True Offering New Router

[marquess]

Got a call from True offering to change my existing router, but I am not sure that I want to accept the offer as there seems to be no discernible new benefits in having a new router. In fact I think that the new router might allow them to rationalise the download and upload speeds more easily. Currently I am paying for 18mbs and frequently get 36-40. Am I being paranoid? Can anyone tell me what the benefit will be for having the latest True router?

[Pib]

What's the model number of the new router? What's the model number of your old router? Best to ask True the questions.

"If" you are on a True cable/DOCSIS plan it's common to briefly get around twice the advertised download speed of your plan due to "bursting" in DOCSIS...this bursting usually last longer than the period of a speed test.

I'm on the True 15Mb/1.5Mb DOCSIS plan and it will burst up to around 40Mb and then settle down to a f22-28Mb final speed test result. I say 22 "to" 28Mb because I use to get 28Mb speed test results (or a little higher) but know I only around 22Mb. But I can't bitch because it's still far above the 15Mb I'm paying for.