Broadband router

I use phone data @ home but we used to have broadband and we have a modem from plus.net that is left over from our leaving of the service.

Is there anything I can do with said modem?

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Phone data via phones or via a 4G/5G router?

I no idea wat u mean, but I use my fair phone 5 on eos with data from giffgaff

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Then the Plusnet router is of no use to you.

It is off and no use as I use my phone data!

I suggest you either offer the router on your local Freecycle, Freegle or other similar group. If you have no such group then send the router back to Plusnet. As they are owned by BT/EE then you could probably just hand it in at your local high street branch. If none of these option appeal to you then your local recycling centre (tip) is probably its final destination.

Can i use it as a media stream via usb or channel 4g data through it or even use it paired with printer to make it wireles

You can connect devices to it via wifi or ethernet and use it to control a local area network. This could include printers, media streamers, etc. However, none of the connected devices will have internet access unless you have a current broadband account with Plusnet. So media streamers which stream locally stored files will work but services from Netflix, Apple, Amazon, etc will not be available.

Edit: It is not possible to tether this router to a phone and access the internet over 4/5G. Other routers may have this capability but ISP supplied routers rarely do. They are built for minimal cost and whatever functions they may have beyond what the ISP deems a minimal requirement is usually locked down to prevent customers accessing the settings.

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It might work with a different provider, maybe? But for sure you are going to need a SIM to get data. You would be better off in one of the router groups. You could also search the internet with the terms dd-wrt or openwrt after the router name.

It is a fixed line router only. There is nowhere to put a SIM and the usb port will not work with a mobile modem.

Edit: It is also unlikely to work with another provider as the ISP connection credentials are most likely locked down as per my earlier answer.