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    I have Talk Talk fibre and want a new router. Can I just swap them over

    As Title I am on talk talk fibre and when the standard router behaves and doesnt need resetting its pretty darn fast. BUT the router needs resetting so often its doin my head in. Can I just buy a new better router and swap them over.
    I can guess it isnt going to be that simple tho ???

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    Re: I have Talk Talk fibre and want a new router. Can I just swap them over

    Is it the official talk talk 'huwai black router of crapness' ?

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    Re: I have Talk Talk fibre and want a new router. Can I just swap them over

    I got rid of the huawei one with an asus router. Took all of 5 minutes to set up no problem.

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    Re: I have Talk Talk fibre and want a new router. Can I just swap them over

    Obviously make sure you know your username and password for the service - TalkTalk preload the routers with either generic username & passwords or specific ones for your account so they work with zero configuration.

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    Re: I have Talk Talk fibre and want a new router. Can I just swap them over

    If you call up talk talk most ISPs will talk you through the settings to set up a new router. If you don't know where to put those settings in you call the technical support of the router manufacturer.

    ( I have reviewed a lot of routers for magazines. Never underestimate the time saving of picking up the phone and getting a specific answer for your specific hardware/connection ).

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    Re: I have Talk Talk fibre and want a new router. Can I just swap them over

    It should work as long as the new router works with fibre, you may need to set up with the instructions it comes with.

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    Re: I have Talk Talk fibre and want a new router. Can I just swap them over

    Depending on what model of router you have it might be possible to "extract" your username/password if TalkTalk are unwilling to give you those details.

    But it may very well be as simple as your TalkTalk username and client area password - I can't speak for them, having never been with them.

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