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No photo but my neighborhood was wired last summer for gigabit fiber internet from a local provider. I had Xfinity gigabit for a few years (not fiber) but with the data caps coming I was fortunate enough to have another option to switch. The most satisfying cancelation phone call I've ever made. I also bought a Wifi6 router and in addition to basically the full 1000/1000 I'm getting roughly 450down/500up on wifi. Insanity.
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Tim Whatley posted:I also bought a Wifi6 router and in addition to basically the full 1000/1000 I'm getting roughly 450down/500up on wifi. Insanity. The loss between WiFi and hardware is so high, even though you have what I assume is a high end router/hub?
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Tim Whatley posted:No photo but my neighborhood was wired last summer for gigabit fiber internet from a local provider. I had Xfinity gigabit for a few years (not fiber) but with the data caps coming I was fortunate enough to have another option to switch. The most satisfying cancelation phone call I've ever made. Oh yeah, signed up for AT&T fiber at the new house. It's so nice.
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obi_ant posted:The loss between WiFi and hardware is so high, even though you have what I assume is a high end router/hub? I bought this Manta Ray-rear end router. Always have had Nighthawks and really like them. Netgear Nighthawk AX6600 
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I dunno poo poo about mesh wifi, so someone tell me if it's a good thing to get. I've got a few spots in my house where the signal from my router isn't that great, but it seems like a wifi extender would just boost signal and noise... Also, what about those setups that use your power plugs in your house? Better/worse than mesh?
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Feb 15, 2021 16:14
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Also, what about those setups that use your power plugs in your house? Better/worse than mesh? Can't offer a comparison vs. mesh, but I got one of these power plug extenders : https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DHCC8BN and it has worked really well to cover one really inconvenient dead spot in our place.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:I dunno poo poo about mesh wifi, so someone tell me if it's a good thing to get. I've got a few spots in my house where the signal from my router isn't that great, but it seems like a wifi extender would just boost signal and noise... Mesh routers have to communicate and the best way is to have them wired together (a wired backhaul). If this isn't possible for your setup they can use the same wifi radios to communicate, but you can also get some with a dedicated wireless backhaul (it has extra radios just for communicating between routers). Modem wired to router through wireless backhaul to router wired to computer is nearly as fast as wiring it directly with our gigabit fiber connection. I don't know much about home networking but I thought it was worth mentioning "backhaul" a bunch of times as something you should look into.
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Feb 15, 2021 17:04
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I snagged a couple tri-band Velops on sale and they intelligently swap their backhaul traffic between two radios.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:I dunno poo poo about mesh wifi, so someone tell me if it's a good thing to get. I've got a few spots in my house where the signal from my router isn't that great, but it seems like a wifi extender would just boost signal and noise... I can't comment on the power plug extenders. Anecdotal evidence with babby's first mesh wifi: I had an inexpensive TP-link router that was maybe ~5 years old. No real frills, I always thought the range was decent (could get connectivity in my yard ~150 feet away from the house) but with a bunch of random devices on wifi (tablets, laptops, phones, google homes, chromecasts, etc) it was pretty laggy. Not sure if that was a product of just an oldish router with no real QoS built-in or I had something misconfigured or whatever. With the TP-link mesh system that I got a page or two back, it's a night and day difference. There are probably a lot of factors (newer technology like beam forming, better hardware, more than one access point, blah blah) but I feel like a chode for not upgrading sooner. I ran speedtests on my laptop back to back when they were both running at the same time, I got like ~22Mbps with the old router (sitting about 20 feet from it) and 195Mbps connected to the new one. Similar huge jumps with my phone on wifi as well. The things I like about the ones that I got (often recommended in slickdeals forum slapfights): - About half the cost of the assbutt expensive eero Pros - Can do ethernet backhaul (or not) - Seems to intelligently handle all the handoffs in the background. I'm not selecting on my device if I want to join a 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz network, it's just connecting me to the best access point (in my experience) - I can easily max out my 200Mb internet over wifi. Some reviews say that these are not the fastest, but unless you have gig internet it's probably a moot point. - My house is not large so 2 units is more than plenty, I still have a 3rd unit I can put somewhere. Might consider putting it outside on the deck in the summer, haha. - A lot of my casting (chromecast or google home audio) weirdness/lag/not connecting is gone.
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The networking thread generally suggests the netgear mesh system as I recall. Or if you have wires going close enough you can use a unifi system.
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"It's an older code, sir, but it checks out"
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dreesemonkey posted:I can't comment on the power plug extenders. Got a link to the router setup?
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Feb 16, 2021 04:35
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Got a link to the router setup? TP-Link Deco WiFi 6 Mesh WiFi System(Deco X20) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Z35GY6
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Youch, any recommendations around the 100 mark? (Not saying it ain't worth it, just that my budget is kinda tight atm)
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Feb 16, 2021 15:18
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Youch, any recommendations around the 100 mark? Here is another TP link mesh setup (2 units) for ~$110. I don't claim to be an expert by any means, but I assume this will be relatively similar. Seems to have lots of positive reviews. https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Deco-Whole-Home-System/dp/B0797D6853 It does not look like it's Wifi 6, but from what I understand that's more for business-level type poo poo and the devices also have the support it, so it's kind of a moot point anyway.
