A question to O2 braodband users

[Arclite]

Any of you guys using a different wireless router other than the wireless box they sent you? Im having some problems with my one and was wondering if another router could be used with this isp.

Could you please link one from OCuk? Not too expensive but does the job well say between £30-£50. Need wireless and at least 2 ethernet ports.

Thanks in advance

 

[Arclite]

Thank you for the replies but im still unsure on some of the terms you guys used like MAC and ADSL authentication. Im not sure what i need to do. Shall i call them and ask them that if i want to use a third party router what do i need?

Or getting a new router and then getting those details sorted?

Please advise as necessary.

 

[Arclite]

Thank you very much for the info guys, really appreciate the help.

I'm with o2 and I'm using the router they sent. Out of curiousity, what sort of problems are you getting?

Basically my router resets itself after few minutes and i have to manually reset it to get it back on again. Sometimes it works and other times im w/o internet for a long duration and then suddenly it comes back online. I have contacted O2 about this and it was a standard "do this and that" response and that there is nothing wrong with the router.

 

[Arclite]

Well O2 has decided that they will send me a new filter. Not sure how is that going to do anything since i have already changed the filter and it didn't work. Why can't they simply send me a new router instead.