Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
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Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
22-04-2013 11:26 PM
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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.
Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 9:18 AM
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Quote 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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Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 9:48 AM
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Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 10:37 AM
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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.
Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 10:55 AM
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Yes, I assumed the OP meant could the N600 be connected to the BT supplied FTTC modem.
Quote 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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Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 12:43 PM
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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.
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Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 2:04 PM
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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.
Quote I didn't realise I would need two modems / routers.
Just double check that yours actually has a WAN Ethernet port as shown in my link.
Quote So my N600 will connect to the BT supplied modem.
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Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 2:33 PM
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My router has a spare port at the bottom labelled Cable / Fibre.
Thanks for your help.
jim:quote
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23-04-2013 2:34 PM
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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.
Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 3:11 PM
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Edit: update link
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23-04-2013 3:46 PM
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23-04-2013 4:06 PM
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Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 4:57 PM
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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
Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 9:23 PM
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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?
Re: Fibre Broadband - Can I Use My Netgear N600 Modem
23-04-2013 9:54 PM
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Will fix it
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