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sd455dan · May 18, 2017

After my question about the router speed - and answer, Will forego the router for now.

Ordered a small 9db antenna and connector.
Will post a report on back to back download/ upload speeds... Probably won't make a difference...
Still contemplating building a home-brew Yagi antenna.

Still can't complain about download speeds, plenty to stream You tube and TV from the dish all device deal.

aeblank · May 18, 2017

I assume any openWRT router will work if it had a USB port. I don't care for openWRT (so I learned), but it's working easy and out of the box. I'll take it as a win and move on.

aczlan · May 18, 2017

aeblank said:
I assume any openWRT router will work if it had a USB port. I don't care for openWRT (so I learned), but it's working easy and out of the box. I'll take it as a win and move on.

Out of curiosity what don't you like about it?
Have you tried another firmware like Tomato?

Aaron Z

aeblank · May 19, 2017

aczlan said:
Out of curiosity what don't you like about it?
Have you tried another firmware like Tomato?

Aaron Z

I've used ddwrt, years ago.
I just think the UI is bad or maybe even buggy. Not bad enough to muck with it or anything that serious. Like I said, it works easy and works well.

aczlan · May 19, 2017

aeblank said:
I've used ddwrt, years ago.
I just think the UI is bad or maybe even buggy. Not bad enough to muck with it or anything that serious. Like I said, it works easy and works well.

Ah, OpenWrt is a different animal from ddwrt and while Tomato is almost the same under the hood, it has an excellent interface (better than OpenWrt IMO).

Aaron Z

aeblank · May 19, 2017

aczlan said:
Ah, OpenWrt is a different animal from ddwrt and while Tomato is almost the same under the hood, it has an excellent interface (better than OpenWrt IMO).

Aaron Z

Could be. Not worth the effort, at this point. One thing I'd like is dhcp reservations, for instance. Oh well...

aczlan · May 19, 2017

aeblank said:
Could be. Not worth the effort, at this point. One thing I'd like is dhcp reservations, for instance. Oh well...

Both OpenWrt and Tomato offer that, not sure on ddwrt as I dont use it.

Aaron Z

aeblank · May 19, 2017

aczlan said:
Both OpenWrt and Tomato offer that, not sure on ddwrt as I dont use it.

Aaron Z

I couldn't find it on my openWRT. My ddwrt is ancient history. I'll look again.

aeblank · May 19, 2017

Best buy in Saginaw appears to have Mobleys again. I bought a couple, in hopes they can be transferred to a different store. Might have to cancel it though.

TractorGuy · May 19, 2017

aeblank said:
Best buy in Saginaw appears to have Mobleys again. I bought a couple, in hopes they can be transferred to a different store. Might have to cancel it though.

I have placed in Best Buy cart but it won't let me check out and pay. Says for store pickup only and when I enter zip it says not available.