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Used wifi dsl router/modem
Purchased a used netgear wireless router/modem. I am not able to connect to the internet. All other lights do come on. My computer recognizes it but can't connect. Contacted my internet provider an...
Please do make sure to find out the necessary connection type (and the other requirements to connect to your ISP) first, so you can choose a matching device (another question would be VoIP/ SIP support or ISP based IPTV).
If you're far away from the DSLAM (the other (active) end of the xDSL line, the 'xDSL modem' at the ISP's side of the connection), ADSL/ ADSL2/ ADSL2+ might still be good enough for your connection (technically specified up to 20 MBit/s, in practice usually <=16 MBit/s) - anything above would require one of the VDSL standards (and with vectoring/ super-vectoring cabinets, you must provide a matching vectoring modem - older VDSL1 ones won't connect or are confined to a slow fall-back profile).
It sometimes helps to take a look at the devices your ISP advertizes - not necessarily to buy them, but to help finding out the features you're looking for with your own device.
Hi, my provider doesn't sell they only rent at $10 a month. It recently changed ownership and the new owner would allow me to buy my own, but finding dsl router/modems is not easy. They are supposed to be installing fiber sometime this year, part of the reason I did not want to spend a whole lot on a new device. Anyway, thanks to you I am now much better informed and will do my research before I buy anything.