ISP PlusNet Launch Faster Hub Zero 2704n Broadband Router

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Just quick question , am on fibre as BT are going to end support for their modem ,and TBH i dont fancy one of these new PN doda,s ,  would i be better buying a VDSL router now as i  am looking at a ASUS to replace my aging netgear wnr3000v3 

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this new PN router would still require you to have the OR modem anyway, so no change there.
you wouldn't be having your two box solution replaced with this new PN router.

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@rongtw - Also have a look at the TP Link TD-W9980, it works really well on PlusNet fibre as a single box solution, also has really good wireless range, its really easy to set up to.

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TalkTalk can be cheaper and yet they provide a better router as standard with their fibre packages.  The Super Router has inbuilt VDSL modem, AC wifi and gigabit Ethernet.
Yet plusnet are a few pennies more and provide a lesser router?
I'm sorry but TalkTalk are providing a more superior nice looking equipment for a cheaper service price. I can understand that you'll want a UK call centre - the last time I phoned up PN was regarding my service start date. None since.
NE

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NE i was on TT before PN and i can honestly say Never again ! !!
biggest pile of con artist going ,, say anything to get you to sign up and cant keep any promises

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I've heard about all the bad reviews.
My point was that TT is cheaper and they provide a better router.
NE

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Quote from: NorthEasterner

My point was that TT is cheaper and they provide a better router.

The TT's router hardware is better but the routers firmware is very basic and a tad buggy. 
IMO it's something like a beta version, great if you're prepared to workaround some of the bugs but it wouldn't suit the plusnet router knocker in this forum.

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Hmmm, no telnet access eh? 
Reckon it's just a cynical attempt to save a few pennies on the server space taken up by these forums by those trying to help themselves by posting Routerstats and other monitoring data. 
Having been a TT customer myself I'd be intrigued to know how many ex customers actually return to them - my guess would be 'very few - at any price!' 

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Quote from: DJGM1974

Replying to the bit in bold ... let me get this straight, if I had this router in place of the Technicolor 582n router I currently have, would I no longer be able to manually setup static IP addresses to any device that I add to my network? If that is true, that is a massive dealbreaker for me. The Technicolor 582n might be a basic rubbish router compared with others available elsewhere, but at least it lets me do that.

As far as I can see, you cannot ask the router to assign a static IP to a LAN device. There *should* be nothing to stop you manually setting a static IP on a device locally but probably best to do it towards the end of the DHCP pool range just in case the router starts to fill up its assigned IP range for whatever reason.
The inability to change the Router IP / IP range etc seems to be a bit of a mistake by whoever locked down the firmware - I have maybe 30-40 devices on my network which are all running on fixed IP addresses and using 192.168.1.1 as the gateway - putting this router in would disable them all immediately.

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so they have removed features as well then.
talk about dumbing down!

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I would say that for 95%+ of users, the router would be fine.
Plug and play, the minimum possible settings that the end user can mess about with etc. etc.
If the wireless is good, the router is stable and there aren't the inherent issues with the TG582n that seem to follow it then it will be a good starter router for a new customer.
Those customers who want more features or run a "proper" network will probably end up buying a half decent router anyway rather than take an ISP's offering.

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there's nothing wrong with having the router default to basic mode, but it should at least give you option of unlocking more features should you want them.
assigning a static local IP address is not a "pro" feature in my opinion.
what about opening ports? is that feature also removed?
the TG582n, for all the bad press, works well for those that tinker a little with their network.

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There is an option for port forwarding - much in the way the TG582N does it.

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but if you can't assign a static IP to a device then port forwarding becomes slightly redundant....

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If a static DHCP IP address can't be assigned, then I would question the routers ability to supports two games consoles both with open NAT.