NugentS
Casual Member
Gigaclear recently cabled my street - so I will (late next month) be in the position to chose a new ISP and replace my existing VirginMedia 350/?? setup. I want off VM to get off their non-stop price escalator and crappy upload.
I use the VM router as a modem and have my own edgerouter X behind it acting as the NAT router.
I have two choices:
Giganet - Technicolour Router (I did write down the model -but can't find it now) which should work with my existing setup (I need to be able to enter a route into the routers routing table, and multiple (ideally 3) ethernet ports plus external port)
£1.00 pcm for fixed IP
The price freeze "We never increase your price in-contract" - but it appears that the contract is a one month rolling contract - so that looks like weasel words
Purefibre. Some strange wireless only router (which I don't want as its useless to me, can't enter a route and don't want wireless anyway)
£5.00 pcm for fixed IP
Will need to replace what they jokingly call a router with my own device. I don't have an issue doing this but am wondering what is suitable and what it requires to be able to interface with the PureFibre/Gigaclear NTE/UMT/Whatever. I am considering a Ubiquiti ER-4 or ER-12 (if I want to go overboard, and assuming I can get them, and assuming they are technically suitable).
When I asked PureFibre they said "
We have checked our system and found that our routers do not have a routing capability. Whilst you can use your own devices, they would need to be VLAN enabled and we would only be able to offer limited technical support for devices not supplied by ourselves."
On the surface of it - Giganet seems a much easier solution - its plug and play. I just don't like the words of the price freeze AND I really like the idea of the never increasing PureFibre price (allegedly). I also don't mind using my own router
So - on to questions.
1. If I was to go down the PureFibre route - I will have to replace the router (my current ER-X doesn't have the guts, but from what I can see it does have VLAN capability on the external port - so I am assuming that the ER-4 or -12 would also work). But is there something simpler / easier / better I could / should use? Anyone got any reccomendations for something that won't choke on a 1Gb duplex load?
2. Price wise they are much of a muchness, in fact the same price (baring special offers) if I include a fixed IP - which I don't really need, but would be useful at times.
3. Any other thoughts - I am looking for advice and comments, perhaps from people who already have one or other of the services. What have I not considered / looked at / asked about?
I use the VM router as a modem and have my own edgerouter X behind it acting as the NAT router.
I have two choices:
- Giganet. 900Mb, 450Mb Garanteed, £40.00 pcm, Prices frozen for 2022 (woohoo). 3 Months free (not really bothered)
- PureFibre. 1Gb, 500Mb Average upload and Download. £36 pcm (will remain £36.00 for as long as I remain a paid up customer apparently)
Giganet - Technicolour Router (I did write down the model -but can't find it now) which should work with my existing setup (I need to be able to enter a route into the routers routing table, and multiple (ideally 3) ethernet ports plus external port)
£1.00 pcm for fixed IP
The price freeze "We never increase your price in-contract" - but it appears that the contract is a one month rolling contract - so that looks like weasel words
Purefibre. Some strange wireless only router (which I don't want as its useless to me, can't enter a route and don't want wireless anyway)
£5.00 pcm for fixed IP
Will need to replace what they jokingly call a router with my own device. I don't have an issue doing this but am wondering what is suitable and what it requires to be able to interface with the PureFibre/Gigaclear NTE/UMT/Whatever. I am considering a Ubiquiti ER-4 or ER-12 (if I want to go overboard, and assuming I can get them, and assuming they are technically suitable).
When I asked PureFibre they said "
We have checked our system and found that our routers do not have a routing capability. Whilst you can use your own devices, they would need to be VLAN enabled and we would only be able to offer limited technical support for devices not supplied by ourselves."
On the surface of it - Giganet seems a much easier solution - its plug and play. I just don't like the words of the price freeze AND I really like the idea of the never increasing PureFibre price (allegedly). I also don't mind using my own router
So - on to questions.
1. If I was to go down the PureFibre route - I will have to replace the router (my current ER-X doesn't have the guts, but from what I can see it does have VLAN capability on the external port - so I am assuming that the ER-4 or -12 would also work). But is there something simpler / easier / better I could / should use? Anyone got any reccomendations for something that won't choke on a 1Gb duplex load?
2. Price wise they are much of a muchness, in fact the same price (baring special offers) if I include a fixed IP - which I don't really need, but would be useful at times.
3. Any other thoughts - I am looking for advice and comments, perhaps from people who already have one or other of the services. What have I not considered / looked at / asked about?