Different Router

Hi All

Sky broadband is working fine but the wireless is pretty awful. Won't reach my room which is not far at all.

I have tested other wireless routers which work fine including the 1800 Hub. I have spoken to Sky and they cannot give a username or password?

Is it simply they will not allow you to use a different router or do they have a username and password you can use to connect to Sky broadband albeit I know it would not be supported?

Should have searched

Found it

Sky use the MAC Address from their supplied router to generate the user name and password. Try this I found on another forum, works brilliantly.

Zub Says: November 20th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
To get your real login info for your broadband just enter this into your web browser:
http://192.168.0.1/setup.cgi?todo=pi...%2Fnetgear.cfg
then wait a while and then type in:
http://192.168.0.1/netgear.cfg
it should bring up a save file prompt. Save it somewhere. Then open it with wordpad or something and hey presto there is your login info. Each new subject field is seperated by pppoa.
so you should end up with:
pppoa_username: (yourMACaddressOff Sky's router)@skydsl
pppoa_password: 1234567aa1
pppoa_idle=0
pppoa_ipaddr=
enjoy, and get yourself another router, at least one better than the crappy netgear router that has constant connection drops and needs constant re-booting!

Remember that if you use anything other than the supplied router to connect to Sky's network that you are technically breaking the Terms and Conditions you signed up too.

"Remember that if you use anything other than the supplied router to connect to Sky's network that you are technically breaking the Terms and Conditions you signed up too. "

show me where it says you are breaking TC's using a different router ??????

Try searching through my comments on the "Alternative Router" thread and you will find the precise quote from the T&Cs.

Or alternatively, go and check out the Terms and Conditions yourself.

Remember that if you use anything other than the supplied router to connect to Sky's network that you are technically breaking the Terms and Conditions you signed up too.

no where in their TCs does it say that you are breaking their TCs by using a different router. have you submitted yourself for drug testing lately ?

Go and read my comments on the "Alternative Routers" thread and you will see the direct quote, I believe I even included the section numbering.


Edit - I don't normally edit my posts, but this is just an addition to say that the precise part of the T&Cs is 3d) which reads:

"Sky Broadband must only be accessed via your Broadband Box."

The "Broadband Box" being the router they send you.

Edited by deleted (Sun 17-Dec-06 23:24:46)

i cannot find the part which says

"Sky Broadband must only be accessed via your Broadband Box."

point it out please

3. The Broadband Box
(a) As part of the Sky Broadband service SHS will supply one Broadband Box to you under this Contract.
(b) You can choose to either install your Broadband Box yourself (�Self Install�) or have SHS install it for you (�Home Installation�). If you choose Self Install, SHS will send your Broadband Box to your Address and you must comply fully with all reasonable installation instructions and advice SHS provides to you. If you choose Home Installation you should read the terms and conditions for Home Installation (set out at the end of this Contract). You may have to pay for Home Installation. We will tell you the amount of this fee before charging you.
(c) Your Broadband Box (except the software in it) will become your property on installation
if you choose Home Installation, or on delivery if you choose Self Install. The software in your Broadband Box is owned by or licensed to SHS or another member of the British Sky Broadcasting group. You must allow this software to be updated. Updates will happen automatically at no extra charge.
(d) Sky Broadband must only be accessed via your Broadband Box. Your Broadband Box is not supplied as being capable of being used to access any other Internet service.

Edited by movie (Sun 17-Dec-06 23:36:08)