Same setup as I had when fibre installed last week.
Have taken the ECI out and just use the Billion 8800ML as modem/router - one less box and stats easy to see.
I know I can easily put ECI modem back and connect to Billion eWAN port if problems later and necessary for troubleshooting.
Everything working well but ,as is apparently usual with newly activated cabinet, SNRM falling steadily over 1st week by 10 dB as more lines connected to FTTC but still plenty of headroom to get 79987 Mbps.

It was originally but I'm pretty sure the master socket is now the termination point again because of the wires-only option.

In reply to a post by hopeless:

Hello,

I had my installation for FTTC this week and the engineer used a ECI modem that he put on the wall. I asked for a Huawei but he didn't have any in the van. My cabinet is a Huawei 96 - http://imgur.com/6TOHIUC so have ordered a HG612 just in case my line decides to become unstable and to have a spare.

I have been trying to get a spare modem for ages, fully kosher, not an iffy one from eBay. I like having spares just in case.

Can one but these legitimately yet?

TIA

DrT

I had a good look around and on the BT website and there's nothing other than ebay.

This guy has 8 new ones left:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bt-open-reach-modem-echoli...

I wonder where he's getting them from?

In reply to a post by hopeless:

I wonder where he's getting them from?

eBay is too iffy for me in the absence of a legitimate outlet. Could too easily be knocked off.

DrT

Edited by deleted (Mon 02-Feb-15 17:30:08)

Thanks for that, just ordered one as my HG612 is getting slightly smelly after a year of continuous running...

In reply to a post by DrTeeth:

eBay is too iffy for me in the absence of a legitimate outlet. Could too easily be knocked off

Why not buy a Billion 8800NL ?
Brand new of course

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

Why not buy a Billion 8800NL ?Brand new of course

1) Because I have had a Billion router before
2) I have taken up Amateur Radio again and I bought some new gear last year to get on the air again.
3) Reckon a BT modem would be cheaper too
4) I love my Asus N66U router, especially as all legal channels and power enabled for UK use.

Cheers

DrT

It can be configured as a bridge, you can see the stats, you can buy one new.