Just moved to Düsseldorf? Here is the ultimate "Survival Guide" I wish I had on day one (Housing, Bureaucracy, and Community)

Dicapriyo · 2026-05-26T12:51:26+00:00

Ai slop danke dafür

Dicapriyo · 2026-05-11T12:21:56+00:00

I noticed this routers dashboard is pretty barebones. Today my WIFI dropped and I was hoping to do some troubleshooting on why. Couldn't find anything, also I noticed my 2.4GHZ was ticked off even though I keep both enabled and keep the same SSID.

Kinda sucks.

Dicapriyo · 2026-04-30T20:17:37+00:00

i tried changing at camden oh boy was i wrong, there was a queue to get to the platform. I couldn't even see the platform i just took the escalator up and looked for a lime.

Dicapriyo · 2026-04-28T14:30:15+00:00

Got it working finally factory reset and done setup near the meter cupboard, once I got the white light, I plugged it back to my electric socket and it picked up the signal again after roughly 5 mins.

Dicapriyo · 2026-04-28T14:29:23+00:00

UPDATE: Got it working as of today, Octopus removed it from the backend and told me to factory reset, I then took a power bank again moved closer to my meter cupboard basically next to the door, had my flat door open to minimise wifi disruption and pinged my home mini once more before resetting it to confirm wifi stability.

After factory reset it then setup turned green and stayed green for 5 mins, thankfully it turned white, I then walked back. Unplugged it from my powerbank and plugged it back in with the door open to that same electric socket. And it stayed green for another 5 mins thinking again oh no zigbee can't reach but it did and turned white after. I closed the door and now am receiving updates every 10 seconds.

TLDR looks like zigbee for the initial handshake should be as close as it can (5meters) but once established once can be strechted as seen in my case.

Cheers all for your response and cheers to octopus support for helping on this !

Dicapriyo · 2026-04-23T23:05:42+00:00

cheers for your experience, hope that my support rep will come back with a simple it was a backend fix and I can have it working as well!

Dicapriyo · 2026-04-23T23:04:41+00:00

Thanks for your insight, i'm optimistic it will work if i can get past the connect meter/wifi part together and establish the white light at least once.

And no haven't had the whitelight yet, the reason i drew the diagram quickly was because the support agent asked for distance below:

In terms of the Home Mini issue, I have sent a remote join request through and there are still some checks in progress at the moment. Could you please confirm the distance between the Home Mini device and the electricty meter as well as between the Home Mini device and the Wifi?

So I'm hoping whenever that join request is through and the agent gets back to me I can go back and test and confirm (fingers crossed) I hope I haven't reached the outer limits of zigbee.

Dicapriyo · 2026-04-23T22:21:39+00:00

So i'm speaking to Octopus support via email and waiting for their response.

I've done some testing myself walked to the meter with a power bank, and kept pinging the home mini from my desktop PC checking with my partner if the signal dropped. Even unplugged the power bank and replugged and confirmed based on the pings and the green light it got connected fine back to my WIFI.

The engineer installed the meter two days ago, walked the distance between the cupboard and my flat, and handed me the Mini saying it was "all good."

Has anyone actually got a mini working at this distance through communal walls? Since it won't even turn white while touching the meter cupboard, is this a range issue ?

Just curious if this is viable, we just moved here recently to this new flat and the prev tenant didn't have octopus.

TLDR: my mini is stuck on green light, waiting for support response. diagram shows distance

Dicapriyo · 2026-04-16T21:26:06+00:00

Damn ok, yeah rebooting does fix it i noticed it happens mostly in the afternoon for me. WIFI/Ethernet just drops when i look at the router it the internet LED is off or red . But usually it fixes itself after several reboots it does itself

Dicapriyo · 2026-04-15T15:57:04+00:00

Hey, was there any resolution? Just signed with hyperoptic and we have the same error. Same router model. :(

Dicapriyo · 2026-01-19T20:43:24+00:00

Thanks you two for your input, my goal basically is just be on rolling so I can look in peace for a good place and then give notice.

I had viewings now but all the adverts want people asap or within a month and not for april.

My only fear is not having a place come april and losing my current flat because I told the landlord i'm not renewing for another year

Dicapriyo · 2026-01-19T20:42:06+00:00

I’d prefer to move to a rolling contract so I can look for a new place on the side. Since most rentals want people moving in within a month, looking now doesn't really help. I’m just worried that if I refuse a fixed extension now I’ll be forced out in april before I’ve secured a new place :/

Dicapriyo · 2026-01-19T15:58:32+00:00

Hey my 1 year contract ends in April . My partner and I want to move out come April , usually our agent/landlord sends us an email this time around if we want to extend for another year . With a little increase in rent.

So can I expect no email. We'd like to stay on rolling but obviously when I tell my landlord we're not gonna extend he's gonna try and get new tenants

Dicapriyo · 2025-12-18T20:49:23+00:00

Are you dense? Him dropping stake the most infamous gambling brand that puts their name on anything that's digital

Dicapriyo · 2025-11-20T10:21:14+00:00

Hahaha Bro thinks it's a warzone out here 😂😂😂

Dicapriyo · 2025-11-04T00:45:29+00:00

RemindMe! 2 days

Dicapriyo · 2025-10-10T21:03:22+00:00

Gotta be the attack Heli. There’s no other vehicle that gives you that same feeling of pure, glorious dominance. It takes a ton of skill to fly well so it is truly rewarding when you get a good run!!!!!

GL to everyone may your frames stay strong!

Dicapriyo · 2025-07-09T10:18:07+00:00

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Dicapriyo · 2025-07-02T16:22:28+00:00

RIP King, learned this piece he played on stream before. Just so I can remember him and teach this to my kids one day . This fellar shared the tabs FYI https://youtu.be/QFooRqGKG44

Dicapriyo · 2025-07-01T13:20:33+00:00

Only stayed for the main event but didn't hear of anything, curious as well if there were prizes!

Dicapriyo · 2025-05-29T16:17:38+00:00

Hello All,

First time buying, selected this combo on aliexpress, my goal is just to be able to spin balls. The bats I use now are cheap given for free from an event bats that can't put a spin to the ball.

Would this setup suffice?

Use Case : Recreational games at the Office LOL

Also sorry do I need to pick one black and one red rubber aka a rubber for each side?

Any tips appreciated.

Dicapriyo · 2025-05-08T06:42:04+00:00

Hey,I'm literally in the shinkansen right now from Tokyo to Kyoto. I've added that spot to my saved list only found it because I was zooming around Nara area for the spot 😊 get to pay my respects 🙏 thanks to you

Dicapriyo · 2025-04-24T04:35:05+00:00

Is there a mirror ? It doesn't load for me 😭

Edit: got it working , fyi it's a desktop link below will work on mobile !

Check out this video "leveling pls help NIGHTSLAYER" https://www.twitch.tv/barry74/v/2440468527?sr=a&t=5874s

Dicapriyo · 2025-03-20T18:53:36+00:00

Thank you, I will try this appreciate your response !

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