ah, so maybe some users are on older plans that have better upload speeds. I think 20Mbps is too slow, 40 would be good, so my speed is disappointing. I will google for the history, thanks. ... View more

While you’re waiting would you share what type of TPG service connection you have? I notice that your upload speed in your speedtest result is about 35Mbps. I’m using NBN100 on HFC and was told by the moderator that the upload limit is 20Mbps on the NBN100 service. The tpg product page also states the upload speed is 20. I’m confused as to why your upload speed is showing much higher. ... View more

I hooked up a laptop via a CAT cable directly to the VR1600v modem/router and disconnected the other devices, so only the laptop was connected to the VR1600v. The 2.4 wi-fi network was enabled but I checked that nothing was connected to it. (The phone handset is connected to the phone line - I didn’t try disconnecting it). I then ran the tpg speed test in the browser and obtained the following: Server TPG Internet Pty Ltd Sydney Ping - 8 ms Download - 108 Mbps Upload of - 19 Mbps These speeds are the same as when I’m using wi-fi on my wi-fi router, (which is connected downstream from the VR1600v as an AP). This, IMO, excludes the wi-fi connection and my router from being complicating factors. The download speed is good, but upload is not so good. Upload speed is not critical most of the time, except when working from home I do need good upload speed for teleconferencing. Is there any configuration settings at the tpg backend that could be contributing to a slower upload speed that don’t affect the download speed? Anything I should ask the service desk people to check? ... View more

Just an update while I'm waiting, as a work around I've setup my router as an access point downstream from the VR1600v   This works in that I get my routers wi-fi network and its advanced features and also the VR1600v phone line works too.   I disabled the VR1600v 5G band to reduce potential interference with my router, but I had to leave the 2G up so I can connect to it to administer the VR1600v (I dont have a wired PC near it). The downside is that I need to connect to my router's admin page via the VR1600v and a different ip address, but thats not too onerous.  I had to disable my routers DHCP. I dont know of any negative impacts or lost functionality of not using my routers DHCP. If anyone can think of any negatives on this sort of setup let me know, but at least this way I get what I need.     ... View more

Just bumping this as I'm still looking for a solution. I tried connecting the VR1600v to a LAN port on my router but it didnt get the telephony working.  From what I understand thats counter productive anyway because you then have two NAT devices on the one network.  Hence why we have a bridge function.   I believe that I should be able to configure my router downstream from the VR1600v without using bridge mode, but have no idea how.   Just to reiterate what I'm trying to achieve: I want to use my wi fi router as it has better reach, features and speed than the VR1600v but I also want the telephone handsets to be connected.  The problem is that the handsets appear to require connection to the VR1600v and the VR1600v does not appear to support them when in bridge mode. ... View more