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Vintagebelleuk
Nov 11, 2020Follower
HELP! C3700 Modem Router not working with Verizon
Please help! I’m at my wits end with Verizon. Don’t want to pay to ‘rent’ one of their routers so was given a c3700 combined modem WiFi router. Can’t seem to get it working...the internet light just...
antinode
Nov 12, 2020Guru
> [...] Verizon [...]
Which type of Internet service is this?
> [...] my ONT port (pictured) [...]
You have an ONT? You see a picture?
> [...] was given a c3700 combined modem WiFi router. [...]
Who chose a C3700 for this installation? Why?
> [...] It's using the same Ethernet port as previously.
"using"? What, exactly, is connected to what, exactly?
How much do you expect anyone here to know about your "previously"?
If you actually have an ONT as your Internet/ISP connection, then a
Netgear model Cxxxx would be approximately useless. In such a case,
you'd want a router (not a modem+router) with an Ethernet WAN/Internet
port (which a Netgear model Cxxxx lacks).
> [...] (which is what I read online)
Thanks for the helpful link.
> [...] Do I just need to go and buy a stand-alone router?
Seems likely.