Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem

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Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem if I upgrade to Fibre Broadband?
It's a BT line version - not cable.
Also, has anyone noticed that the availability checker does not work? Well, it doesn't work for me. When I enter my land line number and postcode it just tells me the product I currently have and not those that I can switch to.
Thanks for your help.

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Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem if I upgrade to Fibre Broadband?

If it's this one http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/high-performance/dgnd3700.aspx#two then yes, it has a Gigabit Ethernet WAN port.

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As far as I can tell the one in the link is for ADSL2+ not vDSL, so if you actually meant the Modem rather than the Router part, MisterW made an error probably thinking you meant the Router part.

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Quote from: bazzer

Also, has anyone noticed that the availability checker does not work? Well, it doesn't work for me. When I enter my land line number and postcode it just tells me the product I currently have and not those that I can switch to. Thanks for your help.

Odd
I though the line checker against a phone number was the "definitive" answer about what services were available on your line.
How do you know that you can upgrade to fibre on your line? - ie what was your source of info that you could upgrade and that FTTC is indeed available to you.

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As far as I can tell the one in the link is for ADSL2+ not vDSL, so if you actually meant the Modem rather than the Router part, MisterW made an error probably thinking you meant the Router part.

Yes, I assumed the OP meant could the N600 be connected to the BT supplied FTTC modem.

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Thanks for the replies.
I didn't realise I would need two modems / routers. So my N600 will connect to the BT supplied modem.
With regards to the availability of Fibre, I received an email from Plusnet informing me that I could upgrade to Fibre. That's where I got the info from and not via the availability checker which is not working for me.
jim:quote

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I didn't realise I would need two modems / routers.

Fibre(FTTC) uses VDSL rather than ADSL. BT(Openreach) supply a VDSL modem when they do the installation and you need to connect a roouter to it using an Ethernet cable.

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So my N600 will connect to the BT supplied modem.

Just double check that yours actually has a WAN Ethernet port as shown in my link.

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The link you provided shows the exact router I have.
My router has a spare port at the bottom labelled Cable / Fibre.
Thanks for your help.
jim:quote

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Quote from: bazzer

Thanks for the replies. I didn't realise I would need two modems / routers. So my N600 will connect to the BT supplied modem. With regards to the availability of Fibre, I received an email from Plusnet informing me that I could upgrade to Fibre. That's where I got the info from and not via the availability checker which is not working for me. jim:quote Out of interest what was modified and why? It looks like the original post I submitted.

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You "quoted " the immediately preceding post in full in your reply, apart from not being necessary - just use the Reply button below the last post, or the Quick Reply box - it does make reading threads more difficult, and is not allowed as explained in the Forum Rules
Edit: update link

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I see. Thanks for clarifying.

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No problem, it's not the crime of the century

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Not only isn't it the crime of the century it is also, by far, the most common Moderator action so don't worry 
One question though - can you advise why you didn't click on the link explaining the transgression
This isn't a dig at you as other have done, or rather not done, the same and I wonder if we need to think about rewording it or making it more prominent

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Hi Oldjim,
I did click on the link but to be honest I didn't have the time to read through the extensive list of forum rules.
As a suggestion is it possible to direct the link to the actual rule that has been violated?

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Good point - I thought it did
Will fix it
Done