Sky Router

Hi All,

Does anyone know if Sky are planning to bring out a new A/C router with 5gh options?

Thanks in advance.

there is a sr103 in the works but no idea of the specs sorry.

For what its worth you can use your own router as long as it supports the login method and you are able to spend the time grabbing the auth info from the sr102 they send out.

Thank you Chrysalis.

Going live with sky on the 20th July, so likely to get the sr102 then?

How do you get the details you mention so I can use another router, plus, isn't that against Sky's term and conditions?

Edited by deleted (Fri 17-Jul-15 19:40:16)

yeah you will get the sr102, I got it last week.

guide here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdcsmYX7eEQ.

is against t&c's yes.

Once again, I thank you.

I'll give it a go, as long as Sky don't shout or disconnect me?

Wireshark is a bit over the top, just use the calculator http://www.ph-mb.com/products/sky-calc and choose the Sagem.

It used to be against their terms to use a different router, but after they took over us O2 people that is no more as many of them use their old Thomson routers. The T&C were updated to allow this. I am currently using a TPLink router.

they wont disconnect you, but if you ask for support they may refuse to help unless you reconnect the sr102.

Currently I am using my ac68 just fine.

SO is it just standard PPPoE now then or do you still have to have the different authentication methods and jump through hoops like before?

It's MER not PPPOE

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

It's MER not PPPOE

Which is basically authenticated DHCP.

In reply to a post by mlmclaren:

SO is it just standard PPPoE now then or do you still have to have the different authentication methods and jump through hoops like before?

Sky's ADSL users seem to be on PPPoA again too, Fibre users are on the "MER" which is DHCP with a username/password combination in an extended option.

OK cheers both

you following me to sky also?

Hell NOOOOO!

Not that I think their rubbish though... I went to Sky for ADSL a couple of months ago and from the day after ordering they started trying to mis-sell things too me... then my complaint wasn't handled well and then promises by the execs department weren't delivered and basically ended in a moody divorce and some public slating on Twitter!

and I'm still awaiting my refund!

No I think it I go anyway currently it will be to Zen, and thats because they're LLU is available locally, but currently happy knowing I'm not locked into Plusnet anymore and with all early termination charges removed from my account, I'm free to do as I like, when I like.

That T&C change only applies to ADSL customers. Fibre users are still required to use the POS SR102 to connect.....

In reply to a post by Nighty1973:

That T&C change only applies to ADSL customers. Fibre users are still required to use the POS SR102 to connect.....

Apologies, I didn't realise he was on fibre.

I've never had any problem getting support and I've not used a Sky supplied router since the Sagem router I had exploded getting on for 3 years ago and Sky wanted me to pay £70 for a new POS router.

When I had a problem last year when my sync speed dropped 25 Mbps the guy on the fibre pro team asked me what router I was using and I told him a Billion 8800NL and he laughed and said "well I guess it's better than the **** we ask you to use".