DG834GT suitable for FTTC

On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:40:05 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> 'Officially', being in what sense? That BT will remove your testicles
> if their own useless modem isn't terminating the link?

Is there any data to support the claim that BT's VDSL2 modems are useless?

Anthony R. Gold wrote:

> Is there any data to support the claim that BT's VDSL2 modems are useless?

Other than the fact that they're replacing them?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01...em_replacement

Overheating? Sounds like a similar choice to the original
Efficient/Siemens routers back in the day of BT engineer ADSL installs ...

Anthony R. Gold wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:40:05 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> 'Officially', being in what sense? That BT will remove your testicles
>> if their own useless modem isn't terminating the link?
>
> Is there any data to support the claim that BT's VDSL2 modems are useless?

They are if you just bought a VDSL router..

On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:49:21 +0000, Andy Burns
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Anthony R. Gold wrote:
>
>> Is there any data to support the claim that BT's VDSL2 modems are useless?
>
>Other than the fact that they're replacing them?
>
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01...em_replacement
>
>Overheating? Sounds like a similar choice to the original
>Efficient/Siemens routers back in the day of BT engineer ADSL installs ...

I wonder if I have an old or new one. Do they look different?

On Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:55:20 -0000, just as I was about to take a herb,
"kraftee" <kraftee:b&e-cottee.me.uk> disturbed my reverie and wrote:

>Don't worry the engineer who visits to install your Infinity will carry a
>van stock for such situation as yours...

The OP has not said he is getting 'Infinity' FTTC or FTTC from another
ISP. Only Infinity installs are supplied with a router, other ISP
installs only get the modem.
--

Cheers

DrT
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"Andrew Benham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:55:20 +0000, kraftee wrote:
>
>> "Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi,
>>> My new router has not arrived yet so I am wondering whether my DG834GT
>>> (DGteam) router can be made to work with FTTC until the correct router
>>> arrives. I've searched but it is not 100% clear whether this will
>>> work.
>>> --
>>
>> Don't worry the engineer who visits to install your Infinity will carry
>> a van stock for such situation as yours...
>
> FTTC doesn't necessarily mean Infinity. There's at least one FTTC ISP
> who doesn't supply a free router - I doubt Openreach will lend those
> customers a router.
>

Actually the NGA engineers in these parts at least 3 different types of
router

"DrTeeth" <no-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:55:20 -0000, just as I was about to take a herb,
> "kraftee" <kraftee:b&e-cottee.me.uk> disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>
>>Don't worry the engineer who visits to install your Infinity will carry a
>>van stock for such situation as yours...
>
> The OP has not said he is getting 'Infinity' FTTC or FTTC from another
> ISP. Only Infinity installs are supplied with a router, other ISP
> installs only get the modem.

Don't tell Plusnet that....

alexd wrote:

> If they're spending money on replacing them, then one would assume new
> installs would be getting the new kit, rather than installing the old kit,
> then replacing it.

I wonder ... A friend was having problems with his FTTC before
christmas, the engineer replaced the modem, and gave him another one as
a spare, "just in case", sounds like the sort of habit they'd get into
if they knew there was a fault with them.

On Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:57:02 +0000, alexd <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Mark (for it is he) wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:49:21 +0000, Andy Burns
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>>Other than the fact that they're replacing them?
>>>
>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01...em_replacement
>>>
>>>Overheating? Sounds like a similar choice to the original
>>>Efficient/Siemens routers back in the day of BT engineer ADSL installs ...
>>
>> I wonder if I have an old or new one. Do they look different?
>
>If they're spending money on replacing them, then one would assume new
>installs would be getting the new kit, rather than installing the old kit,
>then replacing it.

Maybe. Or they could just use up the old stock and only replace them
when/if they go wrong.

"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:57:02 +0000, alexd <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>Mark (for it is he) wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:49:21 +0000, Andy Burns
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>>Other than the fact that they're replacing them?
>>>>
>>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01...em_replacement
>>>>
>>>>Overheating? Sounds like a similar choice to the original
>>>>Efficient/Siemens routers back in the day of BT engineer ADSL installs
>>>>...
>>>
>>> I wonder if I have an old or new one. Do they look different?
>>
>>If they're spending money on replacing them, then one would assume new
>>installs would be getting the new kit, rather than installing the old kit,
>>then replacing it.
>
> Maybe. Or they could just use up the old stock and only replace them
> when/if they go wrong.
>

here's a person who knows how Openreach think ;-)