hi, im planing on grabbing some adsl2+ modem.. based on the review i read adsl2+ is backward compatible with adsl also with adsl2.. just need some comments from PLDT and Globe subscriber sa mga istoryan that uses ADSL2 or ADSL+.. does it gives you the full bandwith of the plan you currently have? since according to some reviews i read. gwapo kuno ni since it will give you a stable bandwith connection ulike the ordinary ADSL modem provided by our Provider.. any comments will be greatly appreciated..

here are some reviews i found: ADSL2+ flying the flag for faster ADSL
http://www.adslguide.org.uk/newsarchive.asp?item=1760

BBC News Online has run a news item highlighting some of the details for the ADSL2+ standard. ADSL2+ was ratified by the International Telecommunications Union in January 2003 and should be compatible with ADSL in the local loop, and even some ADSL modems currently on the market are compatible with it.

ADSL2+ should bring much faster connection speeds to the market, by allowing 20Mbps out to around 1.5km of cable length, and generally higher speeds even further out compared to standard ADSL. With the current extended reach trials BT is running that are testing 0.5Mbps ADSL between 7km and 10km, ADSL2+ offers the hope of even further reach. How far, is hard to tell, various articles talk of 200m to 500m further reach, but a key part of the ADSL2+ standard is the flexibility it offers to cope with difficult loops. For some further reading on the standard click here.

For those chasing ever high speeds, ADSL2+ is designed to be bonded, an example would be if you are too far for a 6Mbps service, you could run 2x3Mbps lines and bond them. The bonding with ADSL2+ bonding is actually transparent at the TCP/IP level, and therefore much easier to use than the bonding that some ISPs are deploying on ADSL in the UK currently.

Of course the staff of research labs around the world can develop ever faster broadband solutions, the big question is when will the big players deploy something like ADSL2+. There is no current public timetable that has been released by BT, and it is not clear whether ADSL2+ is part of BTs great 21st Century Network plan. Of course we may see a LLU player make use of this technology to wipe the floor with existing services.
here are some specs which im interested on purchasing:
Features
Features Five products in one:ADSL2+ Modem, MAXg Access Point, 4-Port Router, Firewall and USB Print Server
Integrated Print Server:Integrated print server turns a supported USB printer into a network printer which can be shared among all network users
MAXg Technology:
MAXimum Range – 50% greater than standard 802.11g
MAXimum Speed – 125 Mbps performance
MAXimum Security – Industry leading security protects your network from hackers and unauthorized access from the Internet and from wireless interlopers
MAXimum Simplicity – Simple 1-2-3 configuration will have you up and running in minutes and the Web-based diagnostics and connection monitoring software sets a new standard for convenience and ease of use

Advanced ADSL Technology:
Support for the latest ADSL standards including ADSL2 and ADSL2+, for advanced speeds
ATM QoS support for high quality Video over DSL (Bind ATM traffic to any Ethernet port)

Industry Compatibility:
Meets or exceeds key industry standards for performance and compatibility. Supports TR-48, UR-2, and other performance standards for DSLAM interoperability
Complete compatibility with standard 802.11b, 802.11g and accelerated wireless technologies