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Gave up with ECI changed to Billion, results for anyone interested.
11-04-2015 11:17 AM
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Some of you may recall I posted a message a few weeks ago asking for a line test (I didn’t know we could do it ourselves Doh!) because of a speed drop and wondering if it was because of this new fangled G.INP being switched on in my cabinet.
Well today I can confirm it [G.INP] was the cause of the speed drop and the incompatibility with the Openreach ECI Modem.
Last Thursday I bit the bullet and purchased a Billion BiPac 8800NL all in one modem/router from Ebuyer for the princely sum of £62.99, yesterday I set it up and installed it then left it overnight to settle in.
Today I run up ADSL Stats to see if anything had happened overnight and found the following;
Downstream is now 20.000, upstream is 79.9999 and interleaving has dropped from 1135 last night to 16 today and.......... G.INP is Enabled, max attainable speed, well I would be embarrassed to tell you and hope I never have to reach it.
I expect some of you may be wondering what the 8800NL is like in the wild so to speak, well it looks nice, lovely shade of white so ‘her in doors’ (I don’t have one) won’t get miffed at yet another black lump to gather dust.
Can’t be wall mounted so must be placed on a desk, shelf, whatever, cables egress from the lower back (it stands upright) and ventilation is good because of the vertical airflow.
Setup was not bad but caused a few minor problems because I set it up unplugged from the VDSL connection, I didn’t want to upset the DLM system too much by fiddling with settings while connected. Word of warning here if you have poor eyesight like me you might want to download the Quickstart guide from their website to read before you start (or get it from the supplied CD), the booklet supplied is so small that small print has a whole new meaning.
The set up problem was simple but daft, I connected it hard wired to my laptop, started it up and it immediately started Firefox and opened the quick setup page of the unit, fine so far and I just followed the instructions to set up the router. However it got to the section where the system tried to connect to the VDSL line and because I was not plugged in it sort of stalled with no [Apply] or [Save] buttons, however a restart of Firefox took me into the main setup page and I was able to complete the settings from there.
Today after only one night I can report that games are much ‘sharper’, to play and connections seem to respond quicker, WiFi is pretty good a little bit stronger than the old Plusnet router and connect faster, all in all I think money well spent.
Lastly for the tech support at Plusnet, I changed all the passwords to the same ones you set for your supplied router so if at any time you need to log in remotely you can use the same settings that you already have on record (aren’t I good to you).
Any other details anyone needs let me know, regards P.
Re: Gave up with ECI changed to Billion, results for anyone interested.
11-04-2015 11:25 AM
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Notwithstanding that - a very useful post for when I buy one - fibre hasn't quite arrived yet
Re: Gave up with ECI changed to Billion, results for anyone interested.
11-04-2015 11:42 AM
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At any given moment in the universe many things happen. Coincidence is a matter of how close these events are in space, time and relationship.
Opinions expressed in forum posts are those of the poster, others may have different views.
Re: Gave up with ECI changed to Billion, results for anyone interested.
11-04-2015 11:48 AM
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long time no chat, I’ve just checked in the user manual and the 8800NL does have this TR-069 client built in but disabled as supplied. There is a whole page dedicated to how to set it up but most of it is over my head I’ll have to read up a bit more before I fiddle with it.
If you are interested in Stats from the unit then it supplies loads even from the built in GUI and DSLstats can supply the rest. It’s not often I talk ‘up’ a unit but this has turned out better than I expected. I see the ‘big brother’ the AXL is not getting so high a recommendation as the NL.
Also I did upgrade to the latest firmware from their website (version: 2.32d.dh14), it have newer Broadcom drivers according to the notes.
Regards, P.
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11-04-2015 11:49 AM
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Re TR069 - I wouldn't enable it as it - potentially - could have security worries
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11-04-2015 2:04 PM
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11-04-2015 2:57 PM
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11-04-2015 4:13 PM
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Quote from: Oldjim Since the Billion doesn't have TR069 functionality Plusnet can't access it so
Why would plusnet or any other ISP want to access your own router ? and why would you want or need them to have this access? I can't think of any, But in reality they don't really need tr069 to access a router, there are other methods
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11-04-2015 5:37 PM
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11-04-2015 5:54 PM
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I will stick with the TG582n router for now (with separate Huawei modem) as it serves the needs so far, and most importantly, it has never 'hanged' and needed to be reset.
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11-04-2015 5:54 PM
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Quote from: deathtrap Why would plusnet or any other ISP want to access your own router ? and why would you want or need them to have this access? I can't think of any, But in reality they don't really need tr069 to access a router, there are other methods
Because ISPs are required to continually ensure that all the modems they supply for FTTC are fully compliant with OR requirements. If a new network update is introduced (e.g. vectoring), then ISPs have to be able to ensure that they equipment they've supplied will support this. There may be other ways of doing it, but I think TR-069 is common for being able to make sure firmware is downloaded and updated.
There are examples of some modem features, if enabled, impacting other users on the DSLAM. This is why OR lock down their modems (or at least tried to).
Re: Gave up with ECI changed to Billion, results for anyone interested.
11-04-2015 6:16 PM
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Re: Gave up with ECI changed to Billion, results for anyone interested.
11-04-2015 6:24 PM
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I had a Plusnet supplied DLink which I loaned to a friend on TalkTalk as he thought that the TalkTalk Router was on the blink
I gave him instructions on how to set it up but in fact as soon as he plugged it in TalkTalk took over - set everything up - and it just worked
When I got it back I had to do a hard reset before I could even access it via the web interface
Re: Gave up with ECI changed to Billion, results for anyone interested.
11-04-2015 6:42 PM
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It has to be a potential security risk. No doubt some people would argue that it's a backdoor for GCHQ/NSA to do their thing.
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11-04-2015 7:49 PM
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But i wasn't making reference to the ISP's supplied modem/router So they have no reason to want access other devices , and yes there are other methods to gain access to modem/routers that don't have TR069 this i know because i have see it done ,
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Quote from: deathtrap Why would plusnet or any other ISP want to access your own router ? and why would you want or need them to have this access? I can't think of any, But in reality they don't really need tr069 to access a router, there are other methods
Because ISPs are required to continually ensure that all the modems they supply for FTTC are fully compliant with OR requirements. If a new network update is introduced (e.g. vectoring), then ISPs have to be able to ensure that they equipment they've supplied will support this. There may be other ways of doing it, but I think TR-069 is common for being able to make sure firmware is downloaded and updated.
Really where are these examples then ? also i think you will find than anyone enabling an option on a modem that isn't supported by the Dslam will just be ignored by it such as the HG612 (Supplied BTOR modem) it has SRA enabled by default, but BTOR haven't enabled this feature so it's ignored by the Dslam, as for such like causing issues for other subscribers you have proof of this ? if not then must be more bunkem from you perhaps
Quote from: AndyH There are examples of some modem features, if enabled, impacting other users on the DSLAM. This is why OR lock down their modems (or at least tried to). an
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