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DavidBroadway
Nov 25, 2020Aspirant
Is it not unbelievable?
Why on earth does it not say ANYWHERE that this product will not work if your broadband is delivered to your house by DSL? The wasted time and distress in trying to get this product to work and f...
plemans
Nov 25, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Like FURRYe38 says, this does work with dsl.
2 easy ways are you can put your dsl modem/router in modem only/ passthrough mode or you can put your Orbi in access point mode.
I've done it for my parents on more than 1 occassion.
I'm sure as a MD you've consulted with specialties before when you ran into something you were unfamiliar with. This is the same. That's why netgear has 90 days of free support from date of purchase on new devices.
And its also why there's the support forum. For help.
We're here to help you get it running if you so choose.
if its left a sour taste in your mouth and you're done, then I wish you luck on your next device/endeavor.