Actiontec GEU003AD3A-01 Review

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Category: Personal Computers
Brand: Actiontec
Model: GEU003AD3A-01
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Actiontec GEU003AD3A-01 Customer reviews

Actiontec GEU003AD3A-01 Review by J. Moulton (Rocky Mountains, USA)

If this modem WOULD work with my ISP it would be easy to set up. I use both Windows and Mac and tried to set it up on the Mac first (manual), Then I ran the install software on Windows which provides three methods.

1) Automatic: The software tries to discover the details of your DSL connection and program the router. Needless to say this failed.
2) By ISP: The software provides a list of ISPs (Verizon, Century etc.). I tried every one and it was unable to connect to the internet. I might point out here that it did get a DSL connection when I first turned it on which meant that the phone line and so on were ok.
3) Manual: I set up the DSL parameters according to my old modem and it would not connect. I finally used a static IP address (my last known good one) which my ISP doesn't want you to do, and was able to get the internet light to turn on for the first time. However, I could not access any web pages because the DNS servers were blank, and there was no way to enter them manually. I would also like to say that that the number of options available is severely limited.

So, I sent it back to Amazon and they provided their usual no hassle postage free return - Amazon, a great place to do business with. In view of the fact that my ISP is different from all those the Actiontec provides for, I elected to get a BEC Technologies modem (at almost twice the cost) from my phone company. It has lots of bells and whistles the Actiontec didn't, and works flawlessly over 50% faster than my old modem.

Actiontec GEU003AD3A-01 Review by Desi Dude

I chose this modem after moving and thus switching from cable to dsl internet service. I basically went with this modem because of the price and Amazon's reviews.

I have it for less than a week now and its working fine. No issues yet. The set up wasn't very smooth though since ISP's (AT&T, in my case) default setings did not match the one of the modems. The automatic setting could not detect my provider and ATT was not in the list. I could have monkeyed around and figured out myself through the manual mode but after a couple of attempts I just called the tech support at Actiontec. The guy was very helpful and we figured it out within matter of minutes.

Actiontec GEU003AD3A-01 Review by Jeff Rego

I replaced the DSL modem I received from Speakeasy with this model. My original modem died every time I tried to use bittorrent, and eventually failed completely. This modem has been working continuously for the last month. One of my friends who was in a similar situation bought this same model, which has been working for him for about a year. I am running this modem bridged in front of a Linksys WRT54GL.

The product description does not go into depth about the modem itself, but I received the Actiontec model GT701, and the plastic casing was grey. I'm not sure if there is also a black one, but I don't spend too much time looking at my DSL modem anyway. One notable feature is the power switch on the back. If you do end up having to power cycle the modem, you don't have to unplug the power and then try to reach around trying to plug it back in behind your desk.

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