The BT stand alone modem is actually a router with the router disabled - the router is actually quite fast, robust and reliable, but requires a firmware hack to enable.
The BT stand alone router is actually a router with a built-in modem as well, so it's both ADSL and cable.
But the "Openreach fibre modem" as it's called is compulsory for all operators using BT Openreach FTTC infrastructure.
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Originally Posted by cookdn
The consumer home hub supplied by BT Retail does standard ADSL and VDSL for the BT Infinity (FTTC) service ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Home_Hub). Openreach provides VDSL routers for business FTTC, the customer then has to provide a PPPoE router. |
Wrong on both counts.
The Home Hub is not capable of VDSL. It requires an external modem for VDSL. Openreach supplies the external modem for all FTTC VDSL connections.
They also do not provide VDSL routers for business FTTC. The standard FTTC modem is supplied by Openreach for both. The ISP (not Openreach) optionally supplies a router for any and all connections. There is no distinction between business and residential.