06-03-2024 05:37 PM
Hi @XRaySpeX,
I hope you don't mind me tagging you. I've been following several posts and appreciate your perspective.
What modem do you recommend? The context is below.
I was looking at the DrayTek Vigor 166. But my concern is that it would be a speed bottleneck because of this specification "Max ADSL2+ Sync Rate: 20Mb/s". Since my EE Broadband isn't fibre, I understand I won't use VDSL. I believe G.Fast was discontinued for new customers around 2021. The EE engineer confirmed it's copper going to the house. That leads me to believe I need a model that supports ADSL2+.
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Keywords: third party router, Orbi, Mesh, Smarthub, Smart Hub, Virgin Media, DSL, modem, bridge
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06-03-2024 05:50 PM
@twilio a few observations.
1. You are not on ADSL2, but VDSL.
2. You don;t configure the modem to PPOA, you do that in your Orbi, but use PPOE.
3. Finding a VDSL modem is not easy these days, but you may find an old Openreach one on eBay or similar, the latest PN Smart Router has a Bridge option, or Draytek, or even an on TP Link 9970 i thinks the model is.
HTH
06-03-2024 05:50 PM
@twilio a few observations.
1. You are not on ADSL2, but VDSL.
2. You don;t configure the modem to PPOA, you do that in your Orbi, but use PPOE.
3. Finding a VDSL modem is not easy these days, but you may find an old Openreach one on eBay or similar, the latest PN Smart Router has a Bridge option, or Draytek, or even an on TP Link 9970 i thinks the model is.
HTH
06-03-2024 11:27 PM
Great, thank you. I understand better now.
I found the Vigor 166 on Amazon. That ought to be fit for purpose if I'm understanding things correctly.
06-03-2024 11:34 PM
Yes, the Vigor 166 is compatible with your FTTC/VDSL Fibre connection.
06-03-2024 11:49 PM
Thanks @twilio glad I was able to help.
Let us know if you have any issues setting up your modem/Orbi.