Hey,
Ill be connecting to the HFC NBN shortly and keen to get a modem in the 100-250 price band. The house isnt overly big and really the modem will be used for streaming content/netflix etc - no gaming or anything too onerous.
There is so much mumbo jumbo out there and it's hard to nail down exactly what's required for HFC NBN.
Cheers
So is there no one device with Modem + Router combo - I need two actual devices taking up more space?
Yes for NBN HFC you must use the NBN supplied modem and you add your own wireless etc router.
I know that you're not into separate devices but Ubiquiti EdgeRouter (Router) and Ubiquiti UniFi (Access Point) are absolutely rock solid and are practically commercial grade at a consumer price
Ended up buying the R7000 by netgear…$200 on ebay with free shipping from FUTU
I'm in this situation now, getting NBN HFC soon and deciding between the ASUS RT-AC68U and netgear R7000. Hows the R7000 holding up?
netgear is excellent tbh - only thing..the antennaes for whatever reason refuse to stay tight..so they just flop down after a day…small annoyance to an otherwise great router
NBN supply modem for HFC, you plug in your own router.
Heaps of choice (assuming you don't want inbuilt VOIP):-
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/router
TP-Link Archer C7
TP-Link Archer C9
NETGEAR R7000
ASUS RT-AC68U
etc