Hi, my ISP modem died and I need to wait few days for tech support to come and bring me new one. I have one old TPlink router at home, can I use it to gain internet access until they replace original one? I am working from home so every hour is important to me. Thanks

Oh yeah one more thing, original modem is with fiber cable, tplink doesnt have fibers, so if this is possible i will gain internet but with slower speeds? If so, it is ok, i need it for a few days only.

  • chaoticbear@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Your router and modem provide different functions. You can not replace one of them with the other, even if the physical media is the same.

    You may be able to work around this by finding a modem locally, maybe through OfferUp/Craigslist/etc. Before doing this, though, you’ll need to confirm that your ISP even allows BYO equipment - for example, I owned my own modem for my Comcast cable connection, but my AT&T fiber does not allow customer-owned gear.