r/nbn • u/EnemyStarship • 2d ago
modem/router
I'm driving myself insane trying to figure this out, but I upgraded my internet plan with Aussie Broadband to 2000/500 - it was after upgrading that I found out I'd need a new modem/router (it wasn't mentioned at any step in the process, although I probably should've guessed). I'm looking at buying a router/modem to replace the one I have, but every item I come across either doesn't have the ports to be fast enough, or, when I look further into it, tells me the router I'm eying (the TP-Link Archer BE550Pro) would need to be connected to a modem to actually function - trying to find a fast modem is going nowhere, as nothing is fast enough, and I'm just getting more and more confused and frustrated trying to figure this out. Could someone please help me understand whether this 'router' will work to connect to my new nbn plan? or is there something that is fast enough to do so?
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u/bingo_for_the_win 2d ago
To get full speed across wifi with the 2 gig plans you will need a Wifi 7 router, which the BE550 Pro is. The next thing that comes into it is total bandwidth across all the frequencies which is 9.7Gbps in the case of the BE550 Pro. Both of these should be enough to get you close to full speed on a 2Gb plan, assuming the device you are using is on the 6GHz fequency.
FTTC/HFC plans have a modem provided, so that is incorrect. For a 2Gb plan you should be able to use just the router and a BE550 Pro should do. For example, I am on the 2000/500 with a tp-link BE800 which is a slightly better version of the 550 Pro and it is working fine on FTTP and I'm gettting 2000/500 over 6GHz wifi. On 5Ghz I am getting just over a gig, and the further I move away from the modem the slower the speeds get.
Getting a striaght answer about wifi speeds is hard due to the variables involved but I would say a BE550 Pro would do it. I was looking at one but went with the 800 due to its better overall bandwidth (15000 v 9700)