7300N for fibre?

[lemmyc]

Hi,
I have a Bipac 7300N, and I'm switching from a Zen broadband package to a Zen fibre package. I see that I can use one of the Ethernet ports as a wan port, so I'm guessing that the router is compatible with fibre. I'm wondering though if this router will give me full potential speeds with a fibre connection, or if there are any other limitations I should be aware of when using it for this purpose. Zen advertise their service (which I'm guessing is just BT) as having speeds up to 38Mbps / 9.5Mbps download/upload. Would the 8700N be a better option?
Thanks.

[billion_fan]

Hi,
I have a Bipac 7300N, and I'm switching from a Zen broadband package to a Zen fibre package. I see that I can use one of the Ethernet ports as a wan port, so I'm guessing that the router is compatible with fibre. I'm wondering though if this router will give me full potential speeds with a fibre connection, or if there are any other limitations I should be aware of when using it for this purpose. Zen advertise their service (which I'm guessing is just BT) as having speeds up to 38Mbps / 9.5Mbps download/upload. Would the 8700N be a better option?
Thanks.

The Bipac 8200N is one box solution (VDSL modem/router with N wireless), the Bipac 7300N has a limitation of 30mbps when using FTTC.

[lemmyc]

Thanks, that's useful info. Are the upload speeds limited too, do you know?

[billion_fan]

Thanks, that's useful info. Are the upload speeds limited too, do you know?

I think they are, also at 30mbps

[lemmyc]

OK - it should be fine then. I'll do some speed tests when the line is connected, but I'm guessing 30mbps downloads is going to be enough for me.
Thanks.