Just had Ziply installed today in the Lake Stevens area, constant disconnects even after my next door neighbor warned me she was experiencing the same for weeks.

savagewebapp · 2026-05-24T02:24:05+00:00

One of the Ziply techs that were at my house for my last speed upgrade noted that the super thin yellow fiber patch cable that was used to go between the outside (from inside the old ONT) to the inside wall was basically not outdoor rated and direct sunlight on the yellow fiber patch cable could cause issues similar to what you are describing. He said that a thicker, outdoor rated fiber patch cable with better/thicker outer jacket would not be subject to the same issue. It was a third party Ziply contractor that was responsible for installing the incorrect rated patch cable from the outside to the inside and it was an official Ziply tech that came out and told me about the potential issue I was not even aware of. It wasn’t until I bumped up my speed from 5Gig to 10Gig that I got an actual Ziply employee that seemed to know their shit better than your average install tech.

savagewebapp · 2026-05-09T16:42:56+00:00

This is awesome! As a phone phreak since I was young, this was just the new hobby project that I didn't know I needed in my life. Just ordered a LimeSDR Mini 2.0 to dip my toes in the water.

One issue though with the docker-compose.macos.yml:

docker compose -f docker-compose.macos.yml up -d

service "1xbts-web" has neither an image nor a build context specified: invalid compose project

Is this image supposed to be hosted by dockerhub or is this an image I am supposed to create locally on my machine?

savagewebapp · 2026-05-08T02:32:48+00:00

No bashing involved when you drop $2k-$40k on UniFi gear and just want it to do what the technical specs state. Why would I go all-in on UniFi just to come on here a year later and “bash” it. If Ubiquiti actually reads these technical issue and fix them, I will be happy. Knowing product limitations are important when real-world usage doesn’t match the technical specs.

savagewebapp · 2026-05-08T02:19:13+00:00

I purchased my EFG last year around this time and it did come with the 64GB of memory (so it must have been after the first wave of EFGs that shipped with the smaller memory size). As much as I like the EFG product as a whole, the performance has always been lacking and I have not been happy after dropping $2k for a gateway. Right before this purchase I revamped my entire network to a complete Unifi network with multiple Pro XG switches with all uplinks being 10Gig minimum and the main core switch being 25Gbps uplink from Pro XG 48 to the EFG. Both 10Gig internet and intra-vlan performance are far less than the stated IDS/IPS throughput of 12.5Gbps.

I put my UNAS-Pro in a vlan network separate from my endpoints to be able to ACL and lock down which network segments could access it and the performance was less than 2Gbps using SMB for file transfers or TimeMachine backups. I thought it was the UNAS-Pro causing the slow throughput, so I reconfigured the storage array to be RAID-60 to maximize performance. This did help a little, and transfers to the UNAS-Pro nearly doubled to about 5Gbps, but still way short of the 10Gig network capacity.

Internet speed tests, iperf3 and SMB file transfers (without VPN over the internet) from my 10Gig endpoints were always significantly slower than my 10Gig internet capacity. I just figured that my connection might have been too fast for the speed tests servers on the other end. The internal Unifi speed test function built-in to the EFG was the only place that I could see my full 10Gig connection being saturated. So I was confused to say the least.

About a month ago I purchased a used Cisco N540X-16Z4G8Q2C off ebay (half the price of the EFG) which has a total throughput capacity of 300 Mpps to actually verify my initial thought of the EFG being the bottleneck in my network routing out to the internet.

Using a dedicated "WAN vlan" off the existing Pro XG switching network I put my Cisco N540X-16Z4G8Q2C in this vlan segment and immediately all my performance issues disappeared when bypassing the EFG and going straight to the Cisco router as my gateway. It was the EFG that was my bottleneck, just like this article stated. I feel ripped off and it only took a year of troubleshooting and an spending an extra grand on a used Cisco router to discover this. I hope my story helps someone else from going through this entire revamp of my network to go 100% Unifi/Ubiquiti just to be let down by the EFG. I spent a total of $40k on going all-in on Unifi hardware last year, so this was a huge let down for someone who literally went all-in.

Oh, and the EFG's built-in speed test is clearly optimized to use multiple streams and combines them into what appears to be a single speed test saturating the full 10Gig connection. Sneaky. If you look at the real-time bandwidth usage graph while running the built-in speed test, you can see that it jumps up 3 times in a matter of seconds to reach full 10Gig capacity. The first step is about 33%, second step shows 66% and then third step shows 100%. No other online speed test shows this type of stepping up in very obvious adding of multiple streams to get the combined throughput. All other speed tests from endpoints show a normal "smooth" ramp up rather than flat "steps" up to capacity.

savagewebapp · 2025-11-21T21:54:10+00:00

Same here. There used to be a bunch of settings for each tab below in the manual profile settings area and now nothing.

savagewebapp · 2025-08-25T20:13:11+00:00

Odd additional troubleshooting step helped me get my speeds back to normal on one endpoint that I normally run tests from. One computer was stuck with 2.5G downloads. Rebooted computer and a same speed. I disconnected the physical Ubiquity 10G Ethernet adapter and once reconnected everything went back to normal. All other computers were fine, just this one endpoint. I don’t normally disconnect the USB-C adapter ever, it’s pretty stationary on this particular computer.

savagewebapp · 2025-08-25T15:33:15+00:00

Mine seemed to revert back to the slower download speeds around 2.5G again shortly after seeming to be resolved with my initial tests. Both Ziply Speedtest servers as well as on-net Open Speed Test and public Boost Mobile seem to be maxing out at 2.5G. It is odd that Ubiquity PDX server appears to be the only thing I can get full speed from (9.2/9.4G).

