Netgear Modem/router for ADSL2+ Centurylink

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Donnamw wrote:
I believe my isp is PPPoe. I am thinking about going with Motorola MD1600 since it’s compatible with my isp and I am having a hard time finding Netgear dsl adsl2+ modems or modem router combos. I will try the Motorola MD1600 then get the Orbi RBK50.

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If you look at the modems available on Amazon and other places they will often say "Centurylink compatible".

Heaven only knows why anyone would mention the issue if it is not relevant to Centurylink. After all, you did say that was the ISP from the outset.

> Heaven only knows why anyone would mention the issue if it is not
> relevant to Centurylink. [...]

   One possible explanation would be that someone might know that
CenturyLink uses PPPoA with some of its customers.  Me, for example:

> [...] I use a D7000[v1] with my CenturyLink (slow) DSL service. [...]

   The real mystery here is why someone an ocean away from CenturyLink
would think that he knows more about CenturyLink DSL service than an
actual CenturyLink DSL customer (since 1999, when the relevant piece of
CenturyLink was called "US West" (uswest.com), later, Qwest
(qwest.com)).  (Although a couple of possible explanations do leap to
mind...)

Good luck.

I was going to suggest this:

Amazon.com: NETGEAR High-Speed Broadband DSL Modem (DM200-100NAS). Compatible with CenturyLink, Verizon, and Frontier): Gateway

I own one, but the US price is scary. How does £35 here (about $50) suddenly become $176 in the US?

I would point you at this:

ISP information for North America | Answer | NETGEAR Support

but is is sorely in need of an update.

> [...] but is is sorely in need of an update.

   You got that much right, at least, as it lists "Qwest" and "US
West/Qwest" as ISPs, but not CenturyLink.  (And what does it show as the
"Type of Encapsulation" for them?)

> [...] it's ridiculous the prices here for the modems and routers
> compared to England. [...]

   Who said that Amazon was the only/best source for a DM200?

   If I were looking for a DM200 for experimental use (which is a
reasonable way to think about any Netgear device these days), I'd look
for a used one on Ebay, where, at the moment, $30 - $45 would seem to be
enough to obtain any of a bunch of devices.

> [...] I'll have to look when I go to visit family in England [...]

   And get one with a non-US power adapter?  Wouldn't be my first
choice.

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Donnamw wrote:
I’ll have to look when I go to visit family in England in December.

 

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Be careful. Models sold in the rest of the world (ROW) may not be the same as those sold in North America. The DSL standards may differ.

They certainly do for wifi. In the US Netgear locks the wifi to US standards whereas in the ROW we are free to change wireless regions. Fortunately, it does not take much effort to "break" the lock. I've done it. But in the case of the DM200 wifi doesn't come into the picture.

One thing you won't have to worry about is the power supply. Even if the label does not say so, again perhaps for legal reasons, Netgear ships dual-standard (100-240 volt) power supplies. Over the years Netgear has sent me several boxes of kit with "wall warts" that say 120 volts. Just for fun's sake I have tried them in 240 outlets. Never had a flash bang wallop. Other people have reversed the process without any problem. In any case, anyone who has been around for more than a year or two will have a box full of redundant power supplies.

Please bring your dollars to the UK. We need them and you will be surprised by how much they are worth now.

> [...] But in the case of the DM200 wifi doesn't come into the picture.

   Heaven only knows why anyone would mention the issue if it is not
relevant to the DM200.

> One thing you won't have to worry about is the power supply. [...]

   It'll fit a US wall outlet?  Or is this some new meaning for "not
worry"?