CDUMunga

Understood. The router I have currently is about 4 years old and it was free from Verizon. The new router Frontier is pushing is either $10/mo or $200. They won't give it for free, even with a new contract. I loved my service from Verizon, but Frontier is the worst. I guess I just don't understand how the router has anything to do with the phone and TV since it doesn't have a physical connection going out from the router to them. Isn't the ONT really a modem? So that should take care of the communication and signal conversion?

Hey guys, I know I haven't been around much. Just got real busy about the time CDU merged. Anyway, I am starting to get back into things here, but my router is shit. Requires multiple reboots per week. While I consider myself somewhat tech-savvy my Achilles heel is wifi and networking (yes it's worse than my k/d ratio). Anyway, I have FiOS from Frontier that is bundled with voice (my wife won't give up the land line) and TV. I have read on my Nextdoor forums that you must use the propriety shit router and I have read that you do not. I have spoken with Frontier and you can guess their answer....you must buy the $200 brick. I also spoke with the Geek Squad here in my neighborhood and they agree. Say the Frontier router actually controls voice and the TV guide/DVR/onDemand stuff. I don't quite believe that because the 3 CoAx that comes from the ONT goes into a splitter that go out to 4 CoAx. 3 for different rooms for TV and the 4th goes into my router. The phone is also separate with it's own splitter for the different rooms and does not go through (at least in physical appearance) the router. What I would like to do is either get one of those mesh networks set up, probably the Google one, Velop, or Orbi. Can I just buy that and be done with it, get rid of the old router, and not buy the new Frontier brick? I've tried googling it and I get many different answers. I'm sure someone here can explain it to me like I'm a 5yr old. Not spending an additional $200 would be great. Thanks Munga