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Kanpai · 2025-02-05T19:53:14+0000

Coming up to 4 years with CF and been amazing service and uptime.

Running PFSense and using TP Link Deco X55 as AP's and get 600-700mb on WiFi throughout the entire house

Typhoon · 2025-02-05T19:57:26+0000

With the 3Gps service you get a separate ONT which is screwed to wall and separate Technicolour router ( there is no modem as such with FTTP, so nothing to put into modem mode like you do with Virgin). So yes you can use you own router by replacing the supplied one. If your intension is to get better wifi is a different location to where the router is, then what you need to buy is an access point (WiFi 7 if you want to make the most of your 3Gbs service and have compatible clients), not another router. I can a little over 2.1Gbs via a UniFi U7pro access point using 320MHz channel width.
An access point just does wifi ( no routing, no modem, no switch).

sony007 · 2025-02-05T21:29:27+0000

Okay, thanks for that information, much appreciated.

sony007 · 2025-02-05T22:27:13+0000

Typhoon said:
With the 3Gps service you get a separate ONT which is screwed to wall and separate Technicolour router ( there is no modem as such with FTTP, so nothing to put into modem mode like you do with Virgin). So yes you can use you own router by replacing the supplied one. If your intension is to get better wifi is a different location to where the router is, then what you need to buy is an access point (WiFi 7 if you want to make the most of your 3Gbs service and have compatible clients), not another router. I can a little over 2.1Gbs via a UniFi U7pro access point using 320MHz channel width.
An access point just does wifi ( no routing, no modem, no switch).

I was looking online to see what this ONT device was which needs to be screwed on the wall. Does the router need to be literally next to the ONT or can the ONT be attached to a wall downstairs in a preferred location and then wired to the router upstairs? I thought it was just a router setup, thanks for pointing that out.

Caged · 2025-02-05T22:28:55+0000

The ONT has an RJ45 socket on it so at 10Gbps if you're using Cat6 you can have up to 55m of cable between the two points.