DrayTek Vigor 166, G.fast & VDSL2 Modem, IPv6 and IPv4, 2 Gigabit LAN Ports, Compatible With IPTV (Sky), Wall Or Shelf Mountable

It works out of the box with a UK ISP, just like it claims.My Huawei HG612 vDSL modem, as supplied by Openreach when they installed the line, was acting decidedly flaky so I decided to replace it with something newer. Here's hoping the Vigor delivers all the things it claims.It is a drop-in replacement: I unplugged the HG612 from my router, BT master socket, and power ; plugged the Vigor into the same connections, and after about 2 minutes the router had a working WAN connection as before. A full manual is supplied, but you don't need it to get started.By default the Vigor comes set up for modem mode. It can act as a basic router but you'll need to connect to the web interface and it's only for the most basic uses. I would really recommend getting a decent separate router to use with this modem.Mine came with firmware 4.2.3. I recommend connecting your laptop using an ethernet cable directly to the second ethernet port of the modem and checking the firmware. If you have the same version, then upgrading to 4.2.4 fixes a security issue with SSL security and also enables detailed statistics about vDSL line speed and quality. Get the firmware from draytek.co.uk.So far it's all good.

Out of the box it works as a vDSL modem, but failed to get it to work as a mini router - wasn't an issue as I hadn't intended to use it that way, but it was worth 'playing with' as an exercise.Configured back as a modem has worked fine with no issues ever since, with slightly faster up speed and lower down speed than the BT Openreach modem I had when on TalkTalk. Needs MTU tweaking I suspect, but since Vodafone Business won't tell me what settings to use, as they 'only support the hardware they supply', I'll have to live with what I've got working, as I can't be bothered to play around for any slight improvement.

If you are looking for a new VDSL Modem and you have no experience other than plug it in and hope it works, this NOT the modem for you.Useless - ''No Setup Needed'' - it didnt work, it didn't set up no matter what was tried.Useless - No internet, no access to admin panel so nothing could be done.Useless - followed every instruction from Draytek instruction book, website, videos, to get the Modem working, including a factory reset. Nothing worked.Hour upon hour trying to get it going, nothing worked.

Lost some speed the first few days MTU needed amending to 1500 (1508 jumbo frames ) needs some updates as it has a few quirks but a faster CPU than the 130 and two gigabit ports make grabbing stats and updating much easier. Worth the bleeding edge growing pains.

Early days, but I plugged it in and it was working within the minute to replace an openreach unit

Very disappointed by lacklustre performance on 150Mbps/29Mbps Gfast openreach (talktalk) line, compared to standard huawei modem. Despite flashing latest firmware, i kept having disconnect and upload streams almost completely stopping, making working from home impossible. The model is openreach certified and supposed to be plug and play so you are not supposed to have to call support for performance issues . Mtu adjustments did not improve stability… so back tu huawei modem! Stock openreach modem works perfectly on same line with same cable

Just moving to TalkTalk business but wanted to use my existing router. TalkTalk all in one router gave 71Mbs. Feeding my BT modem reached may be 60Mbs. Thought I would give this a try. No config needed, plug and play and bingo 70Mbs. A welcome increase from my previous provider who only managed 55Mbs on a good day.Seems to run a bit cooler too.

Simple plug and play (Plusnet Fibre PPOE) - give it 10mins to start up and get working it need time to configure itself but then it flies. No need for any user interface or settings changes. Went from average speed test of 52Mbps on Ethernet (CAT8) to 64Mbps and WiFi went from 46Mbps average to 56Mbps. I am using Asus RU86 router with full AI mesh nodes AX from Asus (3 nodes).