In reply to a post by Michael_Chare:

In reply to a post by CJT:

Good Morning,

I am sure I have posted before about using an OR Modem, but I was never able to use it with my current ISP (Now TV). I am moving to BT Broadband next week, and I am keen to have a Modem as part of the new set up and not rely on BT's HUB.. I would like to go back to having my own Router (I understand my previously used one is not a VDSL2 router). I am connected to a Huawei cabinet so I believe getting a Huawei makes sense, plus they can be unlocked.

To some extend the answer depends on how long the cable to the cabinet is and what speed you want to get. For example I am close enough to a cabinet to get a max sync speed of about 48000Kbps. As I just pay for a 38Mbps service (40/10) the performance of the modem/router is not critical and an OR modem would work fine if I used it.

Another issue is Wifi performance. Some of the mesh network equipment on the market includes routing capability and could be connected to the OR modem. - If that is of interest to you.

I get am a reasonable distance from the Cabinet and according to the DSL checker I could get the FULL 80 Mbps if I wanted to!

Just had issues with the equipment provided by NowTV so I am wary of what BT now provides.

In that case if you have the cheaper BT Superfast Fibre Unlimited and not the Superfast Fibre Unlimited 2, I don't suppose it will make much difference what VDSL equipment you use. You could start with the presumably free BT Hub.

In reply to a post by Michael_Chare:

In that case if you have the cheaper BT Superfast Fibre Unlimited and not the Superfast Fibre Unlimited 2, I don't suppose it will make much difference what VDSL equipment you use. You could start with the presumably free BT Hub.

Thanks for the clarification.

I guess I will start with that. It was £9.99 delivery. I never did understand BT's product line. I will be on Superfast Fibre Unlimited up to 50 Mbps.

Which is actually up to 55Mbps.

@RobertoS,

Yes you are right, which in theory means I should get (accounting for overheads) near to the full 55 Mbps

Is that the single band piece of junk with the smiley face on the front? Yes, in this day and age it is a very poor device.

In reply to a post by ukhardy07:

Is that the single band piece of junk with the smiley face on the front? Yes, in this day and age it is a very poor device.

Oh NO thank goodness I got shot of that one! I worked for SKY in their Tech Support a while back, and the complaints around those things...

I have a Hub Two now...

I still don't like it! But it was on a deal...