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Orbi 960 working with BT Internet
Are any U.K. members of the community familiar with the Orbi 960 series working in conjunction with BT Internet. My trusty Orbi RBK53 was damaged by a lightning strike in our road and previous to the ...
If you had a modem prior working with the RBR50, then I presume a modem maybe needed. For a ANY router to work with out the modem, something needs asking with the ISP.
That was the debate I had with the BT Engineer, however as I previously stated, and the reason for my reaching out the Forum, he said the VDSL modem I have is obsolete and modern routers should just plug into the internet socket on the master socket. I am in doubt that this will work, and before I spend £1699.99 on a new router I wanted to be sure as I am still not convinced that it’s not the modem at fault.
Have you ever had a sensible conversation with a BT Support Engineer off shore!!!!
Have you ever had a sensible conversation with a BT Support Engineer off shore!!!!
Have you tried plugging the RBR50 into this "socket"?
- Yes I have, and it doesn’t work. So I’m left wondering a) is it the modem, b) is it the router because it’s an older unit, or do I need a new BT modem that works with the new master socket and I turn the wireless off!!!
Anyway I’ve bought a replacement modem for £22.00 off eBay to hopefully eliminate that possibility. If that doesn’t improve matters I’ll buy a refurbished / replacement RBR50 from eBay and see if that’s the route cause and go from there!Sounds like a ISP modem is needed to bridge the gap between the ISP services and any router you choose to put online.
