Alternative Modem

If you move to BT Broadband do you have to use their modem or can you continue to use your existing one.

If you use theirs what is the advantage?

Thanks

It depends on whether you are going to Infinity or not. If not, there shouldn't be any problem. (But why would anyone go to BT broadband except for Infinity?)

If you are going to Infinity or any competitor's FTTC, you must have a VDSL modem. Most modems are ADSL only, with a couple of expensive devices such as FritzBox being integrated VDSL modem and router.

Anyone will be OK - provided it is reasonable up to date and not an old basic ADSL modem.

If BT supply one to you it is always worth keeping hold of it as they will prefer to fault find and diagnose using their own modems rather than one of the hundreds of alternates.

Thanks

We can't go to Infinity, not available in this area. maybe going for 2 reasons, Combined Broadband & Phone, cheaper than Plusnet. Also the free WiFi hotspots.

It is new, Linksys X3000. That is why I want to keep it

That will be fine ...

For the free WIFi hotspots don't you have to have the BT Home Hub providing the same service from your connection?

Not exactly. You have to sign up to BT Wifi but you don't have to offer it on your connection.

You do on the BT Business packages _ I would have thought that Residential would have been similar.

I am opted-in to BT Wifi and I use it out and about, but I'm no longer using the HH3. However, if I wanted to use the HH3 but not offer BT Wifi, I would have to opt-out to get it disabled on the HH3.