Budget Modem/Router for UFB Starter?

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joeseng83

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#167433 13-Mar-2015 12:13

Hi, My ONT Installation is scheduled on the 16th, and i wish to get a modem as soon as possible. i will be on UFB starter pack. Bigpipe recommended me ASUS RT-AC52U modem, but i also stumble upon a few

1: DLINK DSL-2750B, which claims to support NBN/UFB

2: DLINK DSL-2870B, also claim to support NBN/UFB

i am still unsure whether i really need to go with $140++ router to work with UFB? My setup is fairly simple, just a desktop and a wifi for my wife will do.

Any other recommendation? Hope to know. thanks

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#1257855 13-Mar-2015 13:23

Mikrotik RB951G-2HnD + my setup guide here: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=66&topicid=161676 - this will get you a very good router.

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joeseng83

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#1257864 13-Mar-2015 13:29

Hi. Where can i buy the modem? I try to squeeze my budget within 120 if possible.

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#1257881 13-Mar-2015 14:08

joeseng83: Hi. Where can i buy the modem? I try to squeeze my budget within 120 if possible.

Might be able to /just/ fit it into that price bracket: http://www.gowifi.co.nz/coming-soon-new-products/mikrotik-rb951g-2hnd-high-power-802.11n-gigabit-wireless-router.html?keyword=rb951g

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#1257952 13-Mar-2015 15:28

Just a note, there's no VLAN tagging requirement on new Bigpipe UFB connections now, so you don't need to set up that part.

joeseng83

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#1257954 13-Mar-2015 15:30

Any other recommendation for the router? Will go to pbtech or harvey to get one soon.

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#1257955 13-Mar-2015 15:33

PB Tech will probably have a wider range of routers to choose from, they are a specialist in PC hardware afterall.

joeseng83

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#1257957 13-Mar-2015 15:37

Thanks for the advice. Will go have a look. Still not sure if those claimed nbn/ufb support dlink will actually work.

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#1257958 13-Mar-2015 15:38

DarkShadow: Just a note, there's no VLAN tagging requirement on new Bigpipe UFB connections now, so you don't need to set up that part.

only problem is if you go to change isp's its new router time

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#1258049 13-Mar-2015 17:52

The only reason for tagging is if they want to provide voice as well, which means you would use their router to get the voip port.

Its time the other ISPs moved to supporting untagged on other equipment since the voip is hardly an essential to have.

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#1258244 14-Mar-2015 09:04

richms: The only reason for tagging is if they want to provide voice as well, which means you would use their router to get the voip port.

Its time the other ISPs moved to supporting untagged on other equipment since the voip is hardly an essential to have.

It's not just voice - it's for the CIR as a whole. Voice may be the main use of the CIR, but it doesn't mean it's the only use. Without VLAN tagging you have no CIR.

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#1258247 14-Mar-2015 09:17

sbiddle:
richms: The only reason for tagging is if they want to provide voice as well, which means you would use their router to get the voip port.

Its time the other ISPs moved to supporting untagged on other equipment since the voip is hardly an essential to have.

It's not just voice - it's for the CIR as a whole. Voice may be the main use of the CIR, but it doesn't mean it's the only use. Without VLAN tagging you have no CIR.

Pfft CIR... The whole Internet is best efforts. Anyone who expects any different is dreaming.

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#1258297 14-Mar-2015 11:19

Are there any decent cheapish routers which support tagging for the QoS (802.1p IIRC?)

I'm currently using a router flashed with TomatoUSB which doesn't seem to support it.

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#1258298 14-Mar-2015 11:21

Detruire: Are there any decent cheapish routers which support tagging for the QoS (802.1p IIRC?)

I'm currently using a router flashed with TomatoUSB which doesn't seem to support it.

Edgerouter Lite or Mikrotik are 2 that come to mind.

joeseng83

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#1259532 14-Mar-2015 22:42

I just bought the TL-WR1043ND, the Chorus ONT will be installed on Monday, gonna update you guys on the speed.

joeseng83

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#1268349 26-Mar-2015 12:14

Okay, finally have the time to post the results.

Chorus came to install the ONT, and plug into my TP LINK TL-WR1043ND.

and it worked.

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