My router has arrived already
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
November 20, 2015 4:50am CST
After a delay of just over a month I telephoned my ISP to inquire what was happening about the router they were supposed to send me. Despite only telephoning on Wednesday, it actually arrived yesterday while I was out.
It was intended as a spare and not to be used yet, but I had concerns when I discovered that the Wifi Network name and access password where printed on the back of the router. I set up the router to check that the network name and password could be amended, also to confirm what features the router supported.
The default name and password were easily amended, which was a relief because I would not want it otherwise. It is now stored back in the box it arrived in and has been put away for future needs.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
21 Nov 15
Mine blew up the other week which was horrendous as I had a major deadline. I was able to borrow one until I had chance to go up for a new one. We have to go into the internet provider to get a new one and the helpline told me I would have to buy a new one - I was so happy when I got there as they said there was no charge. The code is printed on it though and the teen wasn't happy as it's about 20 digits long and impossible to remember.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
20 Nov 15
It is always good to be prepared for whatever may be coming in the future.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Nov 15
The standard defaults are usually basic, whereas this was a 10 digit alphanumeric password. With the code also printed on the router and a card with the details, it was rather suspicious.
Customers of Sky broadband are given routers with unchangeable passwords, which I would never tolerate.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Nov 15
I'm glad you were able to get it taken care of easily enough.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Nov 15
That is how our router arrived if I am not mistaken. I think the temporary username and password is just for ease for setup and use.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Nov 15
All routers are sold with username and password, but they are usually something generic such as Admin and 1234. In this case it was a 10 digit alphanumeric password which was specific to this router, which seemed a little suspicious to me.
I have a few friends who use Sky broadband and the routers that they use have a locked password, which I was concerned may have been the case with mine. Such a pre-set password would be of no value to me.
