[rescue] DSL Modem question, is it worth getting a Cisco?

[Peter Porter]

Somewhat unrelated to the topic of rescue, but I'm hoping someone can 
offer some advice anyway (and these modems seems harder to come by, so 
maybe it is rescue... hmm...)

I have Qwest ADSL service in Colorado with an Actiontec 701-WG modem 
with a block of static IP's.  I've had pretty reliable issues with 
needing to hard reset the modem once or twice a week and high enough 
packet loss to make VOIP irritating at times.  I'm wondering if anyone 
has experience with other perhaps more reliable ADSL modems.  I've seen 
a few from Cisco that look promising (a consumer 678 and higher end 
827/837), but don't really want to throw my money away on something that 
may not be particularly better than what I have.  Also, it seems 
impossibly difficult to find straightforward information on ADSL hardware...

Does anyone have any experience with these or otherwise helpful 
knowledge?  I'd greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,
Peter