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HI, New provised in my area is bringing in Fiber Optic and I have been given a list of routers to use. My home is 2 stories and is 2250SF. From everything I can read, this will work fine on my ho...
> The AC1900 unit I have is a model C7000v2. Could it possibly work with
> fiber optic or is it "iffy" [...]It's beyond "iffy". Netgear Cxxxx models lack an Ethernet
WAN/Internet port, which makes them useless as routers except with a
cable-TV ISP. (Hence "Rxxxx", above.)> The new provider does offer a list of fiber optic routers that they
> recommend [...]I don't follow this stuff closely enough to recommend particular
devices, and I have no idea on what your ISP bases its recommendations.
I also don't know how fast your fiber service would be. The R7000P is
not a very recent model. You might search these forums for any model
number to see what kinds of complaints it generates.> [...] the local rep stated to lean towards the Netgear units [...]
I'd explore more broadly. If your ISP recommends any Netgear Rxxxx
model, then practically any router (but not a cable modem+router) should
be compatible. Maker, performance, features, and cost are variables
which you'll need to juggle. Presumably, a search of this new Inter-Web
thing could find reviews of various routers. Or someone else might
suggest something(s) here.
Antinode,
The AC1900 unit I have is a model C7000v2. Could it possibly work with fiber optic or is it "iffy" and best to go with a unit on the new providers list?
The new provider does offer a list of fiber optic routers that they recommend and the local rep stated to lean towards the Netgear units (which I largely use already). On the list were a RAX 10 and the R7000P and one more Netgear unt that was out of my price range and most likely overkill for my 2250sf home.
Thanks for any suggestions or advice.
> The AC1900 unit I have is a model C7000v2. Could it possibly work with
> fiber optic or is it "iffy" [...]
It's beyond "iffy". Netgear Cxxxx models lack an Ethernet
WAN/Internet port, which makes them useless as routers except with a
cable-TV ISP. (Hence "Rxxxx", above.)
> The new provider does offer a list of fiber optic routers that they
> recommend [...]
I don't follow this stuff closely enough to recommend particular
devices, and I have no idea on what your ISP bases its recommendations.
I also don't know how fast your fiber service would be. The R7000P is
not a very recent model. You might search these forums for any model
number to see what kinds of complaints it generates.
> [...] the local rep stated to lean towards the Netgear units [...]
I'd explore more broadly. If your ISP recommends any Netgear Rxxxx
model, then practically any router (but not a cable modem+router) should
be compatible. Maker, performance, features, and cost are variables
which you'll need to juggle. Presumably, a search of this new Inter-Web
thing could find reviews of various routers. Or someone else might
suggest something(s) here.