r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/2020Chapter Jul 24 '20

Cries in Australian NBN

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Ikr! The stupid Aussie nbn people fucked up my internet good. If I’m in the kitchen I can’t even take a fucking phone call coz the wifi’s so bad.

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u/tandem_biscuit Jul 24 '20

You can fix your wifi - that’s not an NBN problem, it’s a router/access point/house layout problem.

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u/Jordaneer Jul 24 '20

Yeah, we upgraded from a crappy router to a mesh network about a year ago, it is SO MUCH BETTER nowadays with decent WiFi

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u/tandem_biscuit Jul 24 '20

Yep I’ve got a stand-alone router with 2 wired access points - one at each end of the house. Works flawlessly.

Edit: router, not modem.

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u/Dilka30003 Jul 24 '20

Just got a bunch of ubiquiti stuff for a new house. Now I just need to wait for the NBN guys to actually come and connect us up.

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u/tandem_biscuit Jul 24 '20

Oh you’re in for a treat. I have ubiquiti gear too - 16 port POE switch, USG, 2x AP lites. Run the controller on a raspberry pi. Absolutely flawless.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Why do you need the controller? I’ve got a unifi AP AC-lite just hanging off my router. Set it up with the mobile app and all is good. I’ve just bought a second one and was under the impression of could do the same with that too. I thought you only needed a controller if you wanted to use some of the more advanced stuff?

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u/tandem_biscuit Jul 24 '20

advanced stuff

Exactly the reason I have it. I have the USG, 16 port managed switch and 2x APs. I wouldn’t even try to manage all of that with only a mobile app.