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    From Amessyroom@VERT/TL-QWK to All on Monday, July 15, 2024 19:11:02
    I recently got stuck with an EERO 6E Plus wireless router as part of
    my migration to metronet (fiber internet).

    The device throws 3 bands of wifi into one SSID, and creates havoc for
    trying to use wireless devices.

    So I'm interested in purchasing a good wifi router that has 2-3 bands, that
    can all be setup with their own SSID. To avoid issues with 2.4G devices not being able to be setup, due to conflicts with 2.4/5G devices talking to same SSID.

    Currently, I have like 6 blink cameras, and 4 wifi light bulbs I cannot
    use because of this situtation.

    I've found TP-Link AXE5400 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router ARCHER AXE75 on amazon,
    and looks nice. The manual clearly shows that each band has it's own
    SSID. The guest network can even be set up with 1/2/3 bands, and those can
    have separate SSID from the non-guest network.

    Current price is $179, but going to wait until midnight to see if it
    goes lower durin prime days. But I'm open to other suggestions in this
    price range and available on amazon, so I can get it in a few days.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Amessyroom on Monday, July 15, 2024 18:23:00
    Amessyroom wrote to All <=-

    Current price is $179, but going to wait until midnight to see if it
    goes lower durin prime days. But I'm open to other suggestions in this price range and available on amazon, so I can get it in a few days.

    Good point about Prime day. I'm looking for an AX3200 router to run
    OpenWRT on, might be some worthwhile routers on sale during Prime Day.



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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Monday, July 15, 2024 21:20:51
    Re: Re: Recommendations on wifi routers
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Amessyroom on Mon Jul 15 2024 06:23 pm

    Amessyroom wrote to All <=-

    Current price is $179, but going to wait until midnight to see if it goes lower durin prime days. But I'm open to other suggestions in this price range and available on amazon, so I can get it in a few days.

    Good point about Prime day. I'm looking for an AX3200 router to run
    OpenWRT on, might be some worthwhile routers on sale during Prime Day.

    I'm a HUGE amazon shopper. prime day is bullshit. usually they raise the prices before prime and drop it. there are exceptions.

    However, amazon is not making the numbers that it used to make. people are not spending as much as they were in the last 3 years. it's possible there will be some deals. probably in houseware and not electronics

    a good browser addon for tracking amazon prices is keepa.
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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to MRO on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 07:23:00
    MRO wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    Good point about Prime day. I'm looking for an AX3200 router to run
    OpenWRT on, might be some worthwhile routers on sale during Prime Day.

    I'm a HUGE amazon shopper. prime day is bullshit. usually they raise
    the prices before prime and drop it. there are exceptions.

    The reality is that I buy most of my routers at thrift shops for $5-$10
    and throw OpenWRT or DD-WRT on them. The combination of an appliance
    router and WRT firmware makes for a capable little router.

    I have a Netgear R6400 and R8000 now, but I'm looking to get higher
    speed internet service and want something with a little more processing
    power to handle it.




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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 11:02:21
    Re: Re: Recommendations on wifi routers
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to MRO on Tue Jul 16 2024 07:23 am

    I'm a HUGE amazon shopper. prime day is bullshit. usually they raise the prices before prime and drop it. there are exceptions.

    The reality is that I buy most of my routers at thrift shops for $5-$10
    and throw OpenWRT or DD-WRT on them. The combination of an appliance
    router and WRT firmware makes for a capable little router.

    okay that's a good way to get failing hardware.
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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to MRO on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 10:17:56
    Re: Re: Recommendations on wifi routers
    By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jul 15 2024 09:20 pm

    I'm a HUGE amazon shopper. prime day is bullshit. usually they raise the prices before prime and drop it. there are exceptions.

    Although I'm all for supproting local businesses, I'm also a big Amazon shopper. I have a Prime memebrship mainly for the free 2-day shipping; I rarely watch content on Amazon's Prime streaming service.

    Nightfox

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to poindexter FORTRAN on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 10:20:57
    Re: Re: Recommendations on wifi routers
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to MRO on Tue Jul 16 2024 07:23 am

    The reality is that I buy most of my routers at thrift shops for $5-$10 and throw OpenWRT or DD-WRT on them. The combination of an appliance router and WRT firmware makes for a capable little router.

    That's true. I currently have a router that I put DD-WRT on, and it's very capable. A couple years ago, I also found out that DD-WRT lets you configure a VPN so that the router itself can connect to a VPN, and I thought that was cool.

    I had also used Tomato (firmware) with my previous router, and I thought that was a pretty good router firmware too.

    Nightfox

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