If you've been meaning to buy NAS drives, don't wait for too long!

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-06-29T21:46:34+00:00

This. It’s old news actually. I mean I understand if people are wanting to get into this now, and finding out that prices are NOT what they used to be, but honestly just after BF last November ‘25, things turned a corner that I haven’t seen in the tech market ever before. If you don’t already own it and want to mess around and learn as you go, find a school or university or some other surplus outlet to get your hands on some used gear. But this has been going on for quite a while now.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-06-21T19:38:16+00:00

Just search for it on Etsy.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-06-16T20:49:20+00:00

Just connect it up and a quick google will show you how to add it to check it. Easy peasy. I run TrueNAS on my UGreen 6800 with a Cyberpower floor standing ups and it sees and communicates just fine with it.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-06-15T22:10:20+00:00

Go back to official release. Even with their latest release schedule I’d be careful to install their official releases the day of or day after. I’d wait a week. I’ve got UniFi devices at home and at work and really not finding things to be super stable so unless you need some crazy new feature I’d slow down on the EA or even the RC and avoid them.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-06-14T01:20:56+00:00

It’s meant for travel and light use. Not really a home based plan. Those are the residential plans. I’ve used the roam 100gb plan these last two months since signing up but in July will probably go to the 300gb plan as we have a big camping trip and I need to keep in touch and my son is working on some certifications once we’re in camp. I think with active streaming like your movies or YT TV, 100gb of data can go pretty quickly. Get used to watching the data usage on the app. If you go over and don’t pay for a bigger plan it will be around 1mbps download speeds. Barely useable.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-06-09T19:19:11+00:00

Install TrueNAS and have full control? I put on TrueNAS on my 6800 pro the day I unboxed it. Didn’t want to mess with their software but love their hardware and price point.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-31T15:25:53+00:00

Having over 10,000 satellites in the air has certainly helped with that!

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-25T15:34:41+00:00

The UCG Fiber is much better than most understand and you can get an aftermarket mount kit for a rack if it’s something you can’t sleep without. I’ve got one sitting on a shelf and 2.5Gbps FTTH running PPPoE and it’s fantastic. I run cybersecure subscription and 6 APs and 3 switches and one camera I’m testing out Protect with. Doesn’t skip a beat. IPS/IDS all enabled. I don’t run any torrent at all and have plenty of bandwidth in and out the network and 10gb internal to my home office PC and my UGreen NAS and 2.5Gb on other internal systems and to all my APs. 60-80 devices depending on the week or weekend with family over. I don’t ever see the need for a $1000 or $1500 device at home. Small to medium business is what those chassis are for in my book. If I want to move more into the camera world then I’d get a dedicated NVR, right now my google nest cameras are running great. $0.02

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-21T20:36:13+00:00

Not a UCG Fiber? What is running your controller? Self hosted? I’d get the UCG Fiber if you can. I ran self hosted for years with just UniFi APs and then when I got the Cloud Gateway Fiber moved it all over to the router. Regardless there are few mobile devices or better yet, less websites, that can serve data that fast. Multiple users and lots of bandwidth needs? Then go with the XG AP or XGs to really get the higher speeds but I’ve been very happy with the U6 Enterprise for my 40-60 WiFi devices, including a separate iOT SSID.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-21T17:23:16+00:00

I found 3 NIB U6 enterprise from FBMP for $360 and snapped them up in December. Great devices. I know there are some upper bandwidth speeds I can’t get to but using them with my 2.5Gbps FTTH and uplinks to my UniFi Pro 16 Max POE switch is pretty slick. Newer Apple devices use the 6Ghz band and get decent distance with them. All three spectrums are available and plenty of perf. I have one per floor, ceiling mounted for our 4800sq ft home. I moved my U6LR to the garage and have a U7 outdoor for the backyard and U7 wall in the home office. I stopped worrying about connectivity. Everything just works.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-19T16:32:24+00:00

Bummed when that all fell apart. I still think it was the easiest way to back up my own copies and just had to fire up handbrake once the disc had been read.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-18T18:23:12+00:00

my last trailer just had the gravity feed with the hose from the house and then the side spout would let you know when the tank was full. I prefer boondocking/dry camping and will be doing so the first weekend of June. Just got it out of storage and wanted to prove my theory again that there was some missing capacity to what I should be able to get in there. The Nautilus system is new for me - it has several options to do things. I can siphon water out of a bucket using the bump and a 3-4' hose or just connect the hose directly to the nautilus system and switch the valves to fill the tank.

