Hello Kitz thanks for your reply. Yes I had considered the option of an all in one unit. Not many suitable ones around.
Two things...
1. The modem I have and recently fitted by BT OR is as follows:
Description NGA ECI-CPE-MODEMS TYPE 1B
ECI Model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/r Rev.B
ECI Cat No:ON316150
Manufactured 10/2013
I am playing around with it quite a bit to see if having it running with the supplied Huawei HG 635 talktalk Super Router or running the HG 635 with its own fitted VDSL2 modem shows any problems. So far without any tests whatsoever, there is no difference.
2. It [ECI Model B-FOCuS V-2FUb/r Rev.B] is not one that would give me VPN problems that you talk about above is it?
3. I wanted a router such as the Netgear R7000 so that I could use
full VPN that it appears to have, allowing me to set it up and all my hardware (2 PCs + 1 Laptop +1 Tablet + 2 mobile phones) can use the one VPN setting in the router all the time instead of having a VPN client set up on each item. I was informed by flashrouters that the 1 ghz processor with the 20% more processing power was better for the work load. Here is their reply to me...
Yes, we do ship to the UK. Shipping is based on method chosen but range from $30-$45.
Side by side, the R7000 has about 20% more processing power which is important when it comes to encrypting and decrypting VPN connections constantly within the device.
HMA is an excellent provider. You can find more about them at http://www.flashrouters.com/hma
Please let us know if we can assist you any further
4. Reading the reviews and the specs there is no comments about the full VPN implementation on the Asus DSL AC68U! Would you know if it does?
I forgot to say the total cost of the R7000 is about £149 from Amazon. That is a fair price with full VPN..yes?
Look forward in anticipation to replies.
Thanks again
Edited.......
www.asus.com/Networking/DSLAC68U/