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Nell57 11-04-2019 07:31 AM

Are you in Marsh Bend?

pacjag 11-04-2019 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbie0723 (Post 1693016)
Is any one using the access point in the ceiling of the main living area they are installing in new homes?

I have not heard this was being done. More info?

Altavia 11-04-2019 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacjag (Post 1693204)
I have not heard this was being done. More info?

They are running a network cable to a box in the ceiling of the main living area. Installing a wifi access point there could give optimal wifi coverage to the home.


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pacjag 11-04-2019 10:27 PM

Interesting. I am pretty sure I do not have a cable run up there. Certainly no one told me about it. Now that the weather has cooled I may venture up there to check.

Altavia 11-04-2019 11:23 PM

I'd expect to see a cover plate on the ceiling if there.

There would be a blue network cable in the box.

M2inOR 11-05-2019 12:38 PM

Thanks for the Comcast report, and other answers.

Mine is a new designer home which we purchased in August and closed on in September. There was no access point in the ceiling in our Iris.

Once I get Internet installed, I will add a "mesh" network" from TP-Link. This uses several small APs that communicate with each other over a private channel. One of the APs connects to the main cable modem entering the home. This works more efficiently than typical WiFi repeaters. Additionally, the Deco APs that form the whole house WiFi coverage also have extra filtering that block suspected sites. I've used the same setup at my Oregon home for several years. Coming from the tech industry, I have a lot of devices on my network - Arlo and Blink security cameras, in-home servers, tablets, desktops, smartphones, and laptops. My home office served me well for 15 years, working on projects with Apple, Microsoft, and other consumer and pro tech companies. I was with LaCie for a long time before retiring, developing products for Mac and Windows computers.

One thing I did right away is to have Galaxy rewire all the ports inside the home to be full Ethernet. TV originally had Galaxy configure all the Ethernet ports wired as phone lines. I had them reconfigured as full Ethernet ports in each of the rooms, and I also had them drop an Ethernet port to the likely TV area in the living room. Only one jack was kept as a true telephone jack. I also had them label all the CAT-5 cables in the garage low-voltage box. The Iris also has coax cable outlets in each of the rooms.

If Spectrum doesn't get their act together by January, I'll bite the bullet and install Comcast.

Out here in Oregon, I had both Comcast and FiOS installed, and the FiOS was clearly better. Comcast here down-sampled the HD TV channels, lowering the quality of the video, though still technically 1080 HD. FiOS did not down-sample the video quality at all. The Comcast coax based internet will always have lower upload speeds, while true fiber based internet should have symmetrical download and upload speeds. The latter is a good thing when you have backups/uploads to the "cloud".

Good internet download speeds are essential for streaming video, especially since some services like Netflix and Amazon Prime now deliver 4K programming that is excellent if you have the right TV.

Altavia 11-07-2019 07:56 AM

Did you have Galaxy comeback after closing?

Ubiquiti AP's have worked well for me in the past.

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M2inOR 11-07-2019 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbie0723 (Post 1693680)
Did you have Galaxy comeback after closing?
...

Yes, I did.

Biggles 11-11-2019 11:03 AM

Does anyway know the Name and Phone Number of the Comcast/Xfinity customer service person in The Villages. I think its Ron but that's just a guess.

M2inOR 11-16-2019 01:35 PM

Just checked with Spectrum last night, November 15. Typed my address into the Spectrum website, and was able to schedule an install at my Brooks Ave home.

Install dates for November and December were available.


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