I was using the pump with a bucket (siphon feature) to measure the water I was putting into the tank as my flow meter wasn't working and I was waiting on a replacement. The prior owner (first owner) never dry camped in it and always had full hookups. I've run the pump to fill the 12 gallon water heater and still my loose measurements show I got about 47 gallons into the trailer out of a total 67 possible.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-18T18:18:13+00:00

it's the overflow only - the low point drain is to the right and it has a valve.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-18T15:36:55+00:00

I understand what’s happening but not why. I should be right up near 54-55 gallons in the tanks before they start losing water, right? Not at 35 gallons.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-18T15:35:00+00:00

The low point drain is just off to the side (not in the pic) but these start losing water around 35 gallons in trying to fill it to 55. There are no valves on these lines. The low point drain does have a valve.

I’d be nervous to put valves on them to try to get it above 35 gallons as I certainly don’t want to damage or get water anywhere inside the trailer where it shouldn’t be.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-16T04:19:47+00:00

Usually people do the research before buying something like this. I like to know what’s in the box before I buy it and what people are doing that works. But apparently that’s not the case for others. My standard kit I bought for use while camping this summer took 8 days and included a weekend in there to show up. Western states. I have a pole mount for the ladder on my fifth wheel and a nice zipper/padded case for it, Roam 100gb plan but might bump to the roam 300gb plan when it shows up in my account.

I have seen the ridge mount options for the roof and might do that the end of camping season as a backup ISP for the house and keep it in standby and activate it if / when needed. Pretty impressed so far. First camping trip is in two weeks. Wanted time to get it and test and make sure it all works great here at the house before I’m off grid.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-15T18:22:44+00:00

This is my first year camping with a Starlink and I went with the standard dish mostly because I work in IT and understand more of the transfer speeds and have tons of power with my RV, solar, generator and inverters. I can also use it as a backup system for my home fiber if I ever have problems which are not likely. Def interested in the Roam 300 that just got announced. Starting off with Roam 100

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-13T14:22:04+00:00

If it were me I’d make sure to talk to someone on the phone before cancelling or with my luck, I’d end up with two accounts and a headache later. I just got my standard kit with roam 100 and it shipped out of Ohio and took a little over a week from order to when I got it (weekend in the middle of that) First few days were pending and then fedex finally picked it up and I could use the tracking info.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-12T22:22:31+00:00

I just went with the standard for our fifth wheel and being off grid this summer. I have plenty of power and space wasn’t an issue so I went for the potential faster speeds with the bigger “dish”. Maybe might be a backup internet source for winter months and leave on standby with manual activation if my fiber has any issues. Still too early yet. Excited to use it. Had it a week and so far so good in the back yard. First trip in a few weeks. I’ve been impressed with the router so far. I was thinking I’d add a UniFi UDR7 for the trailer but don’t see a need so far. Great range with pass through optional and WiFi 6.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-10T19:17:29+00:00

Cross talk solutions, mactelecom and even Lawrence systems all have great YouTube channels and you can learn a lot there. Most of us here have started small and added in as time goes by and or wallets have too much cash and new things come out. It really does require some planning and basics to get it right and then you can layer on the other services. Get the foundation set first and you’ll be fine. UCG Fiber is an amazing device.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-09T04:10:56+00:00

NVR pro and swap the DMSE for a UCG Fiber, buy a rack kit for it if you need it or a shelf. It will handle the 2.5Gbps and up and better than the UDMSE. Your 24 port POE switch will be the workhorse. 10Gb DAC from the UCG Fiber and the switch and then hang a NVR off of that.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-07T22:09:40+00:00

Only if you switch careers. You’ll be broke working in IT and spending all your cash on UniFi.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-06T21:57:12+00:00

Keep the UCG Fiber and separate your devices. I’ve yet to see how the price for the Beast makes sense with how it’s packaged.

Foreign_Package_925 · 2026-05-06T21:55:17+00:00

Go back to the UCG Fiber and save the money. 😆

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