Netgear RM356

Long long ago in a galaxy far far away there was a 56k Modem router. A Netgear RM356 56k Modem Router. In fact, it is a great story that I am about to share with you, despite it being rather obsolete. However, thanks to Dooyoo, there may be others out there looking at buying one second hand and may want some inside information on the pitfalls and benefits on this lifesaving device. Firstly, what is it? Well its a 56K modem as most of you have in your Computers at home. However, this one is different. It has a router built into it so it can be used as an interaction between various computers on a network and dial in users in remote locations. ...  Read the complete review

And it's super! This unit comes in at not-so-hefty price tag of apprx. £140 and is well worth a look-see. The unit itsef is basically a V90 modem under the hood coupled with a network hub. The modem itself performs as admirably as any other mid-range 56K modem. It connects, handshakes and stays connected for how-ever long needed. It manages quite well with poor quality lines but can sometimes suffer if the initial quality of a connection is too low, it rarely recovers speed and needs to be reset either by software or physically. The Hub part of the system is a basic 10MB hub and will do just dandy for most of your needs. It's great for ...  Read the complete review