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XR500 & X10 Comparison
Hi there I have upgraded from sky fibre to sky fibre pro and don’t like the sky q router, I’m looking at the XR500 and the X10 routers to swap with, I already have a new openreach modem but may swap for netgear hi-speed modem, wanted to know has any one swapped to any of these from the sky q router and what were the results or does anyone have a better suggestion for a netgear router. Everything I use is 4K such as tv, Apple TV, 4K blu-ray cinema, Xbox one x and a top of the range Alienware R17 gaming rig. Any help or ideas would be much appreciated
- It sounds like what I mentioned before, I don't think this will cause you any issues. If you're concerned I would recommend calling Netgear support as they should be able to help.
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Hi.
You cannot just swap the sky q router for the xr500 or any other router for that matter. Sky encrypts your username and password so you cannot just change routers. There are videos on youtube on how to work around this and find out your sky username and passowrd. The XR500 does not handle modulation via a modem so you would have to buy a seperate modem and then a router such as the XR500.
Your other alternative and easier option is to put the sky q into modem mode and then connect the XR500 or whatever router you choose to buy.
Hi there thanks for you detailed reply, I have researched this thoroughly and already know about having to use wireshark for the sky Q router info, I was after advice about suitable routers. On an other thread in the community I had been given the good advice of using the sky Q router in modem mode and attaching the XR500 to it that way, the same good advice you have just given me, so I do thank you for your very good reply as this is what I was after by posting here in the Netgear community
