Op maandag 24 april 2023 12:10:36 CEST schreef Per Jessen:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
But even if they don't do autoconfiguration, the hardware itself does not exist. It has to be a router with a fibre input. It must have WiFi, support VoIP and have a phone output, and the typical ethernet outputs.
Well, no, it does not _have_ to. Putting it all in the same box is for consumer convenience (or lock-in).
Besides, the hardware _does_ exist - the Fritz!box 5530 that Freek already mentioned, for instance. It even has DECT and a small PABX.
I paid less than € 200 for this modem, finding the right fiber cable took some time. The fiber cable of their modem was not of the right type. The main reason for me was that my previous ADSL modem with another ISP was a FritzBox and I use two FritzPhone telephones, but also much easier configuration of firewall and forwarding is a pro. AFAIK the ISP MUST, EU rules, provide you with the necessary information, so also in Spain. They do not need to reduce the cost of the regular payment, because you do not use their modem. In case of trouble they require to reinstall their modem. But I don't believe this will ever happen. -- fr.gr. member openSUSE Freek de Kruijf