VDSL Router Advice?

Casterina · 26 Jan 2015 at 16:36

I'm on BT Infinity 2 using the HH5 with 65Mbps down and 20Mbps up but want to use a different router than the one BT has supplied which I can sell to use the money to buy a new router, my budget is £80.

ChrisD. · 26 Jan 2015 at 17:00

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-028-AS

Casterina · 26 Jan 2015 at 17:16

Is there any VDSL router with modem built-in as I don't want to use the Openreach modem?

ChrisD. · 26 Jan 2015 at 17:19

Doubtful for £80.

The Openreach modem is very good, why do you want to change? Is it aesthetics?

If you restart a router with built in modem, DLM may kick in and apply interleaving and/or reduce speed.

Casterina · 26 Jan 2015 at 17:23

S2KIP said:
Doubtful for £80.

The Openreach modem is very good, why do you want to change? Is it aesthetics?

If you restart a router with built in modem, DLM may kick in and apply interleaving and/or reduce speed.

I don't have a Openreach modem but I don't like to have many things plugged in as I have 4 wired devices and if I use the modem which will use up a port on the router then I will have to use a switch.

Budget can be increased to £110 max if needed for a VDSL router with modem built-in

ChrisD. · 26 Jan 2015 at 17:25

You can buy a modem off eBay for around £20. The cable from the modem goes into the WAN port of an FTTC/Cable router, so you don't lose a LAN port.

In saying that, some cheaper devices may use a LAN port as dual purpose, but not those with what you're looking to spend.

tribz · 26 Jan 2015 at 17:46

Billion 8800NL is well within your budget. Rock solid sync on my dodgy vdsl line.

Only 2.4Ghz and 1 gigabit port, 3 10/100 ports but thats the downside of the smaller budget.

I'd recommend it for its stability.

Scottland · 26 Jan 2015 at 19:03

I think there's a TP Link TD-W9980 you could look at, it doesn't support MER for Sky Fibre at this time, but shouldn't be an issue for you.

themul · 26 Jan 2015 at 19:04

Casterina said:
I'm on BT Infinity 2 using the HH5 with 65Mbps down and 20Mbps up but want to use a different router than the one BT has supplied which I can sell to use the money to buy a new router, my budget is £80.

How about this one and it has 4 Gigabit ports.

TP-Link N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL2/ADSL2+ Modem Router (TD-W9980)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-127-TP

Only £70

http://www.kitz.co.uk/routers/tplink_TD-W9980_review.htm

quish · 26 Jan 2015 at 20:44

tribz said:
Billion 8800NL is well within your budget. Rock solid sync on my dodgy vdsl line.

Only 2.4Ghz and 1 gigabit port, 3 10/100 ports but thats the downside of the smaller budget.

I'd recommend it for its stability.

+1

JKD · 27 Jan 2015 at 19:20

Scottland said:
I think there's a TP Link TD-W9980 you could look at, it doesn't support MER for Sky Fibre at this time, but shouldn't be an issue for you.

I have one of these. It's been absolutely rock solid for me, no drop outs, great wifi signal and awesome uptime.

Caveat : coming from a BT Home Hub 5, a steaming turd would be a better performer, but in my experience the TP Link VDSL router has been a breath of fresh air. Needed updating to latest firmware for multicast to work properly, but it's been ace and keenly priced.