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leo0787sx

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#182542 20-Oct-2015 14:59
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Hey guys,

Just signed up to Spark Fiber. I know they provide a Modem/Router, which I believe is the HG659? and has a voice socket?

However I want to use my Netgear Nighthawk AC1900, which doesn't have a voice socket. I believe I have 2 options.

1. Keep my copper line

2. Disable the router on the HG659 (If possible?) then plug my Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 into it.


Thanks

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  #1409871 20-Oct-2015 15:08
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Spark provides either the HG630b or HG659b depending on the speed variant of UFB.
Neither of those has an ATA (voice) port as Spark does not provide it's Fibre Landline service off the RGW.
Instead the ONT has an ATA port which Spark uses.

So as long as your Netgear supports the Spark UFB requirements (loosely that it supports PPPoE and vlan tagging), then you'll be no worse off than having had used the Spark provided RGW.

Sorry for the extensive use of acronyms here.  Let me know if this does not make sense.




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