Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: felix Newsgroups: aus.computers Subject: Re: NBN 100Mbps @ $59 per month Unlimited Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:51:17 +1100 Lines: 52 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net 2Kuk1QGoGYHTpnw71R9fPwre0XvTyVz5dnWzrJRIBtmgzfksbx Cancel-Lock: sha1:3EL8QpXJt0z1GWyL8BGDkFiBIdo= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.5.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com aus.computers:56075 On Tuesday, 29 Nov 2016 4:03 PM, Sandgroper wrote: > On 26-Nov-16 6:44 AM, felix wrote: >> On 25/11/2016 8:05 PM, Sandgroper wrote: >>> On 23-Nov-16 7:30 AM, felix wrote: >>>> >>>> NBN guys recommended this provider as excellent value.. > >>> >>> >> >> I'm happy with TPG, for now. no point in changing since I just paid $99 >> for the modem. the only problem I've experienced so far is the when wifi >> devices are much closer to the modem than the ethernet connected wifi >> extender they connect to the modem and I lose speed >> >> > > The TPG supplied modem is a Huawei HG658 with N300 wifi , and the > modem and the wifi is just crap. > > The best thing to do is to bridge the modem and then add a AC router > to it , if you need Voip ,then you can get a ATA adapter for your > phones or get a gigaset IP phone. > > Here is how to configure the modem for bridge mode. > > https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2266152 > > If you don't use Voip , then the best thing to do is to junk the > Huawei and get a TP-Link Archer VR600 for $175 with AC1600 wifi , this > modem is quite new and has been getting quite good reviews on Whirlpool. > > https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2564036 > > well the plan i'm on is 'up to 25 mbps' and I'm getting 23.5 mbps, so I don't see why 'the modem is crap'. I agree tho, the wifi is not good. I can't see any justification tho for spending money on a new modem or other equipment when I get 23 mbps on wifi via the ethernet connected extender, and the same speed via direct connection, as I said. I do have voip via a voip box and that seems to work ok -- "everything in Islam originates from the testimony of one pedophile" http://www.thereligionofpeace.com