Alcatel Thomson SpeedTouch 780 ( WL ) router problems

[Sethioz]

this is the router i have right now. what i say is .. its total junk.
first when i got it, it randomly rebooted itself (it was already configured by my ISP). i tought its heat problem, because it really goes HOT. so i mounted a 8x8cm fan under it and put it stand on custom legs. it seemed that it fixed the problem, but it still rebooted like 2-4 times a month (just by itself, even when i was doing nothing).

firmware is also total junk. it used to stuck a lot when i was changing settings.
very often it rebooted or crashed when i disabled/enabled firewall in router or changed some other settings.
now i updated firmware version (took me AGES to even find any kind of firmware for it)
with new firmware ... i even dont know, to cry or to laugh. now it reboots on certain websites. yes EVERY time i visit certain sites it just crashes and reboots (ofc those sites are total JUNK, full of shit and crap...just happend to click on them when searched google).
it doesnt seem to randomly reboot now, but i cant visit certain sites at all.

biggest problem is that i cant even find firmware for the damn router. if somebody knows a place where to get firmware (or software...some sites call it software) for this stupid router then plz post it. i spent 2 hours or so searching, but found nothing. only one site where you have to register, but to register you have to become their partner lol...so you cant actually register. you ahve to put your real info and company name there..so they review it and accept if its all ok.

so ppl keep away from alcatel, specially from speedtouch. speed my ass lol ... its slowtouch, or should i say, slowuntouch. dont even need to touch it and it fucks up.

[Sethioz]

just to say you ppl how stupid this router is. i got more from it. tried to upgrade firmware because it kept crashing on certain sites. after firmware upgrade it totally fucked up. it deleted all settings (settings that work in my country) and tried to use some default shit. took me over 6 hours to fix this shit and i only have internet atm (digiTV doesnt work).
just stay away from this junk router lol. and probably from all other speedtouch routers too.

oh yes and now it LAGS like shit. im deleting the preconfigured applications (port forwarding) and it takes ages to delete one. it just lags.

[Sethioz]

UPDATE:

after lots of research and testing i figured out that problem causer is firmware. i kind a screwed it up. then installed official firmware (not modified by isp) and changed all the settings back so it would work in my country and now it seem to be working just fine. been up for 10 days and not even a one malfunction. runs ok, no lag, no reboots, no interuptions.
dunno why thomson havent released firmware with digiTV support. my ISP said that they got it from thomson, but i havent found such firmware anywhere on their site.