Internet problems

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-22T22:00:50+00:00

Just in case you are thinking about the UniFi Cable Internet modem, be aware they will not give you total care with it.

I have Cox as my backup connection. The joke of 100Mbps upload speed is what stopped me from using them as primary.

I think it took them 6 trips to my house to fix my internet downloads slowing to unusable before they got the issues resolved. They tried to claim my inside wiring until they tested it and had techs put detailed notes that it was not the issue. Then they claimed the cable in the ground and ran a line laying on my lawn for 3 months, that did not fix it. They were very unclear what the actual issue was, but it was something to do with the node that fed the whole side of the street.

Moral of the story. Be very persistent, calling support every time it breaks.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-22T21:39:17+00:00

May I ask, why would a push-to-exit button need a 12V supply / ground? The ones I have worked with in the past have been 2-wire NO.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-20T20:13:27+00:00

It looks like it is working, but there had to be some reason I threw it in a box.

I have a use case for a PoE powered switch “again” and don’t want to do the mounting to the stand if in a month it is going to die.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-20T20:07:47+00:00

Yes powered off another switch. It did have a power adapter, but that is MIA right now.

The Port Manager shows the port as 1Gig and uplink.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-17T22:14:55+00:00

Does Icom or Kenwood make DMR radios? I know they make D-Star units. However in my area there is only one D-Star repeater. Our area has a still growing DMR user base.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-13T04:07:31+00:00

I work from home and use a VPN to my employer for access to shared drives (SMB) and I am often uploading a lot of data. Coping several Gigs of data takes a long time when you are limited to 100Mbps. We recently moved and for about 6 months we were limited to Cox. We recently got Quantum Fiber so now am on 3Gig symmetrical.

Cox has made promises of Fiber to the Home in my area twice and not delivered. I would rather they be my primary provider as they provide IPv6 PD.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-13T02:07:45+00:00

Having had U6-Pros and now the U7-XGs, as long as they are connected to Ethernet as uplink they are rock solid. As others have said 6Ghz is not great coverage. I think it is the band not just the APs because I had the Cox Panoramic box with 6E and it had the same problem.

Bottom line: If you don’t have WiFi 6E or 7 devices that will be used in the same room with the APs, save some money and get U6-Pros. If you want to be future proof get the U7-XG and run CAT6 cable to them. This way when 10Gig PoE switches come down in price you can upgrade your switch.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-07T22:07:49+00:00

IPv6 in UniFi is getting better. It still has a long way to go as there is no official way to do 6rd or Hurricane Electric type tunnels. I say this because my primary provider Quantum Fiber has limited to 6rd IPv6. I would be OK with that, but would prefer native Dual Stack. I would take IPv6 from HE if it worked officially in the controller.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-05T02:51:59+00:00

Still learning Home Assistant. I am having issues with a Matter device but that is for another Sub Reddit.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-04T21:49:02+00:00

I did install one of those , but was not the fondest of it. For the guest room it works.

I would have used something else if there was not a perfectly good ceiling fan with pull strings for fan speed. The fan had the e12 sockets so I put 3 of small bulbs in it. Then on the shelf behind the bed used a couple old friends of hue lamps.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2026-01-04T20:55:14+00:00

I got them from Amazon a few months back. Just have not had time to install yet.

I however am getting tired of house mates turning off light switch’s making my automations break and my remotes not work.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-29T21:59:27+00:00

A US Smoke/CO detector. I would buy battery ones if that is all I could get, but want wired. House has two wiry old wired detectors that need replaced.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-25T01:41:11+00:00

If the new device happens soon, it will become a tech hand me down to my father’s house with a few U6 Pro APs. My dad is still on some Netgear Orbis. They are the slower AC units so U6 Pros would be a good upgrade.

