report, these and other bonded ADSL modems can exhibit reliability problems (either from the get-go, or over time as they start to die). Unfortunately as many dslreports/Sonic/etc. In 2012 I got SonicвЂ™s fusion service (2 phone lines, and bonded ADSL2+) using the ZyXELВ P663HN-51 modem that I bought from Sonic as part of the install.

I also include some valuable general DSL troubleshooting information for all DSL installations. For those that have two lines though (for double the upload/download speeds), the options are limited, and I will go over some of those options. For those that have a single DSL line with Sonic or others, finding a DSL modem is trivial (go to Amazon and get aВ TP-LINK TD-8817 for $25!). I put this article up for those like me that have what is called bonded DSL service with a provider like Sonic, and want to own their own modem.