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Tim Whatley posted:Yeah. I thiiiiink wifi usually tops out at 300ish??? This depends on many factors. If your wifi router is decked out with the newest technologies, and you have a client device that is also capable of taking advantage of said technologies, then it is possible to get near Gigabit actual throughput on WIFI. Routers are generally advancing far faster than clients though. So the client device is usually the bottleneck.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Youch, any recommendations around the 100 mark? Yup, skip mesh and get a decent access point system like Ubiquiti Unifi. Wifi 6 (802.11ax) hasn’t even been technically ratified as a standard and published yet. Anything claiming to be is basing their devices on draft publication specs, which can and do change. 802.11AC fixes so many issues and supports channel bonding for aggregated input over multiple radios, beamforming for crowded spectrum etc. I’m not a big mesh fan because the spectrum is already overcrowded— no need to introduce unnecessary overhead and latency. The best solution is to run an ethernet cable (even cat5e is more than adequate for home solutions and supports gigabit), from your router to wherever you want better wireless experience, and drop an access point such as this at the end of the run: https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-UAP-AC-LITE-802-11ac-Gigabit-Dual-Radio/dp/B01DRM6MLI/ The pro version has additional radios for supporting more simultaneous clients, whereas the lite will happily support a modern household and then some. I have a hundred year old house with plaster walls which are horrible for wireless, and I basically have my router and other appliances racked up in my basement with two cat6 runs to two wireless access points, one downstairs and one upstairs, and that’ll cover my entire house in near latency free wireless. Just as a side note, cat6 essentially has a higher twist ratio that reduces crosstalk over cat5e, and manually terminating it to actual cat6 standards is really difficult outside of the factory, so it really operates at cat5e, which is why that cabling is perfectly fine in 2021, especially because internet service in the US mostly sucks and people are even lucky to have broadband, let alone fiber.  E: Looks like Wifi 6 us set to be published sometime here very soon so maybe it’s not as speculative and subject to revision as it was six months ago. That being said, it’s still awhile down the road from your devices supporting it, and the bottleneck for most people is still crappy internet service in the US, and even crappier home routers and rented ISP equipment. Plus the jump from 802.11AC to 802.11AX isn’t anything like the jump from 802.11G to 802.11N. It’s more akin to 4GLTE vs 5G, in which you’ll see more benefit in high density areas but most end users probably won’t even notice the transition from one to the other.
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I have this... https://store.amplifi.com/products/amplifi-mesh-wi-fi-system I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to network stuff but that works really well for me. I had a middle of the road Netgear wireless at my old house. It worked well in a pre-fab double wide. Not so much in a 4 bedroom house. Especially a mid century brick home. The walls are thick as... a brick. (Jethro Tull flute toots)  With that setup I have the base on the ground floor, one mesh point upstairs and one down in the finished basement. Got full coverage throughout the whole house, garage, yard, shed and a good ways up the street. Got all the stuff a modern home and family has running from it with exactly zero problems in the year or so I've had it. Highly recommended. :Edit: I do have a network cable running downstairs to the PS4 and TV. They would probably work just fine on the wireless but I demand exacting response times for whatever. Grumbletron 4000 has a new favorite as of 19:43 on Feb 16, 2021 |
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Bought a Frigidaire refrigerator. It could not cool, did weird things like freeze a water pitcher solid in the fridge but couldn't freeze anything in the freezer. Called them Friday, they wouldn't send a tech till Monday, so I did not have a fridge all weekend. The tech showed me the evaporator coils weren't frozen like they should be except for the feeder hose. Frigidaire says Home Depot has to refund me and HD told me to call Frigidaire before I put my foot down. I'm working with a local store to maybe take it back. So far all this has taught me is neither company should ever be trusted again and that I'm totally on my own on this one. If they don't take this motherfucking thing out of my drat house and give me my money back I have half a mind to tip it over at their entrance and make it leak some freon. Oh, and between getting the broken one out, getting my money back, and getting a new fridge in here, I'll have been without basic food storage for basically a month. Like, this isn't a redringing Xbox, this is usually considered a necessity. Tech also mentioned that retailers have been passing off returns and RMAs as new, which makes perfect sense. Life in a declining empire, I guess. Home Depots return policy on fridges is supposed to be 48 hours... on a device where 24 hours to wait for changes in temp to take effect is the norm. I also did not start living in my apartment until at least 24 hours after I took delivery of the thing. Super shady.
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skooma512 posted:Home Depots return policy on fridges is supposed to be 48 hours... on a device where 24 hours to wait for changes in temp to take effect is the norm. I also did not start living in my apartment until at least 24 hours after I took delivery of the thing. Super shady. It's an amazingly lovely return policy. Even Best Buy's regular appliance department has a two week return policy. I'm not too sure about Pacific Sales.
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48 hours? What if you just don't even get around to installing it for two days, that's completely stupid.
