Using the Huawei HG612 on Digital Region instead of the Cellpipe

[alexatkin]

Absolutely, I wouldn't trust it as my main router on the network, but as a simple VDSL to Ethernet bridge it should be fine. OpenWRT doesn't support VDSL anyway, so having a dedicated device to do that is more practical for my network.

Spending £150+ on that device would be pretty stupid if I can spend under £30 for something which works just as well for the limited functionality I need it for.

It was the same with my old DG834GT, it wasn't the best router in the world but it was miles better than the crap Speedtouch that Be provided - would crash every five minutes.

However once I knew I was getting Digital Region I got the Buffalo in preparation and put the DG834GT into bridge mode. It felt like I had upgraded my broadband already, things just started running so much faster.

After all, have you seen the specs of the Cellpipe? Its a complete pile of crap as routers go but its perfectly adequate as a VDSL to Ethernet bridge.