@JDHardcastle wrote:
Netgears Dm200 modem was an exceptional product, and is approved for use on the Openreach network.
OpenReach does not "approve" modems for its DSL network. Not sure that it ever has.
A while back an OpenReach line engineer/technician confided that OR has pushed BT Internet (now EE) into providing combined modem/router devices, which is how we all get the horrid SmartHub "for free". This gives BT/OR remote control over the modem/router to send out updates.
The DM200 is, indeed, a good device. I have a couple of them. One still in action, the other pensioned off because it won't be much help when BT pushes us all over to Digital Voice.
My hope is Netgear will bring another modem out soon. Converting the FTTC phone line signal to Ethernet is best practice. And provides a more reliable network infrastructure. What other high quality modems are out there?
Netgear hasn't put out a DSL modem or modem/router for years. It is not alone in this. Few of the major brands now supply these devices. One reason is that FTTC is on the way out as FTTH (full fibre) takes over in the UK.
I am surprised that businesses still have DSL.
From what I read around here, DSL modems rarely have problems. Mine certainly don't. Issues usually occur further up the chain, in routers and the like.
What other high quality modems are out there?
You can find modems in the usual places for buying electronic kit. It may be easier to get a modem/router, but that's not the best option.
You can also get used DM200s in the usual places for second hand kit. The prices were silly but have now dropped, probably because the market is shrinking as full fibre takes over. When I needed a second DM200, must have been around five years ago, I bought one that claimed to be used but that turned up in the usual virgin packaging with it bits of peel off plastic protection in place.
