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Old Router

Old Router

This is our old Router. We’ve had it since 2004. Maybe 2005. Let’s say 2005. It has served us well since then. I’ve enjoyed its service. Edmund and I have several wireless devices that use it (phones, Kindle Fire, laptops) and we’ve not noticed any real issues until this week. When our wonderful router shit the bed.

It was failing since last weekend. In my mind I was blaming FairPoint. Even though the only issue we’ve had with them was when the hornets had a nest in our phone pole. And they got rid of the hornets nest quickly and without complaint. This time, we’d go to a webpage and get a message that the site was not available and that the DNS was not found. The problem even happened even with this webpage. Which was troubling. And annoying. While I continued to curse FairPoint, in my mind, the router limped along, like a trouper. Last night I got the stupid not-available-no-DNS error one time too many. I called FairPoint. Which was illuminating. I bypassed the modem and went straight to the computer. It worked! Confirmation that the router was gone by. Passed on. No more. Taking a dirt nap.

Westell Model 2200 modem

Westell Model 2200 modem

Wait. I said the call to FairPoint was illuminating, didn’t I? It was indeed. Edmund and I moved to Maine in 2005. We got set up right away with Verizon (now FairPoint) and this beauty, a Westell Model 2200 modem. Fabulous, isn’t it. Look at its grey goodness. Come to find out, FairPoint no longer uses these modems. (We’ve had it for over 7.5 years!) Because of this, we will be getting a shiny new modem in a few days. For the free. That’s exciting, isn’t it!

Shiny New ROUTER

Shiny New ROUTER

Today we bought a NEW ROUTER (box pictured to the left). Shiny! Note that our previous router was 54 Mbps. This router is 300Mbps! That’s like, A LOT FASTER! Plus it was very easy to set up.

Good times.

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