ISP blows the whistle on router chip 'fault'

[LSainsbury]

OK - I know it's El'Reg, but:

One of the UK's best-respected broadband providers has raised concerns about the reliability of the world's most popular ADSL chip.


Zen Internet has uncovered a potential problem with the Texas Instruments AR7. The chip is at the heart of about a third of routers in use worldwide today - including Linksys and Netgear kit.

Zen has told its customers not to buy models that contain the chip because they provide an unstable connection.


Phil Long, a technical support manager at the firm, said: "The evidence is saying there's something about these chips that causes intermittancy."

Source: El Reg

[Chrysalis]

Zen must be real confident in its claim as they run the risk of been sued for this comment.

[Stuart C]

I find it odd that BT won't discuss details of it's testing with other ISPs..

Oh, wait. I don't, really. BT have never gone out of their way to co-operate with other ISPs, which is where ADSL provision in this country falls down.

[greencreeper]

Bit pricey are Zen, aren't they. Crikey.

Going to have to be a bit more specific than "something" when claiming a chip is faulty.