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Help with a new router?

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MaxBarber
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‎05-10-2021 03:41 PM

Hi Community, I have a Fibre Plus Broadband package with a standard EE modem.  I would like to upgrade the modem as it doesn't reach all the parts of my house, and someone suggested that other makes will have far superior reach.  I don't really want to go down the route of signal extenders as that just creates another point of failure to reboot...

 

My first question was how do I know if my connection is VDSL?  My download speed is generally in the 60-70mbps range, so I guess it is, but have never seen mention of this term before.  I have twisted pair into the house.

 

Secondly, I guess, any suggestions of modems in the £100-£150 range that are ac (Wifi6)

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XRaySpeX
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‎05-10-2021 04:00 PM - edited ‎05-10-2021 04:03 PM

As long as your BB is supplied from a standard master phone socket on the wall & not a FTTP ONT modem, you do have VDSL2 (FTTC) BB. 

 

There are not many WiFi 6 modem routers around yet. An Asus DSL-AX82U would be a suitable replacement having WiFi 6.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP

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XRaySpeX
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‎05-10-2021 04:00 PM - edited ‎05-10-2021 04:03 PM

As long as your BB is supplied from a standard master phone socket on the wall & not a FTTP ONT modem, you do have VDSL2 (FTTC) BB. 

 

There are not many WiFi 6 modem routers around yet. An Asus DSL-AX82U would be a suitable replacement having WiFi 6.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP
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