Do I need a modem?

[Ziz]

I just purchased my orbi.  I do not need a modem with my internet company but the orbi is asking for a modem.  Do I have to have a modem or can I get around that?

[plemans]

Depends on what your isp uses or how they connect. 

Some have their own routing setup like in apartments. 

Some are ONT's that are just gateways. Some ONT's have a router built into them. 

You dont have to have a modem but you do have to contact your isp to see what the best way to hook a router to their setup is. 

[FURRYe38]

You can manually setup the RBR.

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@Ziz wrote:

I just purchased my orbi.  I do not need a modem with my internet company but the orbi is asking for a modem.  Do I have to have a modem or can I get around that?

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[pkgadd]

If you get plain ethernet with DHCP from your ISP (at least that's how I'd interpret "I do not need a modem with my internet company"), your orbi should just work, or rather - the setup assistant will detect the network and its internet uplink and select ethernet+dhcp for you.