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Oof. 48 hours is a really lovely return policy. Maybe try blasting them on social media? That seems to work better than trying to deal with the store itself since it goes straight to the corporate office. Just @ both HD and Frigidaire and see if either responds.
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mystes posted:48 hours? What if you just don't even get around to installing it for two days, that's completely stupid. Or people equipping an apartment building or summat where people won't be around the fridges for a month or more before they're used. Solice Kirsk posted:Oof. 48 hours is a really lovely return policy. Maybe try blasting them on social media? That seems to work better than trying to deal with the store itself since it goes straight to the corporate office. Just @ both HD and Frigidaire and see if either responds. I already did, nada.
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OSU_Matthew posted:Yup, skip mesh and get a decent access point system like Ubiquiti Unifi. Wifi 6 (802.11ax) hasn’t even been technically ratified as a standard and published yet. Anything claiming to be is basing their devices on draft publication specs, which can and do change. 802.11AC fixes so many issues and supports channel bonding for aggregated input over multiple radios, beamforming for crowded spectrum etc. I’m not a big mesh fan because the spectrum is already overcrowded— no need to introduce unnecessary overhead and latency. The best solution is to run an ethernet cable (even cat5e is more than adequate for home solutions and supports gigabit), from your router to wherever you want better wireless experience, and drop an access point such as this at the end of the run: I just opted for this : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GNG6F5J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_dlT1_TPTDRZMW72XX7P5FZVE6 It's in the budget, and it looks like it'll help keep my octoprint server from lagging out. I'm not looking to stream 4k to the bedroom or anything, just boost the signal a bit. Should be here tomorrow sometime so I'll have a trip report in a few days.
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 Sold my 2012 macbook air and upgraded to the current one. The M1 is a beast, yet no fan and awesome battery life. Its nuts.
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Tim Whatley posted:Yeah. I thiiiiink wifi usually tops out at 300ish??? but maybe between Fiber and this Wifi6 router it's getting closer. My old router and Comcast Gigabit my wifi was like 300/10. Nothing to complain about but buying this new router after 6 years and fiber was crazy when I ran the test. yeah those imperial shuttles were cool
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Skim Milk posted:yeah those imperial shuttles were cool Oh, it's one of the new codes. Sure, let him in.
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Captain Duvel posted:I thought you sold a laptop to buy a chair Was trying to figure out the same thing... I thought it was a chair print laptop case E: For content, I threw some money at AND!XOR for them to give to charity in return for a blind box of whatever old broken badges they wanted to clear out of their workshop. Wound up getting two badges and a lovely add on, one of which is a prototype!  
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OSU_Matthew posted:Was trying to figure out the same thing... I thought it was a chair print laptop case What kind of bike do these fit on?
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Slimy Hog posted:What kind of bike do these fit on? The bolt-action kind.
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OSU_Matthew posted:Was trying to figure out the same thing... I thought it was a chair print laptop case I have no idea what these things are for.
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Lemniscate Blue posted:I have no idea what these things are for. A lot of electronics, maker, and/or hacker conventions have electronic doodads as badges. Usually there's a display or some LEDs and a microcontroller (but not always). They've gotten more and more elaborate over time and part of the con is often a contest or other venue to show how much you could get the limited electronics on the badge to do as a project during the con.
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Yeah they usually have a default of lighting up, maybe displaying your name or the con name or whatever, but they exist to be toyed with. https://hackaday.com/tag/conference-badge/
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Solice Kirsk posted:Lights up and poo poo, I guess. We don’t need no blinking badges
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So, like Wrench's visor in Watch Dogs 2
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Slimy Hog posted:What kind of bike do these fit on? A pelaton Lemniscate Blue posted:I have no idea what these things are for. They’re just artistically designed pcbs that often incorporate functionality that does neat things with electronics and software at a very low level. Others are just circuits with blinkey LEDs printed on boards and silkscreened. Art + Electronics Bape Culture posted:So what does it do? These particular badges have capture the flag type hacking challenges embedded within them. Others just light up and blink, and yet others do really interesting stuff like the DCZia theremin badge. The hack for satan badges had an embedded beacon that would interact with other nearby hfs badges, so you’d occasionally see small groups of people seancing with them. Here’s some other examples from the same convention the prototype came from.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:I just opted for this : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GNG6F5J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_dlT1_TPTDRZMW72XX7P5FZVE6 Alright, trip report. Pros - It does actually boost the signal pretty good. Works so far (set up last night, still functional 24 hours later) Has 5g (which, the only thing I own that supports it is probably the latest gen kindle fire stick I own) Cons - Paid for a new one, got a used one. This sucked extra because whoever had it before me didn't reset it before they sent it back, causing me a lot of irritation to install it because after I got the poo poo set up I had to go back and reset everything. Only 1 port on the back for something to have a wired connection. This sucks, because the wifi adapter I have for my PC sucks balls, and I have to use it to plug in my OOMA device so my phone works. So, basically, I'm returning this one for multiple reasons, such as "I paid for a new one, I wanted a new one" and "I need at least 2 ports on the back so I can actually not half my bandwidth". I do plan to grab another, might just be in a few weeks or whenever that stimulus check rolls in. 
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