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I have just ended my contract with EE and declined a renewal.
I have an Openreach Huawei fibre modem installed.
I was wondering if there is an ISP out there that would provide a simple FTTP connection at a competitive rate that does not include a router, as I intend to provide my own.
Thanks
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Aquiss and Olilo come to mind. Aquiss do not supply any router, but I can't think of another ISP which never supplies a router. Olilo cater explicitly for people who bring their own but can supply one if required. Plenty of other ISPs will let you use your own router, but you would normally expect to use the supplied router if you require support.
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Ollio sounds exactly what I was looking for, a straightforward connection with no nonsense pricing.
They are top of my list so far.
Thanks!
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Your Huawei modem could work for SOGEA (FTTC without a PSTN phone), but it is irrelevant for FTTP. If FTTP is available, the FTTP wholesale provider will install the ONT and fibre after you order from your ISP.
Zen is another option to add to those mentioned; they support bringing your own router, though the default these days is a Zen-supplied router. You can even bring your own device for Zen Digital Voice, though I would recommend Andrews and Arnold if you want voice service (A&A are more fully-featured than Zen, as well as being cheaper if you make few or no outgoing calls; Zen bundles 1000 minutes a month).
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I would note that whether the isp supplies a router is not always relevant to if you can use your own router.
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Your Huawei modem could work for SOGEA (FTTC without a PSTN phone), but it is irrelevant for FTTP. If FTTP is available, the FTTP wholesale provider will install the ONT and fibre after you order from your ISP.
Or this could just be a misnomer by the OP. That might be a Huawei ONT that the poster is calling modem.
To the first poster, do you currently have FTTP, or VDSL ?
Received a letter just the other day ..
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I use Plusnet. I don't use the router that Plusnet supplied. I had to configure my own router to use PPPOE to activate the connection.
Michael Chare
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Your Huawei modem could work for SOGEA (FTTC without a PSTN phone)
Fairly certain that they are referring to the ONT when they say “I have an Openreach Huawei fibre modem installed.” Also given the title of the thread is about FTTP.
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Your Huawei modem could work for SOGEA (FTTC without a PSTN phone)
Fairly certain that they are referring to the ONT when they say “I have an Openreach Huawei fibre modem installed.” Also given the title of the thread is about FTTP.
You and Zarjaz are probably right, but it is unusual to refer to an ONT as "a modem", and some people refer to FTTC as "fibre".
The best thing is for the OP to clarify whether they have a FTTC modem or a FTTP ONT in situ. That said, it doesn't change much about their main query; most ISPs are happy to supply SOGEA or FTTP depending on what is available at an address. That said, if FTTP is available, it is undoubtedly the better choice and, in some cases, the only option.
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I have fibre to the premises.
I was unaware of the proper nonmature for the white Huawei box that the fibre optic cable goes into, but am always happy to learn.
Today I have learned that little white box is a fibre ONto the home Terminal.
I'm harking back to my 56K dial up days where I literally had a modem attached to router, it looked similar enough to me.
Edited by RobLittler (Tue 01-Sep-26 19:25:35)
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Today I have learned that little white box is a fibre ONto the home Terminal.
It's an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) or Optical Network Unit (ONU).
The chassis in the exchange at the other end is the Optical Line Termination (OLT)
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Pulse8 offer service without providing a router (they charge an additional fee, should you require one).
Though a potential issue is that it sounds like you have or are ceasing service with EE altogether rather than just migrating service to another ISP.
If that's the case, Pulse8 charge a £80 service activation fee, which they waive for migrations
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Whether the ISP supplies the router is neither here nor there. It really doesn’t change the price you pay.
Virtually all Openreach based FTTP service providers will allow you to use your own router. If you are supplied with a router from the service provider, just keep it in the box and return it at the end of the agreement. No big deal.
Personally I would be concerning myself with other criteria upon which to select an ISP and whether they omit a router is as noted pretty inconsequential.
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it's irrational, but this is what I seem to have found, it makes no sense, all I want is for someone to switch on the connection to the property, but they insist on sending me a plastic box every couple of years that comes with a crapton of restrictions if I use it.
I guess that is the way of the world. Olilo is exactly what I want in an ISP, but it costs more than if I just take the damn plastic box.
Thank you all for your replies, but I think that concludes this foray.
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