Vodafone FTTH - Replace Supplied Router

mcquaim

Hi guys,

I'm currently with Eir but I just signed up to Vodafone this morning as I just couldn't get in contact with Eir Loyalty team to change my contact for a better deal.

Anyway, with Eir I have it set up to use my Netgear Orbi RB40 mesh system by setting the VLAN tag to 10. This works perfectly.

Can I do the same for Vodafone FTTH?

I don't have the phone or TV package.

Thanks,
Mac

alec76

mcquaim wrote: »

Can I do the same for Vodafone FTTH?

I don't have the phone or TV package.

Thanks,
Mac

Yes you can, you have to add pppoe user and pass though.
Vodafone might be a bad news, Network congestion due to COVID 19, lots of FTTH customers complaining for really slow speeds at peak hours.You have 14 days cooling off, bear in mind.

mcquaim

Hi there,

Thanks for the reply!!

What is the username and password do you know?

Any idea why VF would suffer so badly with FTTH on the same line as Eir when it's been great?

Cheers,
Mac

alec76

mcquaim wrote: »

Any idea why VF would suffer so badly with FTTH on the same line as Eir when it's been great?

Cheers,
Mac

It is not the last mile issue, it is what happens between OpenEir exchange and Vodafone servers .

You might be alright, not all parts of the country affected.

As for the credentials, I couldn’t remember it, plenty on boards though.

Shanotheslayer

mcquaim wrote: »

Hi there,

Thanks for the reply!!

What is the username and password do you know?

Any idea why VF would suffer so badly with FTTH on the same line as Eir when it's been great?

Cheers,
Mac

Vodafone have their own FTTH network also I thought? Or go through Siro as well?

So if they're going through Siro it wouldn't be the same as Openeir

alec76

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

So if they're going through Siro it wouldn't be the same as Openeir

.OpenEir and SIRO only the last mile for Vodafone (i.e fibre from you home to the local exchange.)
However ,how your traffic travels from the exchange
totally different for every provider. So Vodafone pays third parties to move the traffic across the country . That would be the weak spot.
Eir and Digiweb probably providers with the best network capacity ( despite Eir’s dreadful customer care support and some aggressive Sales for Digiweb)

blastman

Howdy folks, quick question as a new Vodafone FTTH user. Is it possible to replace the Gigabox for a (hopefully) better router box if I'm using the phone service (not using it for TV)?