So why have they chosen ADSL2+

In reply to a post by DC34:

So why have they chosen ADSL2+

Sounds a right cokup, maybe your neighbour has your fibre connection and there are non-available at the cabinet.


+ Switching to EE

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https://broadband.ee.co.uk/home.do#linechecker

sounds about right

Engineer arrives says its my router

Phone EE they cant get a router to me untl Monday

Another weekend with no broadband

Do you think if i plug in my BT Router would it work???

Thanks in advance

Well we have seen no data from any router yet to indicate if

a) There is a sync, i.e. connection speed to the local ADSL/VDSL hardware
or
b) Whether it is synced and just cannot authenticate.

Did the engineer actually connect test hardware and confirm present of a broadband signal, and was it ADSL2+ or VDSL2 and at what speeds?

The original EE Router said disconnected

I was at work but my wife told me that the engineer tested with his equipment and said there was sync but that therouter was kaput

Surely i can use a differ router?

Thanks

You can try a different router but without your ee credentials it will not lig in.

First stage is to find out what sync you can see, ie find connection stats such as attenuation and noise margin in router

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

You can try a different router but without your ee credentials it will not log in.

But it will sync if sync is present.

If BT router will take a BB Username & pwd, OP can get his off KeepMe card.

In reply to a post by DC34:

The original EE Router said disconnected

I was at work but my wife told me that the engineer tested with his equipment and said there was sync but that therouter was kaput

Surely i can use a differ router?

Thanks

You can use any ADSL2+ router with EE broadband provided it is not locked to another ISP. EE/Orange did supply the Netgear DGN1000 before their Brightbox router, it worked and was easy enough to set-up, but got so hot you could fry an egg on it, well the one I have you could.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/netgear-dgn1000-single-ban...

These TP-Link Routers look very good for the low price, they have wireless N300 + Megabit Ethernet Port and will work with fibre broadband.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TD-W8960N-300Mbps-Wi...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TD-W8970-Wireless-Co...

Broadband Settings
This page provides advanced settings to connect your EE Broadband service

Broadband Type ADSL
Broadband Username:
Broadband Password:

Protocol: PPPoA
VPI/VCI: 0 / 38
Encapsulation: VC MUX
Internet IP Address: Dynamic
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
DNS IP Address: Manual
Primary DNS: 193.36.79.101
Secondary DNS: 193.36.79.100
Connection Type: Always Connected
Idle Time: 0 (minutes)
Authentication Protocol: CHAP
MTU (576~1500): 1500

Edited by deleted (Fri 31-Oct-14 12:47:48)

Router has arrived its a Brightbox 1 and i have an ADSL Service

They have now said they will have to send out a Brightbox 2 and it will take a further 3 to 5 days

On and on it goes

Groan

DC