TP-Link TD-W9977 - N300 Wireless Gigabit VDSL/ADSL Modem Router $70.55 Delivered @ Wireless 1 eBay

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  ESEMCE on 14/06/2017 - 19:26

  +2

  Don't buy a new modem to bridge, buy a Telstra Gateway Max TG799vac.
  $30 on Gumtree, it's a no brainer!

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    dazzsser on 14/06/2017 - 19:38

    Made an account just to +1 this, best and cheapest way to get a good bridge modem

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    edfoo on 14/06/2017 - 19:57

    Never heard of this Telstra modem? Does it work as well as a standalone modem-router for ADSL 2+ internet at home?

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      ESEMCE on 14/06/2017 - 20:31

      It's not a fantastic modem router, cause most features are locked down by Telstra's firmware.
      The VoIP is exclusively locked to Telstra, so ignore that feature.
      But it has 802.11ac Dual Band WiFi which makes it tough to beat for the price

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  RtN on 15/06/2017 - 09:29

  Will bridging make me lose the phone line with Optus HFC NBN?

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    ESEMCE on 15/06/2017 - 10:35

    HFC doesn't need a VDSL modem, so no bridging is required.
    Doesn't NBN supply a HFC customers a cable modem "NTD"?

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      RtN on 15/06/2017 - 12:27

      We have some sort of HFC device that converts it to an ethernet cable before it reaches the modem.
      We are provided with this: https://smb.optus.com.au/opfiles/Shop/Consumer/Assets/PDFs/O…

      "Triple-play VDSL services and G.Vectoring compatibility"

      Goddamn internal antennas.

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        ESEMCE on 15/06/2017 - 13:47

        modem = a device that turns analogue signals sent down a wire into digital bits

        router = a device that sorts the digital bits into packages and sends the packages of bits to appropriate devices on your home network

        Pretty much all modems sold are actually modem/routers… they have a modem chip directly hooked up to a router chip.
        If you hook an ethernet cable into the WAN port of your modem router, you bypass the modem chip (the incoming signal is already a stream of digital bits) and solely access the router chip.

        In your case, the "HFC device that converts it to an ethernet cable" is a cable modem bridged to the Optus Home Gateway which is a VDSL modem/router operating solely as a router. You could easily replace it with a higher quality router no problems.

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        RtN on 15/06/2017 - 14:28

        @scubacoles:

        Thanks for the info but the VDSL contains the phone line port, if I use my R7000 I won't be able to make phone calls?

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        ESEMCE on 15/06/2017 - 14:35

        @RtN:
        Correct.
        To get a working landline phone while using your R7000 as the primary router, you'd need to either;
        1) hook up the WAN port of the F3864 to a LAN port on the R7000 (turn off the WiFi on the F3864) - effectively turn the F3864 into an ATA.
        2) set up an old Android handset as a WiFi VoIP handset*
        3) buy a dedicated VoIP handset* or
        4) buy a standalone Analogue Telephone Adapter (ATA)*.

        (* this assumes that your ISP releases their SIP details to allow you to set up your own device)

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        RtN on 15/06/2017 - 15:13

        @scubacoles:

        Will try option 1!