netgear or us robotics?

[lodore]

hello,
i am looking for a new router to replace my bt homehub.
i am near the end of my search.
I have bt broadband (adsl) 8mb
us robotics
netgear
the netgear modem/router is £73
the us robotics modem/router comes with a usb dongle and is £62
which would be better my internet stated above?
i just need a router/modem that is fast connection speed and doesnt drop connection.
i would update to the lastest firmware on eiether on them once purchased.
when looking at reviews its normaly 50/50 bad and good reviews.
so i wanted to know in your enperiences is better out of the two and why
thanks in advance
lodore

[young_one]

From personal experience USRobotics SOHO gear is of higher quality than the Netgear SOHO range.

That said I have used neither of the above specifically so....

[Workaholic]

Personally I would go for the netgear but from other user's experiences go for the DG834G (NOT GT) as that one has been known to crash!

I can personally vouch for the reliablilty of the DG834G as that's what I'm using.

The Netgear DG834G with matching USB adapter is £46.68 at ebuyer after using google checkout too (works out cheaper!!!)

[lodore]

hello,
thanks for the responses so far.
i have now decided to look at the zyxel routers.
as follows:
ZyXEL Prestige 662HW-D1
ZyXEL Prestige 662HW-T1
what is the advantage of buying the D1 over the T1?
i can get the T1 with a dongle basically anywhere for around £38
but it costs £70 for the D1 model.
i dont want to pay the extra for the D1 when there is no point.
i know the D1 has a nicer interface and also displays how much of its cpu and memory is being used.
lodore