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afe66

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#2835931 20-Dec-2021 12:21

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MaxineN:
afe66: I had to reset my vf router this morning as its been flakey. I previously asked about the Vodafone free mesh offer but they said I had to drop gigabit in order to qualify so that was a non starter...

I am fairly sure your gigabit service is included if it's called "Fibre max" regardless of open term or not.

https://www.vodafone.co.nz/oauth2/sign-in/?client_id=wifipromise

Try redeeming it online.

Thanks. Will double check.
The customer service guy kept offering me 100mbit plans so I just bailed.

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#2836017 20-Dec-2021 15:09

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globe:

Thanks for the offer to help set it up but i think if it is that advanced my preference would be to go for something that wouldn't need further support if it goes wrong for whatever reason - build in a bit of self insurance.

Taking that into account sounds like just getting the one from Voyager or another off the shelf option might be the way forward, don't mind spending a bit more to remove the need for IT expertise,

Cheers

Have you considered the TP-Link Archer routers?

You need to make sure it works on VLAN 10 for Voyager - A few years ago most TP-Link routers didnt, but now they pretty much all do AFAIK.

This one (~$160) https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NETTPL4907/TP-Link-OneMesh-Archer-C7-Wi-Fi-Router-Dual-Band-W

Has been around for a while. I had one for about 4 years - Very solid. TP_Link keep making the 'same' model, but revising the specs - So don't be too put off thinking it will be very out of date. It definitely supports VLAN 10 (they refer to it as IPTV in the settings).

This one (~$200) https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NETTPL4580/TP-Link-Archer-A8-Gigabit-Wi-Fi-Router-MU-MIMO-Dua#product-specs-anchor

also supports VLAN 10 and will be a bit more powerful.

If you google "TP-link router emulator" - you will find TP-Link have emulators for many of their models so you can have a look at the interface.

I think with the 2 above, you would just go through quick setup to enter the PPPoE and wif SSID names, then choose "Advanced"/Network/IPTV and enable VLAN, then select NZ in the drop down box. Would pretty much be up and running then.

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