These routers are not worth the P+P let alone £40!
what ports are you trying to forward 
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just set a new record - half an hour to port forward 3 ports!
443 -> 22
80 -> 80
22 -> 22
and set up Dynamic DNS, woop
443 -> 22
80 -> 80
22 -> 22
and set up Dynamic DNS, woop
Got to agree the TG582n is pretty useless as a WiFi device, I'm getting a stronger signal from my neighbours BT router across the road and 2 rooms away than from the Technicolor 1.5 rooms away (current connection speed fluctuating between 19.5 and 26 Mbps on signal of -68 dBm) 
Basically I have to put the laptop on the desk near the TG582 to get a full speed connection. My previous two ADSL routers (both Netgear) gave much stronger reception, and the dual band 5GHz model meant I could also use a completely clear spectrum - not another WiFi device to be seen in my neighbourhood according to inSSIDer.
Don't get me started on the GUI interface - but we shouldn't have to resort to the busybox command line to get it working how we want.
PS: Other than the router I am really happy with the Plusnet service and support so far - Top notch, well done fellas (and presumably gals, though I have yet to come across one ::))
Basically I have to put the laptop on the desk near the TG582 to get a full speed connection. My previous two ADSL routers (both Netgear) gave much stronger reception, and the dual band 5GHz model meant I could also use a completely clear spectrum - not another WiFi device to be seen in my neighbourhood according to inSSIDer.Don't get me started on the GUI interface - but we shouldn't have to resort to the busybox command line to get it working how we want.
PS: Other than the router I am really happy with the Plusnet service and support so far - Top notch, well done fellas (and presumably gals, though I have yet to come across one ::))
The TG582 is junk, seriously anyone who knows anything about electronics just open it up and take a look, there is no aerial 
not even a loop of wire inside! How can the wireless possibly be any good with just a 3ish inch track on the pcb acting as an aerial 
I can't believe someone said this thing is "significantly better" than a DGN2200, seriously I nearly fell off my chair and my ribs are still hurting
There's probably bluetooth devices out there with better range than these things
New customers, do yourselves a favour, there's much better uses for that fiver p&p
not even a loop of wire inside! How can the wireless possibly be any good with just a 3ish inch track on the pcb acting as an aerial I can't believe someone said this thing is "significantly better" than a DGN2200, seriously I nearly fell off my chair and my ribs are still hurting
There's probably bluetooth devices out there with better range than these things
New customers, do yourselves a favour, there's much better uses for that fiver p&p
Quote from: Pagmalupitan How can the wireless possibly be any good with just a 3ish inch track on the pcb acting as an aerial
Dunno but it provides the same signal strength as my netgear dg834v3 from ground level to top floor in my 3 storey house. It isn't the fastest router I have but it is extremely stable on fault ridden bt infrastructure making it a welcome alternative to my faster but inclined to instability bipac billion 5200g. It also doesn't lock me out every couple of days like my thompson 585 does because I prefer to use my own personal settings rather than the factory standard ones.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess
As far as the OPs grievance over the 585 goes, after 2 or maybe 3 replacements, all of which crashed with alternative settings, I just gave up and refused to let plus.net send out any more
The routers supplied by plus.net are a basic minimum really. Good enough to allow customers to access the service out-of-the-box but not much more really. Neither do they need to be, in all honesty. And, still in all honesty, whatever make/model they provide, there will always be someone who isn't satisfied. If you think that there is a better option out there for you (whoever you are) then by all means go out there and buy it - just don't expect me to agree to a price hike on my service so that your ISP will provide it to you for the price of a postage stamp!!
Quote from: CliffTopp ... but it is extremely stable on fault ridden bt infrastructure making it a welcome alternative to my faster but inclined to instability bipac billion 5200g.
To be fair the modem side did seem rock solid
It's a shame there's no official (via the gui) way to enable a bridge/modem-only type mode. I did get it working in some sort of modem-only mode via telnet commands (there's a few brief instructions around the forum) in conjunction with an old cable router I have laying around. So that's an option open to people suffering poor wireless
Quote from: Anotherone ...I do feel I should point out that a printed track antenna is a perfectly valid way of transmitting signals at the microwave frequencies that wi-fi operates at. This isn't just any old length and width of track, it is carefully calculated for the frequency of operation.
That may well be true and unavoidable in certain devices (phones etc.) but it's a router! Why not just add an external aerial or two (or three) like other manufacturers???
Just cost cutting at it's worst
Maybe someone could try adding an external aerial(s), there are two SMD aerial connectors on the board (i don't know the type - the same as those found on latop wifi cards etc.) just waiting to have something plugged in to them
