Will upgrading my DSL modem improve my broadband experience?

Post date: 2020-07-08 18:59:44

I have a place with lousy ADSL broadband provided by Ziply (used to be Frontier). It's slow (the best speed test I've had is 6Mbps), it drops out frequently requiring a modem restart. Nearby neighbors report the same issues. Would an upgraded ADSL modem help?

The current modem is a six-year old Westell 7500 that was provided by Frontier. Someone on a community Facebook page recommended the Motorola AC1600 ($129).

Would a new DSL modem help out at all? I'm not expecting a higher speed connection; Frontier didn't build the infrastructure for enough bandwidth for the broadband in this rural community (Glacier, WA), but I'm hoping it would be able to maintain a more consistent connection.

(There's no other ISP choice. Maybe in the future StarLink satellite internet will be a good option).

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