VDSL modem recommendation

[ik]

I just bought a router actually named VR600 of TP-LINK, and it works great
even on vectoring for example.
I actually just activated it, and this email is using that router.
I like the UI, and the features, but no WRT support for example.

But then again, it's a router with a A/VDSL modem, and not just a modem.

Ido

On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Geoff Shang <geoff at quitelikely.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm in the market for a VDSL modem, and after looking at various options,
> I'm unsure which I should buy.  So I thought I'd ask here for
> help/recommendations.
>
> Last year, I posted to the list about ISP recommendations.  As part of
> that discussion, I was sent a link to a site listing modems compatible with
> Israeli service.  Until then, I didn't know that buying your own device was
> even an option here.
>
> As previously mentioned, ISP-supplied modems/routers are an issue for me
> as a blind person, as many seem to have visual CAPTCHAs which make it
> difficult/impossible to log into the interface.  And I don't think my
> choice of ISP should be determined by whether or not I can log into their
> equipment, I'd prefer to choose based on service (like everyone else).
>
> So I'm now looking to buy a modem.  I have a Ubiquiti Edge Router which I
> intend to use as the router, so routing/wi-fi component is not important.
>
> I started looking at options.  The things I thought were important were:
>
> * Good/best modem performance
>
> * Support for all/most relevant modem connectivity standards
>
> * Support for open firmware
>
> When I started looking, I was looking for modem-only devices.  The closest
> I could find were modem/routers with only one ethernet port.
>
> The device that seemed to fit the bill was the Netgear DM200.  It has 1
> port (albeit 100 MBPS but VDSL connections aren't exceeding that at the
> moment anyway), and it appears to be supported by OpenWRT.
>
> But then I started seeing some bad reviews.  In particular, with the help
> of Google Translate, I saw some unhappy people on hometheatre.co.il,
> which I considered important as I will be using it here.
>
> The othere 1-port device I found was the Draytech Vigor 130.  This is more
> expensive, but I don't mind about that if the device is good.  It seemed to
> generally get better performance reviews than the Netgear.  However, it's
> not supported by OpenWRT as far as I can see.
>
> There were a couple of other things that I also saw time and again.  Some
> people say that Broadcom chips are better than others , though I've also
> seem comment that compatibility with the upstream chipset is the most
> important.  Also, I saw references to things like vectoring and g.imp,
> things I know nothing about but which sound important, and g.fast which
> seems like it's going to be the next big thing but which nothing much seems
> to support yet.
>
> People also pointed out that there's really no difference between using a
> 1-port router in bridged mode and using a 4-port router in bridged mode.
> As neither of the above had the Broadcom chips, and since I had seen quite
> a few recommendations for the TP Link 9970/9977, I looked into these.
>
> The TP Link 9970 and 9977 (9977 is apparently newer) both seem to have the
> Broadcom chips and support g.imp.  But neither seem to support open
> firmware from what I can see.  Otheres like the 9980 do support it, but
> they don't have Broadcom chips.
>
> Some people make the argument that if you're using a device in bridged
> mode, open firmware is less important, but I'm not sure if I buy that
> argument.
>
> So now I'm a bit confused.   I'm starting to lose track of which devices
> support what, and I don't really know which of these factors are
> specifically important here in Israel and which are more or less important
> generally.
>
> Since I believe that most problems have been solved by others before me, I
> thought I'd ask here.
>
> To repeat, I'm after a good modem.  I'm not so concerned about price and I
> really don't care about the routing and wi-fi specs as I don't plan on
> using them.
>
> Any advice anyone can provide would be most helpful.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Geoff.
>
>
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