Upgrading to ultrafast plus. I’ve had a cable delivered. Should I have a new router too?

[DY1]

I've had an ether net cable delivered but no new router. Is this correct please? Normally with an upgrade there is a new router too.

 Thank you 

[Highlinder]

@DY1  What did you upgrade from and to? Also which router do you have at this time from the link below.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/broadband-diagnostic-which-sky-hub 

[DY1]

Hi,

 thank you for responding.

i currently have super fast and am upgrading to ultrafast plus.

I currently have the sky broadband hub.

DY1

[cookiemonsteruk]

@DY1 

The sr203 is suitable for both fttc and fttp . The difference is you use the ethernet to plug into the ont instead of the dsl into your mastersocket

[DY1]

Thank you for your reply. 
that's a lot of acronyms that  I don't understand but I think I read your answer as I have all the equipment I need with the ether cable?

[cookiemonsteruk]

@DY1 

With ultrafast you get an fibre optic modem (ont) below

 

You then attach the ethernet cable you received from the ont port to lan port 4 marked wan.  This setup bypasses the inbuilt dsl modem .  So effectively the hub (modem router) becomes a router only

[Highlinder]

@cookiemonsterukNot on ultrafast, I take it the firmware is the same on superfast to ultrafast on the Sky broadband hub?

[cookiemonsteruk · Accepted solution]

@Highlinder 

Yes. I reckon any firmware updates are router side any way so they have to be

[DY1]

Will open reach bring this with them? I don't have the fibre optic modem in your picture 

[cookiemonsteruk]

@DY1 

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@DY1 wrote:

Will open reach bring this with them? I don't have the fibre optic modem in your picture 

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Yep.  That will be installed on or before activation day

[DY1]

That's great.

 Thank you @cookiemonsteruk @Highlinder  for your help

DY1

[Highlinder]

@cookiemonsterukNice to know that all I would need in my case if I upgrade to ultrafast would the install of an ONT, as the cable pull has already been done up to the edge of my property.

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Highlinder 

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@Highlinder wrote:

@cookiemonsterukNice to know that all I would need in my case if I upgrade to ultrafast would the install of an ONT, as the cable pull has already been done up to the edge of my property.

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Good to know. They've done the mdu drop boxes where i iive and granted way leave for digging up the carpark yet no sign of OR yet to drop down from the telegraph poles and duct it in