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BT Compatible Router/Modem

Hazza2107 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:50:20 GMT

Hi,

I’m looking to purchase a gaming router but want to be sure I select the correct one.

I wanted a gaming router/modem that is compatible with BT fibre optic broadband.

any suggestions?

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

pippincp — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:17:00 GMT

Make and model is totally up to you, everyone has personal preferences. There is no special requirement for compatability but obvisously no need for one with an intergrated modem.

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

licquorice — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:17:11 GMT

Is that full fibre or FTTC?

If it is full fibre you just need a router as the ONT is a modem. If you have FTTC you need a VDSL modem/router.

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Hazza2107 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:20:22 GMT

Hi it’s technically an FTTX connection but essentially it’s full fibre .

i don’t know whether i need a router and modem or just a router

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:50:01 GMT

Your previous posts have stated both VDSL & FTTP. No idea what FTTX is other than a typo?

If your router connects to an ONT by etthernet cable then any router with a WAN port that meets your other requirements will do.

If your router connects to master socket via the grey port on the router, then you need a router with an inbuilt VDSL modem or a separate VDSL modem.

But if you have GFast, which is speeds over 80Mb delivered by the master socket, then you need a modem router that supports that. They are quite rare.

You've also previously mentioned a WiFi disc. If that's a black Whole Home disc then be aware that will only work with the SH2.

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Hazza2107 — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:05:01 GMT

Thanks for the reply, it’s FTTP essentially however we have the full fibre 100 which is delivered through an Ethernet cable to the WAN port on my SH2. Is this the rare router/modem’s you were talking about ?

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:16:37 GMT

I don't understand the "technically/essentially" references. It's either FTTP or it isn't. What does the ethernet cable connect to?

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

licquorice — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:33:00 GMT

@Hazza2107 from your other threads, I think you will be disappointed if you think that a 'gaming router' (whatever that is) will cure your lagging problems.

If you have an ONT (optical modem with LEDs labelled PON and LOS) then you only need a PPPoE capable router, not a modem/router. Virtually all third party routers have PPPoE capability.

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

TimCurtis — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:04:19 GMT

@Hazza2107

Do you have Digital Voice or expecting to get it soon?

If you do or are expecting it then you MUST use the SH2 as the first point of connection.

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Hazza2107 — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:53:59 GMT

When I login the router IP it states an FTTX connection. I have an ONS box installed on the wall and the router is connected directly into this via an ethernet cable to the WAN port.

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Hazza2107 — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:57:46 GMT

Thanks for the reply, it’s connected to the ONT box as you’ve stated.
I’ve been having issues for months and have been told on a number of occasions that this is due to streaming tv on an other devices and that the SH2 router doesn’t allocate the bandwidth correctly between my Xbox and another tv within the house at the same time hence why it constantly switches from normal gameplay to extremely laggy every 10 seconds or so. I thought a ‘gaming’ router would help in keeping a more consistent connection…

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Hazza2107 — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:02:28 GMT

No we currently have a home phone connected through a micro filter to the phone point. No plans to have digital voice.
I obviously don’t know that much about this topic, but I’ve literally tried everything else and am willing to purchase a different router to see if it helps.
I just want to ensure I buy the correct product and then how I set it up, i.e do I plug the router into the SH2 or directly into the ONT via the Ethernet.

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Keith_Beddoe — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:14:11 GMT

If you want to keep a home phone service, then you will have no option to use BT Digital Voice in the future, and that means the Smart Hub 2.

See https://landlinesgo.digital/

The problem is that the TV is probably streaming video from an online source, and will consume as much download bandwidth and upload bandwidth as it wishes.

The 10 second "hit" would most likely be when it uploads a large block of data including performance statistics. That would cause your Xbox to delay sending your clicks etc.

Some routers do allow you to throttle or delay the upload of data from specific devices, but they can be very complex to set up. The BT home hubs do not have this ability.

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Carlusha — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:14:29 GMT

@Anonymouswrote:
Your previous posts have stated both VDSL & FTTP. No idea what FTTX is other than a typo?

Wiki helpfully provides, "FTTX is a generalization for several configurations of fibre deployment, arranged into two groups: FTTP/FTTH/FTTB (fibre laid all the way to the premises/home/building) and FTTC/N (fibre laid to the cabinet/node, with copper wires completing the connection). "

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Hazza2107 — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:20:14 GMT

Thanks again for the info.

i don’t mind not having a home phone line and I’ve done a bit more reading and from what I can see, I can plug a 3rd party PPPoe router directly into the ONT via an Ethernet cable to the WAN port.

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

chrisjp — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:28:28 GMT

Yes that's correct. Using a SH2 is only essential if you want a means of connecting to BT's digital voice since this is a BT proprietary system

Re: BT Compatible Router/Modem

Keith_Beddoe — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:37:01 GMT

@Hazza2107

I am surprised that you still have an analogue phone line if you are on FTTP, as the copper connection is normally disconnected during FTTP installation.