internet/streaming
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@crucial said in internet/streaming:
Sounds like Google Mesh isn't as smart as TP-Link
Rapidly coming to that conclusion. Having had it now for nearly 2 years, this whole Mesh concept is fucking great. I think for your average user who just hooks up a Google Wifi to their modem or goes direct to fibre box, without any LAN downstream, it would be the shit.
How good would it be if you're renting? Take all the smart devices house to house and the network to run them is already in place.
However, my needs are a little more advanced, and yes some of my hardware needs updating (the Fritz!box is going soon as FTTN moves to SOS/ROC instead of just SRA), but not being able to see things like ARP and traffic monitoring under the hood is in the back of my mind.
The plus side is it Works With Google, and I'm all about Pixel phones, so that is pretty good. Having the two child boxes act as Google Home speakers is also a plus.
At least for now the modem is configured exactly the way Google wants it
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Thank fuck.
After 8 years living in what was a new suburb at the time, we're finally getting optic-fucking-fibre!
Was out for a walk the other day and a bunch of guys in hi-vis are pulling string through the pits in a nearby street. Confirmed they were prepping for fibre.
Later the same day another crew had turned the corner into my cul de sac and double-confirmed that we're "3-4 months" away from joining the early 21st century.
Fastest plan I've seen so far is Aussie Broadband @ ~600mbps but it is $149 a month... Might do some more research.
Aussie BB has the advantage of chucking the router and just plugging the Google Wifi straight into the fibre box, too.
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@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
@nta welcome to the past
piston wristed gibbon!
I see Chorus has 300Mbps plans for a paltry $60 a month. Fuck a duck.
300 is standard basic fibre in NZ now.
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@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial the standard here is more like 50 for a lot of plans, but 100 is becoming more common. ANyone with fibre available who doesn't take 100 is mental IMHO.
But while it was 100/40 at the start, a lot of RSPs are offering 100/20.
There’s zero reason to throttle upload except to create a premium for a better product
Edit: just checked and ours is 300/100 as a basic product
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@nta said in internet/streaming:
After 8 years living in what was a new suburb at the time, we're finally getting optic-fucking-fibre!
Envious. Very envious. Congrats 👏
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@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
@nta welcome to the past
piston wristed gibbon!
I see Chorus has 300Mbps plans for a paltry $60 a month. Fuck a duck.
to be fair, anything above 300 starts to run into wifi limitations. So there is that
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@nzzp said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
@nta welcome to the past
piston wristed gibbon!
I see Chorus has 300Mbps plans for a paltry $60 a month. Fuck a duck.
to be fair, anything above 300 starts to run into wifi limitations. So there is that
Not when you’re on LAN to your PC, lightning fast at 950/500 for $85 a month, no contract. Our mobile data is extortionate, but at leat our fibre is a really good deal
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@nzzp said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
@nta welcome to the past
piston wristed gibbon!
I see Chorus has 300Mbps plans for a paltry $60 a month. Fuck a duck.
to be fair, anything above 300 starts to run into wifi limitations. So there is that
Running everything on Wifi is for noobs.
Out of the primary devices in my house, all the AV gear is connected to the switch via GB LAN (3 x TVs, Sonos, PS4, Fetch Box, PS5) as well as my PC and the Laser Printer. Also comes in handy for the VOIP base station.
It used to be more but I didn't need the AppleTVs once I upgraded to my new Samsung gear. I think I've even got a BluRay player plugged into the network somewhere...
Naturally can't run any smartphones, tablets, etc on LAN, along with 2 x Nintendo Switch and all the smart devices (lights, power sockets etc). But they don't need much.
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The golden rule is if it doesn't move, it should be wired in.
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@dogmeat said in internet/streaming:
@nta I'm astounded you are running everything you have without fibre.
Thank fuck for video compression.
When you stream does it come in installments?
Basically. Here are two results from Speedtest - the top one is just now while the wife is on a Microsoft Teams video call. The bottom one is uncongested network I ran in November.
This is what the modem says it is getting and how much copper back tot he nearest node (965m estimate)
Lastly, this is what my connection is configured for: 50/22 which the DSLAM reports happily but is unable to deliver. I got that plan because it was better for upload than 25/5
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@antipodean said in internet/streaming:
The golden rule is if it doesn't move, it should be wired in.
And if it doesn't move and DOESN'T have LAN connectivity, why the fuck would you buy it?
Kids macbooks are an issue. Wife's work PC is in the spare bedroom when we realised sharing an office was bullshit.
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@nta said in internet/streaming:
@nzzp said in internet/streaming:
@nta said in internet/streaming:
@crucial said in internet/streaming:
@nta welcome to the past
piston wristed gibbon!
I see Chorus has 300Mbps plans for a paltry $60 a month. Fuck a duck.
to be fair, anything above 300 starts to run into wifi limitations. So there is that
Running everything on Wifi is for noobs.
Out of the primary devices in my house, all the AV gear is connected to the switch via GB LAN (3 x TVs, Sonos, PS4, Fetch Box, PS5) as well as my PC and the Laser Printer. Also comes in handy for the VOIP base station.
yep - have hardwired most of the AV gear... but I get 1000MB down, which is honestly a bit pointless as most of the draw is wifi.
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@nepia said in internet/streaming:
I feel like we're in a backwater here in Oz reading this thread. Although, i assume that's balanced out by the mortgage I'm going to have to take out to afford basic food items on my upcoming trip back home.
Yep. Cheap, good internet but you cant afford the snacks to eat while watching Netflix.
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A question for the collective. My house is 2 storey, has partial hardwire ethernet coverage, so currently my internet network consists of a couple of access points plugged into the ethernet network. Trouble is, CF Jr suffers from poor wifi to his PS5 in a deadspot. I am considering the following options:
- buying a mesh system which will require either 2 or 3 nodes
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NETTPL9303/TP-Link-Deco-M9-Plus-Whole-Home-Mesh-Wi-Fi-System
I planned to buy a 2 pack first, then buy a third (cost is same as buying a 3 pack) if the signal is still too weak
- I'm looking at a powerline kit
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NETTPL9020/TP-Link-TL-PA9020P-KIT-AV2000-Powerline-Kit-with-A
Has anyone had experience with these? This would allow me to have a solid connection to the PS5 which while not quite as good as ethernet should be better than wifi.
I assume a powerline adaptor and my current access point could be connected via ethernet using a data splitter?
Any advice would be appreciated
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@canefan I used to run powerline adapter but now use mesh and am not going back. I haven’t used that mesh system but I run netgear Orbi, I have 3 stories, shit load of concrete and one master and one satellite gives me excellent coverage everywhere
