Modems and third party routers

StriderX · 24 Jun 2017 at 12:52

Probably a stupid question, but is the BT open~~world~~(reach) modem the only one that works with the master socket?

Every guide on the internet (wrt the UK) seems to use it, can you not use any third party modem?

bremen1874 · 24 Jun 2017 at 14:02

You don't have to use the Openreach modems, but:

There aren't that many alternatives available
The alternatives will usually cost you more

Caged · 24 Jun 2017 at 14:19

Your choices for quality modems are pretty much an Openreach modem from eBay for <£30, or a Draytek Vigor 130 for over twice the price.

Steveocee · 24 Jun 2017 at 15:20

Confirming the above. BTOR HG612's are flipping good modems and found very cheaply online, the only real variant is the Draytek 130 but why spend 3 times the price when it won't do much of anything better?

StriderX · 24 Jun 2017 at 20:35

I see, well if i were to go for one (and this is probably pointless to ask), but there are two types of power supply looking at Ebay, does it matter if its the black one or the white one?

bledd · 24 Jun 2017 at 21:55

Power is power.

You can buy a ups power supply for them too

Caged · 24 Jun 2017 at 22:58

The black ones were part of a recall:

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...replace-faulty-psu-fttc-broadband-modems.html

Avalon · 25 Jun 2017 at 01:30

Before you go any further understand that while the 612 is a decent modem, you may be better off with an ECI depending on your cabinet type or if you don't fancy paying £30 for a modem that used to change hands for under 1/3 of that.