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!!!! > > > > >