FiOS Modem/Router

[BirdOPrey5]

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My existing modem isn't keeping up, it's very old, from when I first got FiOS and don't think it was designed to deal with today's bandwidth or number of devices. It's needing to be reset more often and its web interface is timing out.

 

[BrandonM7]

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My existing modem isn't keeping up, it's very old, from when I first got FiOS and don't think it was designed to deal with today's bandwidth or number of devices. It's needing to be reset more often and its web interface is timing out.

Do you have to provide your own or do you choose to? Just curious, as I've never actually had broadband service of any kind that I was responsible for.

 

[BirdOPrey5]

Choose to. I could pay $10/mo to "rent" but if it lasts more than a year as you can see, it's worth buying.

 

[BrandonM7]

Choose to. I could pay $10/mo to "rent" but if it lasts more than a year as you can see, it's worth buying.

Right on. I was just curious

 

[themonk]

Choose to. I could pay $10/mo to "rent" but if it lasts more than a year as you can see, it's worth buying.

I head my first cable modem for 10 years. I only replaced it because the switched entirely to DOCSIS 3.0 and my old one didn't support it. Not to mention it supported like 5mb downstream max and my account affords twice that.

Hope to upgrade my speed once the account transfers to my wife's home. I download a lot of shit.

None of that adult stuff anymore though. No need.

 

[BirdOPrey5]

Apparently there is no lower price for buying your own, but this model has advantages over the one they send by default... Better processor, 5GHz band as well.

New wireless network, Beaglenet, new strong password, and I'm taking full inventory of every device on the network. So far have everything positively identified except one.

 

[wct097]

I never use the built in router on a modem. Prefer to separate the concerns. Modem is the modem. Router is the router. Switch is the switch. WAP is the WAP.

 

[BirdOPrey5]

I never use the built in router on a modem. Prefer to separate the concerns. Modem is the modem. Router is the router. Switch is the switch. WAP is the WAP.

You only have two choices for FiOS modems/routers, this one or the one they give you for free. On the old modem I disabled the wireless and had a separate access point for my basement (where the line comes into the house) but with this new one I got rid of the old separate access point that was outdated anyway.

My main WAP is in my living room and is a Ubiquiti UniFi Long Range Access Point that was posted here. The range is great but it sucks there is no web interface, nor can I make changes while connected wirelessly. I have to run their proprietary software to access and make changes.

 

[wct097]

The modem does have a passthru mode for running a proper router behind it? You can set up the Ubiquiti controller on another PC and web access it that way. I have no issues managing mine over wireless.