Does the Openreach Router stay with the house?

ryanthelion84

Title says it all really!

Not far away from moving house, will be contacting the ISP once we've exchanged and they will probably answer this anyway, but nothing like knowing in advance.

I assume the box stays with the property and the ISP fit a new one at the new property?

Does anyone know?

Thanks!

Ryan

[Deleted User]

You would install your own router in your property - and configure it for your ISP.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

was the router in the house when you moved in?

Just take it with you, and get set up ready to go.

Timalay

I'm hazarding a guess here, and saying you have BT's wholesale fibre product. In which case you may mean one of two things.
If you mean the Openreach modem, then you will take this. But seeing as you are moving your ISP will probably get you to sign a new contract, which if you are lucky you may be able to haggle a new combined router modem.
Or you mean the filter faceplate that Openreach fitted, in which case you wouldn't take that.

lee111s

Have you checked to see if you can get FTTC at your new home?

Either way the modem is yours. Whoever buys your house may not want internet, or may opt for ADSL. If they do go for FTTC then their ISP will send them a compatible router.

Browntoa

just moved , ISP told me to take my router until I pointed out it was only for FTTC and I was moving to a ADSL only area ...got there in the end though

gt94sss2

Browntoa wrote: »

just moved , ISP told me to take my router until I pointed out it was only for FTTC and I was moving to a ADSL only area ...got there in the end though

The FTTC modems can work as ADSL ones as well.

If ryanthelion84 has FTTP rather than FTTC though, he should leave the equipment connected and not take it with him.

JJ_Egan

Modem is your is true if you are out of contract .

Browntoa

gt94sss2 wrote: »

The FTTC modems can work as ADSL ones as well.

If ryanthelion84 has FTTP rather than FTTC though, he should leave the equipment connected and not take it with him.

I had a real early BT one as I had a real early install of infinity , it was not enabled for ADSL in those days

gt94sss2

Browntoa wrote: »

I had a real early BT one as I had a real early install of infinity , it was not enabled for ADSL in those days

All the FTTC modems support ADSL - its part of the minimum specification that Openreach have always insisted on for fibre modems (though they don't advertise them as such)