Hi everyone,
I need to help my 90 year old grandad set up his new NBN and he has been advised to get a router with VOIP as that is how his phone will work. I'm going to be honest, I am not very tech savvy when it comes to things like modems. Doing even preliminary research has made my head spin. One of the main things that has bugged me is that VOIP isn't standard and that VOIP modems (when they actually list it as a feature) seem to be really expensive. We were hoping to get >$150ish but I'm not having much luck on sites such as The Good Guys or JB.
I found this one on MWave, but I'm going to be honest, I don't trust myself to pick one that will work. :'(
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/netcomm-nf10wv-vdsl2adsl2-w…
He will be using AussieBB and need a modem that will have VOIP for his phone and internet for emails and football scores, so no need for something heavy duty that can handle long range or streaming.
Any suggestions? I am desperate to help him and am in Vic, so can't take him out to the shops (or go myself) to get some advice.
EDIT: Thanks for the advice everyone. I really appreciate it. We will probably go with the AussieBB option. I wasn't involved in the set up at all and had been advised by a relative that the AussieBB router offered was going to be over $200 and to find something cheaper. I don't think they realized that's how much modems cost. We need one quickly so will probably organize click and collect for the same modem type if I can. :/
You may want to go with AussieBB's router which is Netcomm NF18ACV. They'll be able to provide support as well. From memory it's $149 delivered. You'll just need to call up AussieBB when it arrives and set up VOIP.