"ian" <ian@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:sBGECNFhbuNGFwPI@nospam.net[color=blue]
> In message
> <1177970450.038099.296420@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
> Panda <naimtaha@gmail.com> writes[color=green]
> >
> > I suggest ZyXEL P-2602RL-D Series ADSL 2+ VoIP IAD with
> > QoS and VoIP support.
> >[/color]
>
> Many thanks Panda. At first sight, this looked to be
> exactly what I was looking for.
>
> That is, until I read the User Manual. In Chapter 22
> (Tools) there is a note saying: "Do not interrupt the
> file transfer process as this may PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR
> ZyXEL Device."
> What kind of klutsy engineering is this? In real life
> there are a dozen reasons why a file transfer might fail,
> and you finish up with a useless lump of silicon. No
> thank you![/color]

In that case you'll never upgrade any firmware. In real life, a problem
rarely happens; when it does, it's nearly always due to power failure. If
you ensure power can't fail (use a UPS) then it's unlikely you'll have
problems.


Ivor