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Katsunami · 07-22-2017, 01:49 PM

The router in my dad's (huge-ass) home has poor WLAN connection. I advised a professional Ubiquiti access point, but my dad didn't want to spend the €100 for the AP and the 15m UTP cable, didn't want to run the cable, and decided to not spend more than €50.

I got the best power plug I could for €50, and installed it. (This was months ago.) Seemed to work fine... but not after it has been up for some time. Then it either disconnects, or stalls the connection. If you disconnect and reconnect the device, it works again.

Also, maximum speed was 45 Mbps (at best), even though the internet connection is 150 Mbps. Yeah. Just cut 67% off your speed.

I got tired of him calling and complaining about the bad connection, so yesterday I ordered a Ubiquiti and a 15m cable for €100 (on his bank account), and installed it today. I've disabled the router's wifi.

It runs at 149.75 Mbps on my laptop; it possibly can go faster, but I can't test it because the internet connection is maxed out. Assuming it lives up to its reputation of stability and enterprise-level reliability, I hope I never have to touch the network again.

I wonder what to do with the Sitecom power plug. Consumer-grade crap. When dealing with IT-hardware, if it's not business or even enterprise-grade stuff, I don't buy it, because it always has problems, even if the reviews are good. They probably only test the device for half an hour, and it works fine, but as said, it gets really wonky after it has been up some time.

(Same for laptops and mainboards: I never buy the newest of the newest. Everything I buy is at least on the market for 6-12 months, so BIOS-es, firmwares, and drivers get debugged... and sometimes, even hardware gets revised. Because I don't buy the bleeding edge, I normally don't have problems. Most of the problems I have are manufacturers 'simplifying' software, and 'making it more user friendly' and more 'modern' by scrapping half of its features. Such as Windows, with regard to ripping out about 95% of its GUI customization options.)

07-22-2017, 01:49 PM	#30427
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	The router in my dad's (huge-ass) home has poor WLAN connection. I advised a professional Ubiquiti access point, but my dad didn't want to spend the €100 for the AP and the 15m UTP cable, didn't want to run the cable, and decided to not spend more than €50. I got the best power plug I could for €50, and installed it. (This was months ago.) Seemed to work fine... but not after it has been up for some time. Then it either disconnects, or stalls the connection. If you disconnect and reconnect the device, it works again. Also, maximum speed was 45 Mbps (at best), even though the internet connection is 150 Mbps. Yeah. Just cut 67% off your speed. I got tired of him calling and complaining about the bad connection, so yesterday I ordered a Ubiquiti and a 15m cable for €100 (on his bank account), and installed it today. I've disabled the router's wifi. It runs at 149.75 Mbps on my laptop; it possibly can go faster, but I can't test it because the internet connection is maxed out. Assuming it lives up to its reputation of stability and enterprise-level reliability, I hope I never have to touch the network again. I wonder what to do with the Sitecom power plug. Consumer-grade crap. When dealing with IT-hardware, if it's not business or even enterprise-grade stuff, I don't buy it, because it always has problems, even if the reviews are good. They probably only test the device for half an hour, and it works fine, but as said, it gets really wonky after it has been up some time. (Same for laptops and mainboards: I never buy the newest of the newest. Everything I buy is at least on the market for 6-12 months, so BIOS-es, firmwares, and drivers get debugged... and sometimes, even hardware gets revised. Because I don't buy the bleeding edge, I normally don't have problems. Most of the problems I have are manufacturers 'simplifying' software, and 'making it more user friendly' and more 'modern' by scrapping half of its features. Such as Windows, with regard to ripping out about 95% of its GUI customization options.) Last edited by Katsunami; 07-22-2017 at 01:54 PM.