#9177731 - 11/03/17 10:06 AM
Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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furball
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So, I'm getting shitty speeds at home, using Rogers cable 150, hooked up to their 'advanced' modem + wifi router. Videos on fb, youtube, etc would just stall and spin... NetFlix seems to be ok (running on wifi, 1 ft from the router.)
So, I decided to pick up a new wifi router, the Asus RT-AC3100, and maim the Rogers router to just a modem, and see if it'll improve... (I haven't dug deep enough to know whether it's both wired and wireless speeds sucking...)
Will this make shit run faster? (I won't be upgrading any of the wifi clients per se...)
If not, I may try jumping onto TekSavvy as an alternative. At this point, I have no clue where the bottleneck is.
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/RT-AC3100/
Edited by furball (11/03/17 10:27 AM)
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#9179052 - 11/05/17 07:25 AM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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furball
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I was dreading the pain of setting up and installing this thing ... i.e. if things work, why change it. I thought about it, asked about it, and well, it was pretty damn fuckin' easy... (i.e. I was thinking how to give the modem an IP, etc... I already know how to log into the modem, and set to bridge mode.)
The thing blinks like a fucking epileptic nightmare. And it's big.
But guess what. It fucking WORKS, and wireless speeds are much, much faster on the wireless clients I've tried... a bedroom upstairs is getting on average 3-4x faster speeds than before. In the kitchen my notebook is getting 2-3x faster than before.
Pages loading and stuff SEEM to have been resolved, but it's too soon to tell.
So yeah, I like.
The interface is much better than routers of years past.
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#9179938 - 11/06/17 10:59 AM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
[Re: furball]
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Wildout
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Damn, that looks like the Apple AirPort... I have this one: What kind of Rogers router do you have? This is their latest one and it's been out for a year. You could have tried switching the router first.
Upgrade to the new modem. It's better in every aspect.
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#9180143 - 11/06/17 12:57 PM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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c2k
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Better yet, get off Rogers completely.
Such amaze recommendation.
Suggests to get off Rogers, and offers no suggestions to a new ISP.
Brilliant! Unless it's Miata ISP.
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#9180238 - 11/06/17 02:22 PM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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LNXGUY
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I can't complaing about Rogers, but I run my own router and just put theirs in gateway/bridge mode.
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#9180377 - 11/06/17 04:58 PM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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zaius
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I've been on Can-net for the past couple months. they're using rogers lines.. but without the robbers price.
i'm with carrytel. no problemo amigo either.
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#9180453 - 11/06/17 06:44 PM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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LNXGUY
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I've been on Can-net for the past couple months. they're using rogers lines.. but without the robbers price.
My Rogers plan is cheaper then what their offering at my speeds.
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#9180528 - 11/06/17 07:58 PM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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LNXGUY
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$84 after tax for 250 ignite.
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#9180693 - 11/07/17 12:57 AM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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LNXGUY
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How the hell do I sign up for that?
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#9180865 - 11/07/17 09:25 AM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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furball
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I have no fucking clue how you RFD closet fucks are getting these deals. I'm pretty much paying the listed rates, and capped at 550GB/mth
Edited by furball (11/07/17 09:27 AM)
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#9182113 - 11/08/17 01:11 PM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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SW20_MR2
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That's a sweet deal. When will Rogers get wireless TV boxes? I have no choice but to stay with Bell because I don't want to fish wires to the various rooms in my house.
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#9183299 - 11/10/17 08:03 AM
Re: Asus RT-AC3100 router, 1337 speeds?
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furball
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