Need a Good Replacement NBN FTTC Router

LNezzuccho on 24/02/2019 - 13:39
Last edited 24/02/2019 - 14:07 by 1 other user

Hello everyone I'm having an issue trying to get a good router for my NBN FTTC connection, I have the NBN box which the internet is plugged into but we also have a phone line that needs to go through the router itself and I need help figuring out what I should be buying since the one they supply is a piece of crap that just doesnt work (this is the second one they've sent us) and am fed up with garbage they keep sending.

So what I would like to know is if there is a good router for FTTC that also supports a phone line so the phone can work? And can a phone go into a dsl or vdsl port in a modem/router and work?

I have tried using a splitter but the NBN box does not like that and refuses to work with one attached.

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  • alvian on 24/02/2019 - 13:48
    +3

    https://www.nbnco.com.au/residential/learn/network-technolog…
    https://www.tangerinetelecom.com.au/news/what-is-fttc-techno…
    https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-reveals-reverse-power-…

    NBN supplies its own FTTC NCD (network connection device AKA modem), which remains the property of NBN. You or your retail service provider supply a router. NBN FTTC NCD contains a RPU (reverse power unit) that sends electricity from your premise to power a portion of the NBN distribution point. You cannot use a FTTN VDSL2 modem for FTTC as it does not contain a RPU.

    • Nezzuccho on 24/02/2019 - 14:02

      I have the NBN box but I need a router that will also allow the telephone line to work was mainly my question since currently the NBN box plugs into the data wall socket and the phone plugs into the modem router and the one our ISP has sent us and replaced once before if rubbish and I want a new one, seeking advice on where I can get one that the phone can work through

      • alvian on 24/02/2019 - 14:05
        +1

        That's not what you asked. You said you need a good modem that is VDSL2. I have edited your post to reflect what you should've asked.

        Which rubbish router did you receive from your RSP?

        And can a phone go into a dsl or vdsl port in a modem/router and work?

        Telephone voice service is no longer analogue like with ADSL. Voice service is now delivered digitally via VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). Your old copper "telephone line" is now a copper "NBN line" and you do not connect any telephone device to the DSL/VDSL port on the modem or the router.

        Either the router provides dedicated VoIP Ethernet ports, or you provide an Analogue Telephone Adapter that goes between the router and your telephone, or you provide a VoIP telephone.

        • Nezzuccho on 24/02/2019 - 14:15

          So what I would like to know is if there is a good router for FTTC that also supports a phone line so the phone can work? And can a phone go into a dsl or vdsl port in a modem/router and work?

          Thats what I asked but to answer your question I have the its called Halo from Myrepublic

          • nfr on 24/02/2019 - 17:10

            @Nezzuccho: Billion makes good all in one VOIP routers but you will need to coax configuration details from your nbn provider.

        • Nezzuccho on 24/02/2019 - 14:27

          So if I got something like a D-Link AC2600 Viper Modem Router DSL-3900 to get that to work I would need to get an adapter for the phone then feed an ethernet cable from that adapter to the routers dsl port and the phone wold work?

          • follow on 24/02/2019 - 16:46

            @Nezzuccho: yes

          • alvian on 24/02/2019 - 17:47
            +1

            @Nezzuccho: Sorry I was away since my reply 3.5 hours ago.

            First get your VoIP Session Initiation Protocol and authentication settings from MyRepublic before you look for another VoIP-capable router or ATA. Some RSPs (such as Telstra and MR New Zealand1) won't disclose these settings and you'll be wasting your time, effort and money. Can you see them in your Halo management screen or your MR account page? Call MR and see if they will give you the settings. The Cisco SPA112 seems to be a popular ATA.

            Can you see the manufacturer and model name of the router printed on a badge at the back of the Halo? Is it a Sagemcom F@st router?

            I would need to get an adapter for the phone then feed an ethernet cable from that adapter to the routers dsl port and the phone wold work?

            Almost. Why do you keep referring to the DSL port and wanting to connect a telephone to it? That port only exists on a modem or combo modem+router device and is for use only with FTTN. You leave it empty with FTTC.

            Phone to router

            Analogue phone — Telephone cable — ATA — Ethernet cable — non-VoIP Router LAN port (usually yellow) (NOT DSL port)
            OR
            Analogue phone — Telephone cable — VoIP Router Phone port (usually green) (NOT DSL port)

            Router to NBN NCD

            Router WAN port (usually red) (NOT DSL port) — Ethernet cable — NBN NCD Gateway port

            NBN NCD to outside world

            NBN NCD "Wall socket" port — "Telephone" cable — "Telephone" wall socket

            1. MyRepublic New Zealand — We don't give out our SIP settings, sorry. If you would like to discuss, please PM us :)
              MyRepublic New Zealand — Your SIP settings would be unique to your VoIP service, if we give out those details anyone would be able to use them ↩

            • Nezzuccho on 25/02/2019 - 16:47

              @alvian: Got a Nighthawk X4S that's making the internet work finally, gonna then use a wireless phone adapter to connect via WPS instead since getting a VoIP phone is hard for some reason if I want one now and getting one of those ATA's is also a pain if I want to get one now

              • xsacha on 27/02/2019 - 08:50

                @Nezzuccho: By the way, you didn't need to get an ADSL/VDSL modem.
                Just a plain router would have done because the NBN box is the modem.
                Not sure if you knew that because usually nighthawk models have an equivalent cheaper one without the modem.

                There are routers that include wireless handset protocols for some handsets too.

                • Nezzuccho on 02/03/2019 - 16:43

                  @xsacha: I bought the cheaper Nighthawk before getting the X4S and it would not work with the NBN box, the D7000 would just not work with it even though reading up onto it it said it could

    • hey aj on 27/02/2019 - 09:08

      I see You've played FTTCey FTTNy before.

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