I just signed up with the Telecom Broadband package, free self-install, free modem, free connection. The issue I have is that, when I connect my modem up D-Link G604T, my computer connects to the router (via Ethernet port), but the router does not connect to the outside world. This also happened with a USB router I tested (Thompson SpeedTouch 330). Both routers report everything as fine, and I spent an hour on the phone with a call centre chick trying to sort this out, going through all the settings etc.
Both routers refuse to ping google.com/yahoo.com/xtra.co.nz.
If it is related, when I had the D-Link installed, and was talking to the call centre chick, it was "Connected" under WAN settings, but later when I looked at it, it was "Not connected" and whenever I pressed the Connect button it didn't do anything except reload the page.
I'm inclined to blame this on Telecom, though I'm inclined to blame global warming on them too.
Any help?