Looking to renew contract Modem Tech question.......

[#1]

I have fibre to the cabinet and copper to home. I'm using a TP Link mesh system (No internal modem) connected to my original Plusnet BT Modem installed when I switched to fibre. It's a Huawei EchoLife HG6012 (FTTC VDSL NTE). When I go through the Renew contract procedure I am offered a new Plusnet router. Does this mean I will have to drop my mesh system or can the Plusnet router be configured to be only a modem?

Thank you.

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Yes, the Hub2 can be configured in modem-only mode.

[#3]

The short answer is no.

You'll have a few options.  If you are just renewing like for like (staying on FTTC) then you could keep your setup exactly as it is without a problem.  If you take a Hub 2 when renewing, then you could put it in bridge mode and replace your HG6012 with it, with your mesh system just as it is.

If when renewing you went for FTTP (Full Fibre) then the HG6012 would just be replaced with the ONT which would be installed by Openreach.  If you were to go for higher speed Full Fibre then we'd likely need some more detail of what the TP Link unit is that you're using to advise if it would be able to cope with the higher speeds, or if it would likely cause a bottleneck.

Edit: @jab1 types faster.  My no was to if you would need to drop the mesh!

[#4]

Thanks John. Top man.

[#5]

@Kryten 

If you are happy with your current set up then there's no need to take the PN Hub2 (save on postage).

However, I would take it and keep it a a backup in case anything goes wrong. Plug it in once in a while to ensuse it's up to date with router Firmware and you know you're covered.

Brian