[battlefield] Re: New Router and issues fixed
- From: Ryan Hawley <ryan.hawley@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: battlefield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 15:38:00 -0600
oh nice! I may have to try that then.
On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Martin Brownell <marty.brownell@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 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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