Well hello again!
Once every 12 to 18 months, I crawl out from under my rock of ignorance to see what's changed in the world, and what do I find? Only that my exchange is upgraded for FTTC! :D
Now this makes me a happy bunny, but it seems that my trusty old Netgear ADSL2+ router will need to be retired and replaced by something new and shiny (any excuse ;) )
I fully admit that I haven't really started doing my homework on this, but I'd appreciate any suggestions / links to other threads which can get me thinking about a respectable FTTC router.
Is a new router all I'll need, or is there anything else (told you I hadn't started my homework yet!)
Also, I'm happy from the IDNet pricing page that the monthly charge for my current package increases by about £3, but I'm still a little unclear on the £96 charge for connection. Is that only for people without existing broadband, or is there a whole new generation of jiggery-pokery for an engineer to do which justifies the price?
Many thanks in advance,
Andy
The standard Openreach install for FTTC also comes with a vdsl2 modem so you get that within the fee. The engineer also fits a BT filtered faceplate once he's enabled you at your FTTC cabinet. As your aware (BT retail supply their own router hub) you'll need a router or a router/adsl modem (with a wan input) I'm using the Billion 7800N on FTTC which works fine . Netgear also do routers and I think IDNet have one that they can supply. Others have had success with the Fritz!box which also includes a vdsl2 modem..
Sounds good.
Thanks very much for the information :)
Cheers,
Andy