Re: [MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

[Bill Rising]

After a month of using my new router. I'm generally happy.

I have had to reboot the router once because I lost connections.

Still, range is good, so no extender is needed, so there are no longer any 
problems with Facetime or phone calls dropping out when switching router to 
extender.

All Good.

Bill


> On Nov 27, 2017, at 09:53, Bill Rising  wrote:
> 
> 
> OK... I decided to go with Lee's suggestion because 
> 
>  He has had a good experience
>  It got good reviews when it first came out
>  It has 3 bands instead of 2
>  I don't think I need a wave 2 (MU-MIMO) router quite yet
>  The router has been on the market for a while without complaints about major 
> meltdowns (unlike the Netgear 7000P)
>  My house isn't really big enough to warrant a mesh router
>  Just to be sure about the last one, I played with (limited) changes to 
> locations of my current router and found that moving it just 5 feet improved 
> its range.
> 
> I haven't picked up the router yet, but I'll get it today and set it up... 
> we'll see how it works.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill



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[Bill Rising]

OK... I decided to go with Lee's suggestion because 

  He has had a good experience
  It got good reviews when it first came out
  It has 3 bands instead of 2
  I don't think I need a wave 2 (MU-MIMO) router quite yet
  The router has been on the market for a while without complaints about major 
meltdowns (unlike the Netgear 7000P)
  My house isn't really big enough to warrant a mesh router
  Just to be sure about the last one, I played with (limited) changes to 
locations of my current router and found that moving it just 5 feet improved 
its range.

I haven't picked up the router yet, but I'll get it today and set it up... 
we'll see how it works.

Thanks,

Bill
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Re: [MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

[John Robinson]

Ed,

Way back when trying to get better range with an Airport Extreme I was going to 
hook Airport Expresses as a booster…

I talked to an Apple Engineer he said it would sure work…BUT….it would slow the 
entire system since the packets going to and from the base station it was going 
to cause double the load and would slow the entire network speed but I would 
have greater range.

Has that problem been solved?

Do you get the same speed with the extenders as you do without?

Thanks bunches.

John


> On Nov 24, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Ed Wiser  wrote:
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> I just got this unit as it covers 20,000 sq feet and I am covering to condo 
> units. 
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bestbuy.com_site_ubiquiti-2Damplifi-2Dhd-2Dhome-2Dwi-2Dfi-2Dsystem-2Dwireless-2Dac1750-2Ddual-2Dband-2Dwi-2Dfi-2Drouter-2Dwhite_5736902.p-3FskuId-3D5736902=DwIFaQ=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs=k39YXcSWsd9baqKbJPI7PGwewloE43a4BbXhrzqxM1o=mP6rH_4sUslQGwWEoiqBK-Z4HS-CFokw1z5qAWuGnHk=
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>> Ya know… I was confused in my last note. I bought the R8000 in May 2016, not 
>> last May. My how time flies! At any rate, 19 months and still chugging along.
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[John Robinson]

Thanks Ed, this is quite the unit, wow.

John


> On Nov 24, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Ed Wiser  wrote:
> 
> I just got this unit as it covers 20,000 sq feet and I am covering to condo 
> units. 
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bestbuy.com_site_ubiquiti-2Damplifi-2Dhd-2Dhome-2Dwi-2Dfi-2Dsystem-2Dwireless-2Dac1750-2Ddual-2Dband-2Dwi-2Dfi-2Drouter-2Dwhite_5736902.p-3FskuId-3D5736902=DwIFaQ=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs=vGubm0E81Nycs73QitoHPK2MV48UbZF353vUIeo0GMs=pFIxcHOp_gAUEhfOT9iopDNUb5sxGj9edRm0CQaVS7k=
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> On Nov 24, 2017, at 11:35 AM, Lee Larson  > wrote:
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>> Ya know… I was confused in my last note. I bought the R8000 in May 2016, not 
>> last May. My how time flies! At any rate, 19 months and still chugging along.
>> 
>> L^2
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[Ed Wiser]

I just got this unit as it covers 20,000 sq feet and I am covering to condo 
units. 
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bestbuy.com_site_ubiquiti-2Damplifi-2Dhd-2Dhome-2Dwi-2Dfi-2Dsystem-2Dwireless-2Dac1750-2Ddual-2Dband-2Dwi-2Dfi-2Drouter-2Dwhite_5736902.p-3FskuId-3D5736902=DwIFaQ=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs=PLY03Fb-mng-3-CuVijJz4Dl1TU5nl6-8IuiQlT4FT0=mhAgeQSqRzn4LOVkMUqTR4EPIfIJZdpK3IwGSurZr7Y=

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> On Nov 24, 2017, at 11:35 AM, Lee Larson  wrote:
> 
> Ya know… I was confused in my last note. I bought the R8000 in May 2016, not 
> last May. My how time flies! At any rate, 19 months and still chugging along.
> 
> L^2
> 
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> Nixon
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[Lee Larson]

Ya know… I was confused in my last note. I bought the R8000 in May 2016, not 
last May. My how time flies! At any rate, 19 months and still chugging along.

L^2

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[Lee Larson]

On Nov 24, 2017, at 11:12 AM, Bill Rising > wrote:

> I was thinking about a Netgear Nighthawk R7000P router (currently ~$150). The 
> reviews are good, especially mentioning quick speeds at long range, but many 
> buyer reviews say that the router has a habit of dying after 6 months.


I bought a Netgear Nighthawk R8000 last May. It works well and hasn’t yet died. 
Seven months. Is it working on borrowed time?

I have it in a coat closet smack dab in the middle of the house and there’s a 
good WiFi signal everywhere in the house and even way out into the yard.

L^2

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computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization 
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[MacGroup] Another recommendation needed: routers

[Bill Rising]

Hi all,

I'm thinking of upgrading my router. The main reason for this is that the (old) 
Airport Extreme doesn't have the greatest range, and I was hoping that a 
directed beam ac router would work better.

Here are the things which are important:
  Simultaneous dual (or better) band (which is now old hat)
  range
  ac 

QoS is less important, as are all the fancy things that allow simultaneous 
gaming and streaming.

I was thinking about a Netgear Nighthawk R7000P router (currently ~$150). The 
reviews are good, especially mentioning quick speeds at long range, but many 
buyer reviews say that the router has a habit of dying after 6 months. 

The network guy at my work favors the ASUS RT-AC68U router.\


Does anyone have any recommendations for recent routers?

Bill
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