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Zoom ADSL X6 5590 Wireless Modem Router Review

Author Dave Mitchell
Published 28th Apr 2009
Manufacturer Zoom
Price £34.77 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £39.99 (Inc VAT)
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Features Score 7 for Features
Performance Score 6 for Performance
Value Score 7 for Value
Overall Score 7 for Overall
Zoom ADSL X6 5590 Wireless Modem Router
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The Install Assistant sorts out initial configuration and allows you to set up port based QoS



Zoom's Auto-Detect feature had no problems identifying our BT broadband connection



Plenty of wireless security is on tap and the Mixed_Long setting is provided for legacy wireless
equipment



The advanced firewall settings allow different security policies to be applied to LAN, WAN and DMZ connections



The QoS functions are accessible from the web interface and could prove useful for VoIP and gaming applications

 

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comment john88john88 said on 28th April 2009

I bought this for the girlfriend's house, but gave up trying to use it in the end.

The whole network seemed to disappear periodically for around a couple of min... more

comment Tony said on 9th July 2009

Hi John,
If you experiance drop outs then firmware upgrades may be available via Zoom's website: http://www.zoom.com/techsupport/drivers_firmware_manuals.html

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