Vodafone Wifi Router Replacement

[DaveEyes]

I have just moved to Vodafone from TalkTalk - the speed of connection seems fine but I am a little dismayed at the functionality of the router management interface.   Its extremely slow to respond and lacks many features that the talk talk router had - such as being able to easily see what devices are on the network and to easilly set up static ip addresses.

I would be interested to know if there is a recommended 3rd party router that I could buy ...?

Thanks

Dave

[DaveEyes]

Hi !  yes thats no problem - I replaced the vodafone router with a 

TP-Link AC2800

Been very happy with it since November.  I have a house full of alexa stuff and it handles all the devices well.

Dave

[Smartie91]

Dave did you have to use pppoe with username and password. Did you have to out in a vlan 911 aswell 

Thanks. 

[Jayach]

@Smartie91 Dave  is probably on FTTC as that is a VDSL router so he would not need to use VLAN settings, the modem will handle that. As you appear to be on FTTP you don't really want a router with a modem in it.

[Smartie91]

his is my other router 

GL.iNet GL-AX1800(Flint) WiFi 6 Router - Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router | 5 x 1G Ethernet Ports | Up to 120 Devices | Great OpenVpn&Wireguard Speed | WPA3 Security | MU-MIMO | 802.11ax

thia did work to a fasion but had to ssh into network config and add .911 the eth0.911 but it woundnt conect all the time  shame as it has wireguard .adguard all bulit in 

nigel

[Jayach]

That sounds like a great router, definitely try to get it working without the Vodafone one.

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@Smartie91 wrote:

thia did work to a fasion but had to ssh into network config and add .911 the eth0.911 but it woundnt conect all the time  shame as it has wireguard .adguard all bulit in 

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I'm not experienced in SSHing into routers, but did you possibly not save the config, which is why it no longer worked after a reboot?

[Smartie91]

Hi yes I did save. It rebooted ok and worked. But then had to reboot again it woundnt connect again.  

[DaveEyes]

Yes it's FTTC here.

Vodafone provided me with the username and password and it just worked..  Happy days 😊👍

[dhyndi]

Been having massive issues with Sky Q since moving to vodafone FTTP. 

Would like to swap out the vodafone router that connects to the openreach box.

Can this be done, what info do I need, and any recommendations?

[Ripshod]

Depends on your price range. A decent Netgear R7800 or Asus RT-AC68U can be got from ebay for £40-60. From there the sky's the limit. I'd personally only go wifi6 if I had two or more devices that support it and transfer files regularly between them.

You'll need to get your PPPoE login dets from http://www.vodafone.co.uk/bbservcd to set your new router up.

[Jayach]

You can use any router you like. 

You will need your PPPoE credentials, get them from Vodafone via live chat:  https://www.vodafone.co.uk/bbservcd/

However Sky Q really likes to have the Sky modem.