Yes, if you're lucky with your Netgear, it's fine. I'm sure most are. I was unlucky: mine was faulty on arrival, and I could NOT get it fixed. Then it started to drop the line at random several times a day and to refuse to reconnect till powered down. At that point, and with no further results from "Customer Service" I called it a day.
I also have two of the D-Link DSL-300G+ modems that IO540 recommends. They're both in the Norfolk cottage - one in use and one as spare. They work OK, but then you need a separate router and a separate WiFi unit. That's good if one part goes down, because the rest keeps working. However, the one-piece Draytek is a lot neater and a lot less clutter - it hasn't misbehaved yet, and it doesn't interfere with the telephones.