Community Fibre

TNA said:
They will provide you with a standard router with standard WiFi capabilities. You don't have to use it, can use your own kit. If you don't wsnt to psy them the £10 a month and want better WiFi then you have now, then you need to splash out on hardware to make it happen.
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Thanks! Any ideas if my current mesh system will work with that? Any recommendations that are good value?
 
Hitz said:
Thanks! Any ideas if my current mesh system will work with that? Any recommendations that are good value?
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I don't think it will work with their router. I heard that only way to mesh that is to get another one of the same routers from ebay. But if you do have your own router already you can just use that and nothing changes.

As for recommendations, not really an area I know enough to recommend sadly.
 
jonneymendoza said:
i have my own router, a mikrotick.

I don’t see a reason why it wouldn’t work.

It’s plug and play bro, just install the unifi controller on one of your home servers pc and you are ready to go
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Sorry, I was thinking it was mesh network. What I read was the Community Fibre Linksys router only meshed with other Community Fibre Linksys routers. How true that is I do not know, but people were buying Community Fibre Linksys routers from ebay for this purpose so I thought it must be true.

Now if the Unify does not use mesh and does it in some other way that I am not aware of the that is different.
 
TNA said:
Sorry, I was thinking it was mesh network. What I read was the Community Fibre Linksys router only meshed with other Community Fibre Linksys routers. How true that is I do not know, but people were buying Community Fibre Linksys routers from ebay for this purpose so I thought it must be true.

Now if the Unify does not use mesh and does it in some other way that I am not aware of the that is different.
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i think it only meshes with other unify devices
 
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thanks all! looks like I need to find a way to enable my current mesh with the linksy or will have to fork out for another linksy routers to place around the house.
 
Hitz said:
Hi All

New to the forum and not really technically knowledgeable with internet setups etc. Looking to jump on to CF on the 1gbps package.
I live in a 3 storey house and also an out house at the bottom of the garden, how is the CF wi-fi coverage and speeds using wifi as I don’t use any devices which will plug in directly. I currently have superfast sky broadband and use a basic Tenda Nova mesh (MW6 by router and 2x MW3 around the house) to boost the wifi around the house, it works but it’s not amazing but it works! Will I be able to replicate the setup or can someone advise on the best setup in order for good coverage around the house with speeds that are noticeably better than my current setup? I’d rather not spend the additional (‘wi-fi on every room at £10 a month). Much appreciated sorry for the long post!

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If the Tenda Nova are in access point mode you can just wire the main node to the supplied router, so no changes needed. Even the WiFi details can still stay the same to avoid the hassle of relinking every device. Just make sure to disable the WiFi on the Linksys to avoid any congestion.

EDIT: Tenda offers a guide on how to do this: https://www.tendacn.com/uk/faq/3123.html

Basically, the Linksys will be purely a router, while the Tenda will provide WiFi. Although, after troubleshooting a family member's Tenda kit... they're definitely going to be the bottleneck speed wise.
 
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I have a two story terraced house that used to be covered by 2 x MW6, when I moved to CF I replaced them with the supplied Linksys device in AP mode. This sits downstairs and my iphone in the same room gets basically the full 500/500 I have, when upstairs at the opposite side of the house, my iphone tops out at about 100/100 throughput - which is still better than what the MW6 I used to have in the room I now get 100/100 in gave me.

if I was you I would personally look to get a second of the same one that CF send, which should give you decent coverage if placed well.
 
Just contacted them regarding a fixed IP.

Only available on business service, 1gb is £300/mnth vs £25/mnth home service, when asked why such a difference in price, they said businesses make money using the service.

They should have a home worker / pro package, if be happy paying £50/mnth for same package if it had fixed IP, not paying £300 though.
 
Orcvader said:
If the Tenda Nova are in access point mode you can just wire the main node to the supplied router, so no changes needed. Even the WiFi details can still stay the same to avoid the hassle of relinking every device. Just make sure to disable the WiFi on the Linksys to avoid any congestion.

EDIT: Tenda offers a guide on how to do this: https://www.tendacn.com/uk/faq/3123.html

Basically, the Linksys will be purely a router, while the Tenda will provide WiFi. Although, after troubleshooting a family member's Tenda kit... they're definitely going to be the bottleneck speed wise.
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Thanks for clarifying this is super helpful!
 
pepp77 said:
I have a two story terraced house that used to be covered by 2 x MW6, when I moved to CF I replaced them with the supplied Linksys device in AP mode. This sits downstairs and my iphone in the same room gets basically the full 500/500 I have, when upstairs at the opposite side of the house, my iphone tops out at about 100/100 throughput - which is still better than what the MW6 I used to have in the room I now get 100/100 in gave me.

if I was you I would personally look to get a second of the same one that CF send, which should give you decent coverage if placed well.
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Great thanks! Appreciate your advise just what I was after!
 
SupraWez said:
Just contacted them regarding a fixed IP.

Only available on business service, 1gb is £300/mnth vs £25/mnth home service, when asked why such a difference in price, they said businesses make money using the service.

They should have a home worker / pro package, if be happy paying £50/mnth for same package if it had fixed IP, not paying £300 though.
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3GB does not have CGNAT and that is as close as you will get really.
 
Buy an A&A L2TP tunnel and configure the stuff you need a static IPv4 to use it. What's your use case for a static IP, most things can be worked around.
 
Yay update. Waited 8 hours for the guy to turn up and tell me the required hardware is not installed on the telegraph pole yet. No idea when it will be installed either. 2 days waiting at home, dozens of phone calls, no internet for 2 days now. What a joke.
 
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I'm going to cancel the install and try again when we get back from our holiday in a couple of weeks. Hopefully I'll be able to get referral of one of you lot at the same time. Missus who works from home is NOT happy (and I just spent the last week painting the house in the evenings to get in her good books too!!)
 
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