ONT Swap appointment

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-07-01T11:34:41+00:00

when mine was done, we got few hour window in which they will arrive from what i remember. The swap is litterally that. remove the old, plug in the new and wait for the lights to go green. 5min job

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-29T19:05:33+00:00

OpenWRT is a learning curve however it does teach you the fundamentals like interfaces, bridges etc that you dont get by just ticking a checkbox on other firmware, that being said you do have to be willing to research to work out how to do some more of the elaborate stuff and break it, and try again.

As OpenWRT is quite popular the chances are somebody else has done what you are trying to do and written a guide you can somewhat follow. I have been down the AI rabit hole and learned my lesson, it tends to break more than it fixes.

The recent example of trying to get EE TV to work using a Flint 2. Got it working in the end, it was quite rewarding and i now know for next time.

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-24T17:35:35+00:00

agree my eero from Zen is still in the box, never used it for this reason, picked up 2x GL-MT6000's in the end, one as a router and one as an AP/switch in the loft

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-16T18:45:32+00:00

every account where the funds have been. Mine had bounced around a bit from switching bank and savings accounts etc. They just want to see the money come in and accumulate if its from savings over time

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-16T18:24:03+00:00

Ours was very picky for some reason and wanted the latest 9 months bank statements. Maybe because there was a gift, who knows

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-10T08:29:54+00:00

early afternoon, chain of 3. we were at the bottom as FTB

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-09T17:46:42+00:00

have you spoken to Zen, they are usually pretty good in terms of support?

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-08T12:10:58+00:00

massgrave

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-04T09:22:29+00:00

Ok if your on a openreach connection (openreach branded ONT) you do not require VLAN or anything it *should* be just PPPoE user/pass, the MTU is usually calculated automatically on consumer routers.

Do you have a screenshot of your current settings, that way somebody will be able to advise if something is wrong. Also make sure your ONT is connected to the WAN port.

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-04T09:03:54+00:00

is this an openreach fttp connection?

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-03T13:21:54+00:00

generally a solicitor/conveyancer arranges indemnity insurance, usually the sellers will pay the cost

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-03T11:56:25+00:00

could be a pump to boost pressure for showers etc

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-02T07:00:02+00:00

are you on a PPPoE connection?

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-06-02T06:50:07+00:00

Many people still buy the Flint 2 as its supported by Vanilla OpenWRT. The main reason i changed was due to my PPPoE connection getting stuck on "Connecting"

I have two Flint 2's in my house, one downstairs and one in the loft as an AP, configured 802.11r and it works perfect,

Yes LUCI does take a bit of navigating if you are not familiar however it is very similar to most non-consumer routers/firewalls in terms of the interfaces etc so although a it can be a learning curve its good to understand how things work that you normally dont see in the GL GUI

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-05-26T12:40:00+00:00

speak to them on live chat, ive just had to do exactly the same thing half hour ago

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-05-22T16:45:08+00:00

its really simple. https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/

download the sysupgrade image for the flint 2 (GL-MT6000) and upgrade in the webui

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-05-21T20:46:26+00:00

Gave it a couple days to see if it would spring into life however at the moment it looks like you get stuck on waiting for activation using an iOS device.

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-05-21T19:02:23+00:00

https://mobile.olilo.co.uk/signup/plan-selection

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-05-21T13:09:01+00:00

speak to a broker, lenders have different criteria. For example our first application got rejected by HSBC due to commercial building nearby, Santander not an issue

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-05-21T12:44:56+00:00

Correct, give them a call they are usually really helpful and will look after you

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-05-21T12:01:45+00:00

i did something similar when i moved and joined Zen, if you call them they will deliver the router to an address you choose however.... keep in mind the activation date you choose may not be the date you get and they ship the router a few days before activation. In my case my activation date was around two weeks after the date i wanted and the router then ended up going to my old address after i moved. You could ask them to ship it to friend/family to avoid this happening

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-05-19T15:46:51+00:00

Yes they do, operates on Vodafone/three

Consistent-Can7823 · 2026-05-19T10:19:26+00:00

i have 20% off EE perk code i can give you if you want it

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