Zoom - 5590 ADSL X6 Modem Router - 4 x 10/100Base-TX LAN, 1 x ADSL WAN - IEEE 802.11b/g - 125Mbps

by Zoom Telephonics

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 6.7 x 1.3 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B001IZ5L1E
• Item model number: 5590-00-00FF
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

The Model 5590 provides an extensive range of networking and Internet access features in asurprisingly affordable product. Advanced security features protect sensitive data in the home oroffice. Setup and management are extraordinarily easy, and wireless connections are madewith superior range and speed. Both ADSL and ADSL 2/2+ protocols are supported andautomatically negotiated to ensure easy installation and a long useful life for the product.An Installation Wizard makes setup a snap, with an auto configuration option that will automaticallyconfigure the DSL settings used by your service provider. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)provides easy Local Area Networking configuration and operation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great, March 9, 2010

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TJ (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zoom - 5590 ADSL X6 Modem Router - 4 x 10/100Base-TX LAN, 1 x ADSL WAN - IEEE 802.11b/g - 125Mbps (Electronics)

I worked for a small ISP/Telephone Company and this is the modem we installed in every new DSL install we performed. We sold several speeds of DSL over the years from 1.0Mbps to 12Mbps. Once our service hit 3Mbps standard the older modems would die from overheating. These Zoom's never had any issues. Company wide in several thousand installs over three years I had to replace around 6 of these and most of the time the problem was determined to have been a lightening strike. Since leaving the company a couple of years ago, I have used my x6 as a wireless router since all we can get is cable broadband. I disabled the DHCP to allow my cable modem to handle that task and it has worked like a charm and saved me the $50 or so for a stand alone wireless router. Every few months our Wii won't connect and we have to reset the modem. This is most likely a Wii issue since the easiest way to get a new IP assigned to the Wii is to just reset the router. My only issue is now the wireless G technology is outdated by N, but I've never had any issues even with the Wii, a couple of laptops and a Wifi enabled cell phone connected. We even stream Netflix over this thing on a regular basis and never have any issues other than the occasional blip probably on the Netflix side. I'm not sure where all the negative comments come from, but I've had a great experience. To top it off, the last firmware update was in fact October of 2008 and the website is still up.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Little product, big value, November 23, 2009

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CJ (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zoom - 5590 ADSL X6 Modem Router - 4 x 10/100Base-TX LAN, 1 x ADSL WAN - IEEE 802.11b/g - 125Mbps (Electronics)

I bought this device as a last minute replacement for a faulty Netopia DSL router. My primary goal was to clean my desk by consolidating my DSL modem and DSL wifi router into one neat product. I have a home office running VoIP (Vonage), fax over VOIP, a desktop computer, a wireless laptop and a networked security DVR. Thus, I also needed something to fix the jitter in voice calls, fix the fax sending problems and still collect video even when someone was browsing online. The Zoom x6 5590 does all of this very well and required very little setup. The QOS setup was super easy and the results were 200% better than before. If you are running VOIP I would say this feature is MANDATORY. In addition, it supports higher level features like intrusion detection, telnet, CLI and SNMP that you only find on $500+ routers.

The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because I've been unable to get the DMZ feature to work and real tech support @ Zoom has been difficult to reach.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reliable, November 6, 2009

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mellyann "mellyann" (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zoom - 5590 ADSL X6 Modem Router - 4 x 10/100Base-TX LAN, 1 x ADSL WAN - IEEE 802.11b/g - 125Mbps (Electronics)

This is the only broadband device I've ever used but it provided satisfactory service for over 2 years. It was reliable and in my undemanding environment, fast. In its 3rd year, I have been experiencing intermittent problems which may be due to the external wires or to this device. Since I've read that modems and routers have a limited lifespan, I just decided to replace it. Since this model was so simple to set up and I've been happy with it, I decided to go with it again, despite poor reviews from others.