[TriLUG] Google fiber

David Both via TriLUG trilug at trilug.org
Sun Dec 6 13:45:20 EST 2020 

   Yes, it used to be a separate network and the coax was separate from my
   neighborhood residential coax. After I began having significant
   bandwidth problems at the TOD that various types of streaming would
   likely occur, I called my account rep (back when they still had them)
   and was told that my connection had been switched to the neighborhood
   residential coax.

   So my experience is that used to be true but is no longer.

   As far as AT&T is concerned, I don't have Uverse and the ONT is right
   beside my desk. Fiber in CAT5 out.

   I hope that helps.

   On 12/6/20 1:34 PM, Wes Garrison via TriLUG wrote:

David, can you elaborate on "...since Spectrum turned off the Business
Class"?

TWC Sales folks, and some field techs, used to say that the "Business
Class" was routed across a separate network, but I never knew if that was
true or not.  Kind of like AT&T has said for years that their Uverse DSL is
fiber, when it's clearly not.

It's surprisingly difficult to Google for this.  Was TWC's old Business
Class service actually routed over a different network?

-Wes

On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 8:57 AM David Both via TriLUG [1]<trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:


   When the installer did my setup he and I worked on it together to put
   it in bridge mode and remove the blocks. It does turn out that all
   blocks like outbound SMTP are managed by AT&T in the router itself. It
   is a web interface and the login info is on a label so it was easy to
   access.

   I have had 100% uptime and solid symmetric bandwidth of 985Mb or so
   since it was installed in January of this year. I cannot really
   complain about getting those last few bits.

   I have really disliked AT&T due to a horrible experience I had with
   them a bit over a decade ago in the days of DSL. My connection was down
   for over a month. I finally had to call my U.S. Representative to get
   it resolved. I really hesitated before going back to them but when
   Spectrum turned off the business class cable and started running my
   connection over the residential cable, I started getting horrible
   bandwidth, a flaky router they would not fix, and significantly more
   downtime.

   I had been waiting for Google but gave that up as a lost cause. I
   finally gave in and called AT&T and am glad I did. Hopefully Google
   will get here eventually but I am not holding my breath.

   And Scott was my tech. He knew what he was about since he is a gamer.

   On 12/6/20 8:43 AM, Bill Weinel via TriLUG wrote:

     As Wes said, if you run an 'vanilla' home network, the built-in
     setup wizard makes basic router setup a snap.
     You can check out the following link for instructions on Ubiquiti
     basic setup:
     [1][2]https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002531728-EdgeRouter-Beg
     inners-Guide-to-EdgeRouter
     cheers,
     bill
     On 12/5/20 5:29 PM, Lance A. Brown via TriLUG wrote:

     Hey Eric,
     Would you be willing to share your network setup using the
     EdgeRouter Lite?  I'm thinking about
     upgrading to Ubiquiti gear in my home and the options are a bit
     bewildering.
     Eric Blau via TriLUG wrote on 12/5/2020 3:25 PM:

     I also have their equipment in bridge mode, which the knowledgeable
     installed technician helped set up, so I can fully use my Ubiquiti
     EdgeRouter Lite. I needed a router upgrade after getting AT&T
     service. My
     previous Asus router was only capable of 400 Mbps.

     Thanks,
        --[Lance]

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References

   1.
[3]https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002531728-EdgeRouter-Beginners-Guide
-to-EdgeRouter
   2. [4]http://www.both.org/
   3. [5]http://www.Linux-Databook.info/
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References

   1. mailto:trilug at trilug.org
   2. https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002531728-EdgeRouter-Beg
   3. https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002531728-EdgeRouter-Beginners-Guide-to-EdgeRouter
   4. http://www.both.org/
   5. http://www.Linux-Databook.info/
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