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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Having this same dilemma ourselves actually, according to inside sources there is a replacement TPLink one coming but not here yet….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Burt Mascareigne<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 23 June 2017 11:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> ausnog@lists.ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] ADSL Bridge Modems<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Guys, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know we’ve talked about this before, but I just found out the TD-8817 is gone. And TP-Link want us to buy their expensive range of stuff. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All I want is a cheap ADSL bridge modem. I could pick it up for like 30 bucks, and get my SOPHOS working in under 5. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now… I’m totally stuck. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Are there any cheap bridge modems? Do they exist anywhere? I know ZyXEL have a solid modem, but they have literally 0 Aust. Dist. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m physically repulsed by Netgear / Netcomm / DLink (though their enterprise switches are warming to me)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’d be keen to know what cheap solutions are out there, hesitant to buy a $100 ZyXEL from UK to “test”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Burt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Storm Network<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>