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Samueljr97 — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:54:44 GMT

Can anyone help please...

just bought a new Honor/Huawei 3 router, however it does not have a built in modem.

for me to use this on my current by plan (bt fibre) do I just need a modem?

if I’m right I’m thinking... I have a fttc connection with an open reach master 5c socket.

Third party router

Samueljr97 — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:53:48 GMT

Can anyone help please...

just bought a new Honor/Huawei 3 router, however it does not have a built in modem.

for me to use this on my current by plan (bt fibre) do I just need a modem?

if I’m right I’m thinking... I have a fttc connection with an open reach master 5c socket.

Re: Third party router

imjolly — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:57:28 GMT

Zyes you will need to purchase a separate modem of replace your purchase with a modem router version

Re: Third party router

licquorice — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:57:58 GMT

Yes, you need a modem such as an Openreach Huawei HG612 from Ebay.

Re: Third party router

Samueljr97 — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 23:31:44 GMT

Thankyou! At the moment I’m currently running it off the gig Ethernet port on my BT hub 5. Using the hub as a modem ish. (Wifi disabled on hub 5) as my BT package is for 60mbps and the port is for 1gig Ethernet, if all traffic is going directly through here should this setup be ok or would I be better/same with a modem?

my question is- will I be losing out on any speed by doing this?

I hope that make sense😅 thanks for the quick response!

regards, Sam

Re: Third party router

pippincp — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 23:42:59 GMT

The hub does not have modem mode so is still acting as a router. You have double NAT running. You need a modem to get the best out of the router you've purchased.