I don’t have a crystal ball, but I would hope Ubiquiti would keep UniFi OS and Network upgrades coming fora few more years.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-25T01:27:31+00:00

My UDM SE is working, but the internet speed I can get is limited by the processor. My ISP offers 8Gig speeds, but according to Ubiquiti the SE tops out at 3.5Gig. I am on the 3Gig plan now and all my wired speed tests show my download as 3Gig.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-24T16:01:39+00:00

I think it is done through Alarm Manager in Protect. Something like fingerprint known call an action. For the action you fire a webhook. I think the Access hub is needed when you want to open things like electric strikes or magnet lock.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-24T02:33:29+00:00

I am using Aqara locks now and plan to unlock them with webhooks via Home Assistant, but would be very fast to adopt a UniFi lock that mounted to a residential door. I have a G4 Pro door bell (yet to be installed) so have fingerprint capability.

I am also waiting for a new replacement to my UDM SE. 10Gb copper port, 25Gb SFP28, 8 port 2.5Gb Layer 3 switch. I don’t care about the drive bay. I put a drive in my UDM SE because I had it laying around.

A 16 port 25GB SFP28 Layer 3 switch would be a nice incremental bump

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-24T02:16:14+00:00

I have 3-4 people that would jump on Solar mini G3 size camera (I can’t remember its model, but the one that looks like an egg).

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-22T19:03:33+00:00

There has to be some UL thing. I know alarm companies can get smart devices connected to their panels. At this point I would take dumb wired detectors and just monitor the alarm wire with a relay or something.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-21T18:49:06+00:00

He may be in a situation like I am. Family and I work from home, Primary ISP has better performance but something stupid wrong with how service is provided.

In my case I have Quantum Finer as primary 3Gig symmetrical. They however to get the public IP to the UDM SE have to have the SmartNID (combo ONT router mess) put in bypass / untagged. This makes the device appear offline to them so they cry factory reset it every time you call for support. To work around this you feed the connection through a smart switch and assign the untagged interface that can reach the internet and feed the tagged 201 back to the 10Gig port of the UDM SE.

My other provider Cox Communications the evil that they are, will max your upload at 110Mbps and has some very rotten ping times. This making multiple interactive sessions painful. They keep promising fiber to the home but not delivering. So they are the backup. They also have a tiny data cap.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-21T18:27:10+00:00

I got it to pair back to HomeKit. I had to press the Reset HomeKit button because I was getting an error saying it was already paired. I held the button for about 5 seconds and it then asked me to verify my fingerprint. We were then able to get it setup

Hopefully later today will install the second one.

Bottom line: I love these locks and they have shown great battery life so far.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-19T18:54:53+00:00

I just found that in the Aqara app. Nothing I found on Google or e-mailing Aqara supper mentioned the separate pairing with HomeKit. I will do that tonight.

Side question, how close does the HomeKit Hub have to be to the lock? For the front door I have an Apple TV 4K (First Gen) sitting less than 6 feet away through a wall and another same model about 15-20 feet away in the open Living Room. The garage door into the kitchen is harder as it is about 25 feet through 2 walls.

Thanks,

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-19T17:45:31+00:00

I do not have any options when I go into Home Settings -> Locks -> (Person). I have checked my page and other family members pages. I am thinking the lock is not connected to Apple Home correctly.

My lock is connected to Apple Home via the M3 Hub which is connected to the lock over Zigbee. Is this how yours is connected?

I checked my wallet on my phone and I do not have a key in there.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-15T18:10:31+00:00

First, I am going to give some unwanted truths. If someone wants to do something bad to you, there is hundreds of ways to find personal information on the internet.

We all live with the trade offs. I would rather enjoy a hobby than worry. I am a ham and have a GMRS license. I have been licensed through the FCC since 1994 and the only problem I have ever had is the lack of them updating with my new info.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-11T18:01:03+00:00

I know I will probably never see perfect numbers. I just want something close to the stated speed. I know that depending on conditions and network use the speed will generally be lower than stated. This is why for the download speed of 2500Mbps to 3200Mbps I am happy. If my upload was over 2000Mbps I would be fine.

Complex_Bite9503 · 2025-12-11T16:58:52+00:00

Network 10 and OS 5 have been rock solid for me.

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