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[Alex Atkin UK]

[Moderator note: The following posts have been split off from Max's topic "New Home with G.Fast".]

Absolutely - I wasn't endorsing that viewpoint. Would hardly be befitting of someone in my position...

Of course, I'm sure you'd have jumped at the chance of g.FAST rather than having to mess around bonding FTTC.

What the naysayers are missing is that in built-up areas, the vast majority of customers are likely within g.FAST range.  Plus every customer on g.FAST is reducing crosstalk for those on VDSL2, boosting the range.

Ideally everyone within range would be on g.FAST, saving VDSL2 for people further away.  Of course in an absolutely ideal world, everyone would be on FTTP, but that takes time and money.

[dee.jay]

Of course, I'm sure you'd have jumped at the chance of g.FAST rather than having to mess around bonding FTTC.

What the naysayers are missing is that in built-up areas, the vast majority of customers are likely within g.FAST range.  Plus every customer on g.FAST is reducing crosstalk for those on VDSL2, boosting the range.

Ideally everyone within range would be on g.FAST, saving VDSL2 for people further away.  Of course in an absolutely ideal world, everyone would be on FTTP, but that takes time and money.

Yes indeed - bonded FTTC is not cheap at £90 a month and honestly I would rather not fork that kind of money out - but sadly I don't seem to have a lot of choice.

g.fast would have been great, probably would have bonded that too for grins

[XGS_Is_On]

Yes indeed - bonded FTTC is not cheap at £90 a month and honestly I would rather not fork that kind of money out - but sadly I don't seem to have a lot of choice.

g.fast would have been great, probably would have bonded that too for grins

It's what I used to do and I think I was known on forums for it - went from like 1.3 Mbit/s to 150-ish with the two lines.

The resident forum fantasist claimed to have the same hardware and be doing the same thing shortly after.

Talking of which that appliance is sitting in my garage and needs electrically recycling. I don't think it would fetch the postage now.

[burakkucat]

. . . that appliance is sitting in my garage and needs electrically recycling. I don't think it would fetch the postage now.

Briefly, so as not to hijack the topic, what is the make/model of "that appliance"? (The cat is curious.)

[XGS_Is_On]

Briefly, so as not to hijack the topic, what is the make/model of "that appliance"? (The cat is curious.)

https://www.tp-link.com/uk/business-networking/load-balance-router/tl-er5120/ if I recall correctly.

Want it?

[burakkucat]

https://www.tp-link.com/uk/business-networking/load-balance-router/tl-er5120/ if I recall correctly.

Thank you for the information. Hardware is now EOL, I see.

Want it?

Thank you for the offer but I would have no real use-case for it. (You could offer it here, of course.)

[XGS_Is_On]

Thank you for the offer but I would have no real use-case for it. (You could offer it here, of course.)

I could but I'm not a very nice man. 

[meritez]

https://www.tp-link.com/uk/business-networking/load-balance-router/tl-er5120/ if I recall correctly.

Want it?

The ER605 V2 is currently £42 from broadbandbuyer, 128mb flash, 256mb ram.

Completely overshadowed the specs of the er5120 sadly.

[XGS_Is_On]

Indeed. It barely managed 2 x FTTC at full throughput.

Then I discovered Mikrotik.

[dee.jay]

Mikrotik are rather underrated

[XGS_Is_On]

IMHO the best kit for the price. Far superior to Ubiquiti as routers and switches because that's all they do, they don't have all the extra gack in them.

[meritez]

Mikrotik are rather underrated

Have you seen the hAP AX Lite?
Roughly $40 for a Wifi 6 2.4ghz only router:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkX25FGrg5A

[dee.jay]

Have you seen the hAP AX Lite?
Roughly $40 for a Wifi 6 2.4ghz only router:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkX25FGrg5A

Wow. That's impressive. I should really have more of their gear in my network. I love Ubiquiti but hate having to run a whole docker container just to manage it. Just give me a CLI ffs.

[meritez]

Already available for pre-order:
https://www.getic.com/product/mikrotik-hap-ax-lite