{"id":8193,"date":"2019-07-19T12:10:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T02:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=8193"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:50:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T03:50:23","slug":"what-modem-do-i-require-for-my-adsl-connection","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/faq\/what-modem-do-i-require-for-my-adsl-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"What modem do I require for my ADSL connection?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An adsl internet connection requires an adsl compatible modem.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to use a modem\/router that was supplied by another provider or ISP then this may work with our service, provided it is not locked to the provider it was purchased from.<\/p>\n<p>The only way to determine if it is locked is to try and configure it with our service. 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