[battlefield] Re: New Router and issues fixed
- From: Martin Brownell <marty.brownell@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: battlefield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 13:14:41 -0600
Ryan, they told me the same thing in the store "There is already a solution
in your house" I said what solution??? He contacted the corporate office
and they overnighted me one and didn't even charge me.
And like John said, it's locked down, it's only MY Tmobile phone which can
access it for WIFI calling.
On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Loren John Bailey <beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> No, you don't share. It's just a router with qos. You have to connect your
> device to it just like a normal router.
> On Oct 9, 2014 12:45 PM, "chris brooks" <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> So you are sharing your wifi with any t-mobile users in range? Get this
>> and the new comcast modem and you can open up your own starbux...
>>
>> but damn its 25 dollars.
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Looks like I don't qualify because i already have a cell-fi booster in
>>> my house and i'd have to either give that up or buy the router for the $99
>>> price on their website (which is still a great deal). It's not a massive
>>> jump from my current Asus rt-ac66u that i have now so i'll just leave it
>>> be.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Martin Brownell <
>>> marty.brownell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-15754
>>>> On Oct 9, 2014 11:55 AM, "Ryan Hawley" <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wow, that's awesome. The last thing i need is another router (if
>>>>> anyone needs spares, just let me know). But I'll probably pull the trigger
>>>>> on this, too.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Loren John Bailey <
>>>>> beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It's through T-Mobile. They are pushing their Wifi calling so they
>>>>>> are giving you this router with some QOS for phone calls baked in. Other
>>>>>> than that, it's just an AC-1900 ASUS router. $25 deposit, no strings
>>>>>> attached. Pretty sweet deal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:47 AM, chris brooks <cebweb@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Holy shit it is Thursday? When did this happen? So you bough the
>>>>>>> router through T-mobile or is there a t-mo version?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Jared Elder <
>>>>>>> particalman79@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I get some streaming problems every once in a while with my
>>>>>>>> netgear router. But I've been impressed for the moment. I might jump
>>>>>>>> ship
>>>>>>>> too.
>>>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2014 10:49 AM, Martin Brownell <marty.brownell@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> the difference for me last night was shocking. I was thinking it
>>>>>>>> was my modem, or Comcast etc. I didn't think it was my brand new Netear
>>>>>>>> 200.00 router, but in the end it was.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Loren John Bailey <
>>>>>>>> beetle.loren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yeah, $25 for a $200 router is a mighty fine deal. Plus, it's only
>>>>>>>> a refundable deposit. I've been thinking about jumping ship from
>>>>>>>> Netgear
>>>>>>>> to Asus for a while. This is a good reason to do it. Got mine
>>>>>>>> sitting on
>>>>>>>> my table so I think I'll get it ready before BF4 night tonight.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Martin Brownell <
>>>>>>>> marty.brownell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> for the 25 router yes. Or you can buy the same router from amazon.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/RT-AC68U-Wireless-AC1900-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00FB45SI4
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Jared Elder <
>>>>>>>> particalman79@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sounds like you have to be a T-Mobile customer to get it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Oct 9, 2014 9:47 AM, Martin Brownell <marty.brownell@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Well not my personal issues but......
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > So my router died completely on Friday. I was really pretty upset
>>>>>>>> because I bought it July 22 2013. and it it now out of warranty. This
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> the second to the highest Netgear router.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Tmobile is running a promotion that for 25 dollars they will
>>>>>>>> give you an ASUS AC1900 router. It is preconfigured with QOS for WIFI
>>>>>>>> calling. That is the entire catch, if you can even call it that.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > My old router: Ping 8-12 ms, Down speed: 28-30 Mbs, Up Speed: 5-6
>>>>>>>> Mbs
>>>>>>>> > New router: Ping 8-12 ms, Down speed: 28-30 Mbs, Up Speed: 5-6
>>>>>>>> Mbs
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Difference is, with the old router, Netflix was slow to load,
>>>>>>>> Youtube would be constantly pausing and BF4 was jittery. How many times
>>>>>>>> would you hear me screaming "Ohhh Come on! Bullsh1t!"
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Last night the wife fired up Netflix and it loaded immediately
>>>>>>>> and HD. I played Youtube videos all night in HD, and didn't pause or
>>>>>>>> drop a
>>>>>>>> frame once, then I playe BF4 and it was the most fluid gameplay ever.
>>>>>>>> If I
>>>>>>>> got shot it was either a sniper or felt legit.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > So apparently ping, and download speeds are not the whole story
>>>>>>>> because both were great with the old router but it still sucked @$$.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > I can't wait for gaming tonight!!!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>
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