Remember that no matter what speed broadband you have, you only have 256k back up to the internet and this 256k has to carry everything you send - Emails, uploads of your web site, file uploads - plus your outgoing voice (Voip) traffic. Traffic levels from local users to the Internet vary; if someone else is uploading, that will affect your upload speed. Mostly that's ok - you just wait a little longer or you may not notice.
With VoIP, things are different, if outgoing voice traffic is delayed it sounds jerky and intermittent. The Vigor2500V includes automatic QoS (Quality of Service) assurance that reserves part of your Internet bandwidth for voice calls, which means that regardless of what other people are doing on your network, you will always have the necessary bandwidth reserved for Voice. (The reserved bandwidth is returned for regular use if there are no voice calls active.)
Email CheckingAnother unique feature is that the unit can be set to flash an Led if emails are waiting to be picked up - even when your computer is off! If your ISP uses the POP3 protocol for their mail server, then you can set your router to periodically check for email, and the LED will light if there is email waiting for you. This means that you can see if there is email waiting without having to turn on or log into your PC. Price: £99.00 (Excluding: VAT at 17.5%)
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