Linksys RT31P2 vs Motorola VT1000

Posts: 13 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 13

Does anyone know which is better?
I currently have the Linksys RT31P2 hooked up but sometimes my caller states that I sound far away. I was wondering if the Motorola VT1000 would be any better. This problem doesn't always occur just sometimes.
I read in a report that the best VOIP providers were Voicepulse and Vonage and the hookup they mentioned (w/Vonage) was with a Motorola VT1000. Just wondering if I should have bought the VT1000 instead of the LinksysRT31P2.
Thanks for all the future replies.

Posts: 3198 · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject:

I'm going to avoid the philosophical aspect of your question since I've never used the motorola and just go with reality. The only place I have ever seen the motorola (and am 99.9% sure this is the only place that has it at all anymore) is radio shack. the device is $80 with an $80 rebate for new vonage customers. so besides the endless debate on which device is better, is it worth it for you to spend $80 because sometimes you sound far away? and fwiw, it would be hard to prove that it's the linksys causing this issue.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F004%5F004%5F004%5F000&product%5Fid=43%2D3606

Posts: 15 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 15

I have absolutely no problems with my LinkSys RT31P2. Prior, I was using the Motorola. It was inconvenient in that I had to decide if it should go in front of or behind my firewall, I couldn't always access the web interface, etc. It seemed like it would be great for someone only running one computer at home, but I have a bunch of machines networked and the RT31P2 really hooked me up.

I have:
RT31P2
BEFSR81 8-port router
WAP54G Wireless Access Point

Everything worked soooooo much better after I traded my old junker Toshiba modem in for a new one. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND investigating your modem upgrade options before you start dissing your other networking gear.

Good luck!

Posts: 35 · Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:28 am Post subject:

I have had the Motorola and got rid of it as fast as I could! Piece of junk!
Very buggy too! Definately go for the LInksys. If you want more detail I could write a book!

Posts: 115 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 115

snoopspecial wrote:

I have had the Motorola and got rid of it as fast as I could! Piece of junk!
Very buggy too! Definately go for the LInksys. If you want more detail I could write a book!

So, what issues were you having. Mine seems to work ok for the past four months.

Posts: 7 · New Forum Member Joined: Dec 15, 2004 Posts: 7

I'm very happy with my Motorolla too, which is actually a replacement for a Linksys that had "white noise" on the line. This appears to be a common problem with the Linksys

Posts: 115 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 115

winger wrote:

snoopspecial wrote:

I have had the Motorola and got rid of it as fast as I could! Piece of junk!
Very buggy too! Definately go for the LInksys. If you want more detail I could write a book!

So, what issues were you having. Mine seems to work ok for the past four months.

just wanted to voice something that may be obvious (guess i am in a venting mood today) - what makes boards like this bs is ppl who makes statements but 1) do not support it in their post but worst than that 2) do not support their post when an intersted party(s) ask for specifics or clarification. I wish these types of posters would just sit in their closets and play w/ their nintendos or something else pleasurable. These ppl take the wind out of the good these boards provide, literally.

Posts: 79 · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject:

In general, the Linksys RT is a better device than the Motorola VT (known as the MTA), although as with just about every other MAN-MADE piece of equipment, there will b defective & not as well built INDIVIDUAL units that make it out in the marketplace. Most of u guys (probably ALL of u guys) that were experiencing that intermittent Caller ID problem r using the MTA. The new firmware corrects this issue (has been pushed to most MTA's by now).