hello guys,
what is the best and most cost effective nbn modem i can buy?
is there anything on special?
2 wifi is not a must because i havr got adsl wifi router can be used as wifi modem if it can cut down the cost a bit.
thx in advance.
Best/Cheapest VDSL Modem Router Suggestion
hishaken on 04/05/2018 - 14:16
Last edited 04/05/2018 - 14:37 by 1 other user
Last edited 04/05/2018 - 14:37 by 1 other user
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I found Gumtree listings tend to be cheaper, so check it out too.
Unlocking hack: https://www.crc.id.au/hacking-the-technicolor-tg799vac-and-u…
Whirlpool discussions: https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2650998
+1 for TG799VAC
Yes the TGs are good machines, but they are full of spyware and redundant configuration (eg to get VoIP to work requires hacking), if you get a Tesltra one the updates are broken on non-Telstra networks, etc. Otherwise they are (what could have been) pretty decent embedded Linux routers.
Which goes to say a lot about the ongoing lack of reliability/security/quality of the software in CPE.
The Linux part is far better than any part contributed by Tecnicolor, and worse, they allowed Telstra (and other ISPs) to contribute vendorware/surveillanceware into their firmwares.
I'd recommend a well-made, well supported device with a reliable software stack and pro-active support. For all that, https://en.avm.de/ do a far better job than all the Asian vendors (and ISP-sourced devices), and the hardware is top-notch too. It's maintained in Germany, and is pretty much excellent. It isn't China price, but it is very good at the prices they charge, and is supported by dealers here in Oz.
To go better, you have to buy Enterprise gear or roll your own and still buy a decent VDSL modem to run in bridge mode.
Interesting post. Do you have links to hacking the voip and info on the Telstra-ware?
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2650998 is a good place to start, there are people pulling apart the firmware around the place. Crippleware mostly comes from the ISPs who only break products and then abandon/do not fix, esp. when given powerful features like CWMP/TR-069 to break. Who else abuses these things would require the kind of forensic attribution that a Royal Commission might have trouble making public.
Telstra install and automatically activate this thing called 'Broadband Protection' on Telstra Gateway Modems as part of their Home Internet Bundles. What and who gets to see your metadata, where it is stored, for how long and how it actually works is not published- but if it is like anything else they have ever done it will involve multiple third parties and technologies managed in foreign jurisdictions with near zero due-diligence.
if your ISP doesn't require VLAN tagging
go ebay bid/buy Telstra TG799VAC