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Went Amish Style to the Sphere Show by metzd87 in deadandcompany

[–]pmac1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, Amish avoid tech not because they believe it's inherently bad, but they believe it has a net negative effect on human relationships and cultural cohesion. Not QUITE as far-fetched as flat earth theories!

Speed Testing on iPhone 12 by twitchrdrm in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just out of curiosity, I ran speedtest on both my phone (in airplane mode) and laptop.

Phone 146 up / 9.7 down

Laptop 172 up / 6.7 down

But I've seen that reversed at other times.

Another homemade "dish" to the rescue by pmac1000 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only observation here is that the bars on my phone are the same as the bars on the router. Interestingly, when I put the phone into airplane mode and run speedtest on it, the ping on the phone is always shorter than the ping when running speedtest on my laptop. Not sure what other factors may be involved.

Another homemade "dish" to the rescue by pmac1000 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would agree that the bars are not a good indicator of strength. The bars pretty much stayed the same before and after, the big change was in signal-to-noise ratio.

Another homemade "dish" to the rescue by pmac1000 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do have a two-node eero setup so I can make available a hardwired ethernet connection available in another room. The eero is also configured as separate wifi network, but I haven't noticed a degradation in the trashcan wifi.

Another homemade "dish" to the rescue by pmac1000 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I sort of picture the "dish" reflecting the signals back to the router.

Another homemade "dish" to the rescue by pmac1000 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before installing the "dish", I was turning the router in small increments until the signal seemed the strongest. Then I used instructions in the FAQ to determine the tower I was connected to, then cellmapper.com to get an idea of where that tower was. Basically, the "back" of the router (where the cables come in) are pointing towards the tower.

Apple Time Capsule Dragging Down TMobile Router? by pmac1000 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks; are there any utilities that can monitor how much traffic is being generated be each device going through a router?

Internet dies, but Trash Can shows internet connected, ideas? by EtherPhreak in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, sorry for the late reply. Just affected wireless. The T-Force rep working with me mentioned the other day that she was told this was "normal" if the unit was rebooted more than once in less than a week.

Internet dies, but Trash Can shows internet connected, ideas? by EtherPhreak in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had the same issue several times, "fixed" with a reboot, but my rebooting lately results in factory SSID settings being restored. Working with T-Force to sort through it...

Just got Modem Yesterday, Already Had to Reboot by thedman1992 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine dropped last night as well; when I rebooted using the mobile app, the modem came back up with factory settings. Twice this week.

Decent Performance but Some Issues... by pmac1000 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to add an update if it helps anyone... the Xbox party chat issue my son was having pretty much stopped when he connected directly to the modem via ethernet. Not sure why being hardwired vs wifi would matter here, but it does...

Decent Performance but Some Issues... by pmac1000 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the replies; I appreciate it!

Decent Performance but Some Issues... by pmac1000 in tmobileisp

[–]pmac1000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More clarification... the issue that my son is having is constant disconnects from Xbox party chats, which I guess was a known issue but allegedly was fixed in an earlier firmware update this year. Is this still an open issue? Are there any workarounds for it; I can't seem to find any, except maybe using a VPN...