TD-W9970

If you're after a reasonably priced, stable and fast VDSL2 (FTTC) router like me, this is perfect. It has all the latest standards like G.INP (be sure to get the V2 model for these, as V1 does not support them) and is a breeze to set up, taking me less than 10 minutes. I'm using mine with BT Infinity 2 and it works perfectly connecting at the same speed as my BT Smart Hub - which had to go, as after EVERY firmware update it crapped out and had to be reset to factory, set back up, etc.; I was done being a beta tester for BT! My old BT OpenReach modem acted as a backup for a short while, however it is too old to last much longer, doesn't support the latest standards and I can't get line stats... I use the modem in 'bridge' mode (see instructions in product description) connected to my firewall, and with the wireless disabled (which I never intended to use), so I can't comment on the wireless functionality. I have the Smart Hub set up as my wireless access point instead, and in this regard it works very well. I did notice that this has a lot of security functions like built-in firewall, wireless guest network, and SPI, but I don't need these; nice to see though. I can get line stats fairly easily by connecting my laptop to one of the free LAN ports on the modem, and it wall mounts. Frustratingly, since I won't be using the wireless, I can't easily remove the antennae as they are moulded, and just get in the way. It would be great if these could be detached without tearing the thing apart, but since I don’t want to invalidate the 3 year warranty I’ll have to live with it - for 3 years at least! Still 5 stars though, as all things considered, this is a fantastic bit of kit that fits my needs more than adequately. I hope you found this review helpful! Update: MY set up above may confuse. For a typical home set up, you don't need any additional equipment, it will serve fine as your modem, firewall and wireless access point, just like a BT Smart Hub. I believe this is the default set up mode too, so should be easy to configure.

Well, i had this router for about 7 years. not this very one though as it has been updated to a new style and the router software is much more modern and easy to use than the old version. Also i find that the range is not quite as good as the old one and you cant take out the antenna ether. but its not bad and it giving me internet, hopefully for another 6-7 years. had to buy a new one as the old one reset itself and lost all data including ISP login... it reset to factory. also there was a bad brown spot where the old one got hot so i knew it was on its way out for a while now. Anyways if your not on fibre or cable and still on the old ADSL this router is fine for the home. The software on this new one has a quick setup which is much nicer than the old one and is much easier to navigate. Make sure you pick the correct ISP on the settings as it will not work if you dont and make sure you know your login details for the ISP otherwise it wont work. Most ISPs send routers to their customers so i guess this is a dying item to purchase now. But the EE router was the same price as this so its all good. Anyhow i am moving house within a year and will be running a 4G router instead of paying for line rental and putting up with terrible speeds (8.5mbps AVG) with ADSL. i get 16mbps with EE around here so it makes no sense to have ADSL anymore. but its a good basic router if you are still on good old ADSL, it also has a usb so you can plug in a little 4G dongle as a backup or in place of ADSL if you wanted. but i dont recommend doing that as the speeds would be quite bad indoors, unless you live near a mast. All in all a good router with reasonable Wi-Fi range, nothing to shout about but it does the job if you are looking for a cheap router.

I don't normally bother to write detailed reviews but there is some info here that might help other people with this product so here goes I brought this to replace my BThomehub3 specifically because I wanted a modem/router with ARP table binding, Even as a tech savvy user my first attempt to set the router led to quite a bit of frustration with limited success as the router would constantly drop the DNS servers and loose internet access (see first picture). Despite much digging around and internet searching and changing many settings I could not get it to work and hold a stable connection. The next day still no success so went for a complete system reset to try again but not hopeful of success but... this time 1) Downloaded and installed the latest firmware from the tp-link webpage mine was version3 2) logged into the router web server directly using a LAN cable rather than over the wifi 3) was careful to remove all other devices including BT broadband extenders To my surprise this time the quick connect wizard worked first time and connected with no issue just by selecting the BT ASDL Quickstart option logging [email protected] no password needed **pretty sure it can be [email protected] as BT don't care and track via your telephone number you shouldn't need a password but if the router insists on one choose bt or whatever again it doesn't matter as far as I am aware This time everything worked ok with no other settings needing changing manually and the router has been stable and fast. anyway hopefully this might be of some use. According to BT the following details (see attached image) are needed if you have to set up the connection manually I didn't need this in the end but have posted them in case they are useful for others **update** I think there is a bug in the firmware running the diagnostic tool killed my connection and I had to reboot and start again not sure if this is specific to my connection or a general bug in the software** ***update 14/05/19*** - this is still giving a very unstable connection I am not certain if it is the router, our line or something to do with BT service buy with caution*** downgraded to 2 stars

Brought to a friend in Cuba he said it works great

Amazing fast VDSL NBN modem router ALL IN ONE DEVICE. Long wifi range. Very stable

Modem vendu et expédié par AMA UK. Description sur site Amazon France en ALLEMAND. Réception colis avec uniquement notice rapide en ANGLAIS. Connexion internet sur adresse routeur (pas de traduction en français). Pour pouvoir se connecter, il faut naturellement branché le modem sur secteur. Alors là, PAS de CHANCE, il n'est fourni qu'une prise UK. Je commande donc ce jour, un adaptateur UK vers FR (ou plutôt 2 car vendus par 2) pour 8,99 €. Pas bon pour l'écologie et surtout le client.

The speed and signal are fast and stable more than I expected. Recommended

2 working days and it was out of service.