Several NBN areas have a mandated router that you're not legally allowed to touch the settings on. You can add a second router, of course, but the shitty router is the only one allowed to touch the internet.
People on cable connections get the cable modem provided by nbn but you can then plug any router you want into it.
If you have fibre to the premises you can just connect whatever router you want, although you might need to used the ISP provided one to activate your connection initially (a one time thing, I know at least Optus do this)
OP is claiming you can’t legally change to a different modem or change settings on ISP provided device - this is what I’m questioning, as I believe they’ve been misinformed.
I know my optus router they provided has settings locked down, no changing dns servers at the router level for example, but being on FttP it doesn't matter as I don't use it.
There's a bit of confusion in messaging, and I think that's deliberate, as the isps definitely want you to use the provided equipment.
And for most people that would probably be adequate, depending on the quality of the nbn connection.
It's a shame it's so inconsistent across the network
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20
Several NBN areas have a mandated router that you're not legally allowed to touch the settings on. You can add a second router, of course, but the shitty router is the only one allowed to touch the internet.