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houseparty
(member) Wed 26-Sep-12 20:49:16

Openreach Modem

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hi, i had fibre installed today, i want to buy a spare Openreach Modem so i have a spare.

the one installed today is a ECI B Focus.

Do i have to buy the same one again, or will any of these Openreach modems work,

there are a lot of 2nd hand ones around but these are the ECHOLIFE HG612 V 3B.

thanks

BatBoy
(legend) Wed 26-Sep-12 20:53:55

Re: Openreach Modem

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Any will work, and you can hack the HG612 to unlock its functionality simply by loading different firmware.

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houseparty
(member) Wed 26-Sep-12 20:57:17

Re: Openreach Modem

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thanks

ill buy one then, thank you

RobertoS
(sensei) Wed 26-Sep-12 22:36:43

Re: Openreach Modem

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Yes, definitely get the HG612 B. Some people say it even sync's faster.

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smouty
(learned) Thu 27-Sep-12 13:42:54

Re: Openreach Modem

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In reply to a post by RobertoS:
Yes, definitely get the HG612 B. Some people say it even sync's faster.

Isn't the ECI modem installed because the cab is an ECI one?
Are you saying that the HG612 syncs better on an ECI cab than an ECI modem?

Edited by smouty (Thu 27-Sep-12 13:52:27)

BatBoy
(legend) Thu 27-Sep-12 13:53:16

Re: Openreach Modem

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In reply to a post by smouty:
Isn't the ECI modem installed because the cab is an ECI one?

No, it just depends on what the engineer has in his van

Are you saying that the HG612 syncs better on and ECI can than an ECI modem?

Sometimes, yes.

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simon194
(member) Thu 27-Sep-12 21:38:27

Re: Openreach Modem

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In reply to a post by BatBoy:
In reply to a post by smouty:
Isn't the ECI modem installed because the cab is an ECI one?
No, it just depends on what the engineer has in his van

Are you saying that the HG612 syncs better on and ECI can than an ECI modem?
Sometimes, yes.

They are supposed to match them with whatever is in the street cabinets.

On my line the ECI modem that BT supplied synced at about 64/20 and the Huawei I got of Ebay syncs at 72/20.

smouty
(learned) Fri 28-Sep-12 07:54:32

Re: Openreach Modem

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Cheers for the info. Do you know what cab type you are connected to.
As mentioned the HG612 is the one to go for if you want to unlock it.
I bought a new one on ebay for £7 delivered as I wanted a spare to 'mess around' with.

simon194
(member) Sat 29-Sep-12 00:46:42

Re: Openreach Modem

[re: smouty] [link to this post]

In reply to a post by smouty:
Cheers for the info. Do you know what cab type you are connected to.
As mentioned the HG612 is the one to go for if you want to unlock it.
I bought a new one on ebay for £7 delivered as I wanted a spare to 'mess around' with.

It's an ECI cab I'm connected too. Quite useful because the ECI MSAN reports upstream stats as well as downstream whereas the Huawei kit only reports downstream.

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