Sky Non-Fibre Broadband and Eero

[DC11]

We are in the process of changing our my ISP to 'Sky Broadband" ('SuperFast' - 60Mbs -Non Fibre) in coming weeks. I have two questions ;

1. Can I Just use Amamzon eero6 as my main router connecting directly to the BT socket (without using the Sky provided router at all)?
2. or is it still requires to keep the Sky router switched-on all the time but in a disabled WiFi mode ? (want to avoid as it looks complicated )
3. Is there any significant benefits added by the Eero compared to Sky Hub?

[TimmyBGood]

@DC11 

If you intend to make or receive 'landline' telephone calls then you'll need to have the Sky Broadband Hub in place.

[DC11]

Hi @TimmyBGood 

Thanks.

- We are not planning to make Landline calls. So in that case can we just use the eero6 instead of the Sky provided Hub?

(for information : if we intend to have incoming landline calls, then what would be the ideal setup?)

[TimmyBGood]

@DC11 

For any landline telephony function at all on a new broadband service the ISP router must be in use as the gateway device.

I don't know if an Eero can authenticate to Sky broadband.

[DC11]

So anyone using eero6 as broadband router (instead of usign the Sky suplied Hub)? 

[JimM1]

@DC11 

If the eero6 device does not have a DSL modem then you will require something in front of

the eero6 to convert, do not think that the eero is a combined router/modem but search

the forum to see if/what anyone has had success in the past, there maybe someone has

done it on a FTTC connection to the openreach socket as you are suggesting for connection.

[JimM1]

@DC11 

Also looks only like router mode only, no modem so cannot plug into the openreach master socket.

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