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I think the largest difference for me is in QoS, not in bandwidth. I generally use 802.11ac so I'm capped at 450mbps of the ~1000 available. The service is alw

I think the largest difference for me is in QoS, not in bandwidth. I generally use 802.11ac so I'm capped at 450mbps of the ~1000 available. The service is always on, it's always stable, there's no weird routing or congestion latency at peak hours, it's just... functional. That's what's miraculous about it to me - basically never needing to reset the router or reconfigure things. Internet as reliable as electricity. I literally don't even think about it. Also the total cost difference is $45 a month for a far more satisfying experience.

4ad 9y ago
> I generally use 802.11ac so I'm capped at 450mbps of the ~1000 available. How come? I generally get between 800-1200Mbps on 802.11ac, real, measured speed with iPerf3.
- randie63 9y ago
  he only has one wifi antenna , so max 433Mbit. If your Router/Access Point and your client has more then you will also have more speed. 867Mbit with 2 antennas and so on
- matt_wulfeck 9y ago
  What wifi router do you use? Also, do you use custom firmware?
  - 4ad 9y ago
    I use Mikrotik access points: https://routerboard.com https://routerboard.com I use several models, check out the dual concurrent triple chain ones like: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT https://mikrotik.com/product/RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT I wrote a little bit about my set-up here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14743866 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14743866 > Also, do you use custom firmware? No, just standard Mikrotik firmware.
    - jaggederest 9y ago
      Thanks for the reference, I picked one up to play with :) I used to hack on a grotty old cisco router for my home network but it's been ~15 years since that was relevant.
matt_wulfeck 9y ago
With AT&T I actually connect my junction to a (provided) external battery, so if the power goes out, I can hook up my router/modem to a UPC and still have internet for three days. I don't know if this is the same with coaxial/comcast.

4ad 9y ago

> I generally use 802.11ac so I'm capped at 450mbps of the ~1000 available. How come? I generally get between 800-1200Mbps on 802.11ac, real, measured speed with iPerf3.

randie63 9y ago
he only has one wifi antenna , so max 433Mbit. If your Router/Access Point and your client has more then you will also have more speed. 867Mbit with 2 antennas and so on
matt_wulfeck 9y ago
What wifi router do you use? Also, do you use custom firmware?
- 4ad 9y ago
  I use Mikrotik access points: https://routerboard.com https://routerboard.com I use several models, check out the dual concurrent triple chain ones like: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT https://mikrotik.com/product/RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT I wrote a little bit about my set-up here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14743866 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14743866 > Also, do you use custom firmware? No, just standard Mikrotik firmware.
  - jaggederest 9y ago
    Thanks for the reference, I picked one up to play with :) I used to hack on a grotty old cisco router for my home network but it's been ~15 years since that was relevant.

matt_wulfeck 9y ago

With AT&T I actually connect my junction to a (provided) external battery, so if the power goes out, I can hook up my router/modem to a UPC and still have internet for three days. I don't know if this is the same with coaxial/comcast.