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#143442 15-Apr-2014 10:11
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I see on the Orcon website that the fibre plans now come with the "Genius White Modem". Does this perform any better than the black modem (given they are a few years old now).

Will existing customers with the black modem be upgraded at any stage?

What's the deal with the phone on the white modem as I noticed there is no lite/full versions? Is it bring your own phone like the Genius Lite?

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  #1025434 15-Apr-2014 10:20
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Does this perform any better than the black modem (given they are a few years old now).

It has Gigabit ports, and can support VDSL.  In theory it can route Gigabit at line speed.  So as for right now, you won't see much difference, but with future products, the extra performance is needed.

Will existing customers with the black modem be upgraded at any stage?

Probably not, unless they change to a service that requires the Genius White (eg. VDSL or some future UFB plans with high performance)

What's the deal with the phone on the white modem as I noticed there is no lite/full versions? Is it bring your own phone like the Genius Lite?

You must BYO phone.  There's no DECT option.

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