In reply to a post by witchunt:

I think isdn is now dead in Germany, as it will here in a few years

Assuming its still ISDN2 in UK (appreciated ISDN30 is a totally different product normally used for PABX connections via a BNC) I am amazed there is still any need for it considering the 2 bearers and 1 delta channel only provides 128K of bandwidth at best.

There�s plenty still out there, fitted 6 brand new channels only a couple of weeks ago.

It�s still used rather a lot by the military I�m told

Also still used a lot for broadcast media - installed some a few months ago,

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

There�s plenty still out there, fitted 6 brand new channels only a couple of weeks ago.

It�s still used rather a lot by the military I�m told

Sure-but I find it�s mostly (maybe always?) used for voice services in the UK nowadays. It�s poor value for money as a broadband product and I wonder if BT Wholesale even still offer an Internet service over ISDN2 anyway.

Edited by deleted (Fri 29-Mar-19 17:26:48)

God yes, it�s been voice only for donkeys years, I think the last �real� users of it were hi-way customers ...

OP here again. Thanks for the contributions. I have dug out the OR modem - it is a Huawei HG612 3B, which I believe is a VDSL2 modem.
The village in Germany is on a new FTTC install, with the cabinet very close to our house. We should get a very large fraction of the 50/10 product we have paid for.

As far as I can tell, I should be able to plug the the modem straight into the new VDSL2 faceplate, then connect it to my network of Hub 5 routers. They are currently all in AP mode, hanging off a Netgear Trek PR2000 (recommended to me on here) which connects to the neighbours' wifi (we pay them). I will disconnect the Trek and turn the router of one Hub 5 back on and set it up with the login details and settings for the new service.

After that, Robert wird mein Onkel sein!

I see you are related to the Sherunkle clan ...


Make sure te modem is unlocked and you can access the internal menu and setting then you will have a chance of some diagnostics.