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Originally Posted by Gobble
Figure of speech...
Back the point, whilst they don't supply a modem only solution, they provide the option to put the router into a modem only state. What is the difference?
If the sole reason was for having 1 box, like I said in previous posts, I could agree that it'd be nice to be able to do, but heck some space a bit of power isn't worth losing your nut over. However, the OP's problem isn't with that, it's that he in his own words 'begrudges' using a superhub at all.
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Look at it from this angle:
Imagine I refused to sell you a car to tow a caravan and forced you to take a camper van instead. Imagine the camper part of it was absolutely terrible. You would complain, wouldn't you? How about I then told you it has a tow bar and you could always sack off the camper part and just tow a caravan with it? You would think that was completely ridiculous would you not?
It's exactly the same situation here. VM don't want to support my router, so they only provide a combined unit which is s**te. They acknowledge this and offer me the ability to use it as a modem only, then expect me to not call them on that? It's senseless. If they can't provide a suitable combined unit, just allow me to use a simple modem.
The difference is that I can find a suitable modem no problem at all. Small, subtle, efficient and reliable. Four things the SH is not.
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Originally Posted by Gobble
For me it is a bit of a pain, just more cables and more boxes around the TV, so I can feel his pain, but needs must and all that... :P
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One cable is no hardship in the pile I already have. Reliability is what I want to see.
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Originally Posted by techguyone
Cool, let us know your other 'options'
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If it works, I may well do that. Although after the number of people getting butthurt because I don't want to use the modem only setting I'm of a mind to just leave them to deal with the SH and all the crap it brings.
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Originally Posted by ianch99
I am amazed at the energy you are putting into something you cannot have ..
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I'm just answering questions. Which, to be fair, I had already stated that I had no interest in being asked in my OP.