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Old 11-09-2008, 19:06   #38
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Re: I have to pay for a wireless router that is free to new customers?

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Originally Posted by cook1984 View Post
No, the upgrade changes the firmware from the useless VM one to DD-WRT, which has a lot of useful features like access-point only mode, VPN, better security, even traffic shaping.

It won't make the connection faster as such but it will cope a lot better with VM's connection retarding/"management" or P2P apps with 1000s of open connections.
And of course you cannot call up Tech Support for help if you have altered any settings as the router will now be totally unsupported.
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