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The easy instal drop down menu offers BT_VDSL as the top choice, but it fails to connect - anyone know what ISP description I should use please?
Replacing BT FTTC modem and TP-LINK WR841 separate boxes - which work OK, but have poor wireless data rate and coverage
You line reports up to 15Mbps. 5Mbps is about the limit the BT will allow on FTTC. Some chipsets in modems cope better with marginal lines than others.
This is interesting news ... I'll keep an eye on this thread.
I have for the moment reverted to using the VR900 only as a wireless router, with the ECI modem from BT inputting to the WAN port on the WR900.
This works well, with download speed 9.9 Mbps, just the same as achieved with the ECI + WR841 router combination.
Hope to resolve the use of the VR900 as a router/modem some time this week.
I'm not too familiar with that router and we don't have one at Freeola towers to test with but we have success with other VDSL combined modem routers, I been running one since 2011 without problems.
ISP tried both BT_VDSL and other
VLAN ID : 101 and enabled
Annex B is not available, Annex A only is listed in the dropdown menu
There is no provision to set VPI or VCI
default gateway is listed as pppoe_ptm_101_0_d
Have reset and factory restored, and entered all the data again both in the Quick start menu, the basic menu and the advanced menu
Nothing seems to work
back with old ECI modem and tp-link WR841N now
will consult Freeola on Monday.
Thank you for your help so far.
VLAN ID: 101
PPPoE
Annex B
VPI:1
VCI:32 (although VCI/VPI setting are irrelevant as FTTC uses PTM but some routers insist on entering something)
I would select 'other' as the ISP and try these settings. Let us know how you get on.
Some of the settings Freeola had previously suggested were not available to alter - so maybe the journey through the settings is critical.
I have the same VDSL setup as you at the moment but will also be changing to a combined unit when I can.
I'm not familiar with this device, so have no specific instructions, but I would suggest looking for an option to put your Freeola DSL account details in which should get you most of the way. i.e. login and password from your MyFreeola account.
Let us know how you get on and if you are still stuck tomorrow I'll see if I can find some more setup instructions for you.
Edit: reading the reviews on Amazon it looks like using the BT option and then changing the login details as above should work.
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The easy instal drop down menu offers BT_VDSL as the top choice, but it fails to connect - anyone know what ISP description I should use please?
Replacing BT FTTC modem and TP-LINK WR841 separate boxes - which work OK, but have poor wireless data rate and coverage