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Wait... so I need a modem in addition to my Asus RT-N13U router to run my MTNL broadband?

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/wait-so-i-need-a-modem-in-addition-to-my-asus-rt-n13u-router-to-run-my-mtnl-broadband.181936/

S
Santa Maria! Original post #1
Mar 12, 2014 at 4:03 PM
I applied for a MTNL connection and got the land line installed and when the broadband guy came he says I need a modem thing as well (But he said he wasn't sure and repeatedly kept asking me to open Internet Explorer and Control Panel on my Linux machine).

I suppose this is massive noobishness on my part.
So to clarify, I need a modem into which the phone line goes, and the RJ45 cable that came with the Asus router connects the router with the modem... am I correct? Or can the Asus router do the job alone (confused since my phone line seems to fit cleanly into the Asus router)?
If I need to get a modem, any recommendations?

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Well, if there is nothing wrong with my realization described above, I'm gonna go get a TP Link TD-8816 this evening.
You have till 7PM to try and stop me. Muahahahaha! etc etc.
R
Mar 12, 2014 at 4:09 PM
You need a modem. Period.
S
Mar 12, 2014 at 4:42 PM
Thanks. Can I do better than a TP Link TD W8816 at the same price point (~Rs. 800)?
S
Mar 12, 2014 at 5:54 PM
Thank you, gentlemen.