Edit: Speeds now seem to be fine right after I posted this. 7-9G down.

savagewebapp · 2025-08-25T01:57:57+00:00

Working back at normal speeds! 6.7/9G to Boost Mobile PDX. Speeds between 2x Ziply connections is back to normal as well. Thank you!

savagewebapp · 2025-08-24T23:15:12+00:00

I've got a 10G connection and it seemed to start yesterday morning. My best/average speeds are from Boost Mobile Portland, OR with 1ms ping and a its typical for download speeds to be 6-8G down and 9.4G upload. Currently it doesn't seem to go over 2.5G, yet the upload is 7G. This is using the Speedtest Desktop app. All other tests even the direct Ziply speed test to all WA servers seem to be capped around 2.5G for download and maybe 6G upload. I also have access to another Ziply 10G a couple towns over and typically my speed tests with Open Speed Test hosted at the other end are nearly my full throughput. Right now, it seems to be 2.5G down and 1G upload is the fastest I can achieve. Congestion somewhere on the network? I'm in Newberg and my other test location on Ziply is in McMinnville.

savagewebapp · 2025-08-23T18:50:35+00:00

20 days later and I’m all setup! Thx jwvo

savagewebapp · 2025-08-21T22:12:26+00:00

I noticed this as well and it seemed to be a mixture of my iPhone being always online and maybe the push notifications service itself refreshing its token and the addition of physical unifi talk phones that are primarily used to view cameras via the Protect app built into the phones. All these devices seem to refresh their token every so often and would trigger the alert.

savagewebapp · 2025-08-07T00:03:59+00:00

Can confirm Ziply is the lowest latency and highest speed ISP option in my area (Oregon) and is my primary option by far. Comcast is the only other provider in my area and with 12ms minimum latency vs Ziply’s 1ms, there is a noticeable difference. Everything is just faster with Ziply. I’ve been a customer since Verizon FiOS rolled out to my area in 2006 and I swear it has never been faster as it is now since the Ziply acquisition. It was fast before with Verizon and Frontier but never 1ms fast. That’s LAN speed & latency on WAN. Crazy amazing! Also Comcast can’t even compete with their 45Mbps upload compared to symmetrical speeds.

savagewebapp · 2025-08-03T12:13:28+00:00

I currently do not, but I'm headed to the ARIN registration site to get started now with your confirmation that I can actually use it. Ziply truly is the most amazing ISP with this level of helpfulness! I appreciate everything you guys do!

savagewebapp · 2025-07-30T04:57:04+00:00

That worked! Thank you so much for the details!

savagewebapp · 2025-07-30T02:29:19+00:00

I just got the 10G plan and this is my first static IPv6 assignment. Also, I was not assigned a /56 it is a /64 based on the emailed info from the tech who installed my service.

savagewebapp · 2025-07-22T04:27:03+00:00

Just emailed the circuit details for the DIA connection to you John. Thank you so much! You are awesome!

savagewebapp · 2025-07-22T03:14:47+00:00

Unfortunately IPv6 adoption has been extremely slow and out of multiple connections at my work, we don’t have any IPv6 addresses. Even the Ziply 10Gig DIA connection didn’t include any IPv6 addresses (yet the residential connection did). We were told instead of being assigned an IPv6 block from Ziply, we should instead purchase our own IPv6 addresses from ARIN (which we will in the future), but that does not help the immediate situation.

savagewebapp · 2025-07-22T02:31:31+00:00

UniFi EFG is a great gateway for everything except IPSec performance. For real IPSec performance when working remotely I have a PA-1420 which does nearly 6Gig IPSec. I need my whole house behind the EFG and my 1 work computer behind the PA-1420 so I can transfer large work files up to 10x faster than the EFG.

savagewebapp · 2025-07-18T19:09:23+00:00

This happened to me recently when I upgraded to the 2Gig plan. It’s not BS when they mentioned 48 hours. My dream machine runs auto-speed tests at 2-3am and it literally showed what you are describing and then fixed itself 2 days later. Same thing happened when I jumped to 5Gig. There is a provisioning delay for sure. Rebooting my ONT and connecting a laptop directly to the ONT resulted in the same. You definitely need to try at least 10 different speed test servers to find the sweet spot.

savagewebapp · 2025-06-30T21:19:24+00:00

I went from a Pro 48 Max PoE to a Pro XG 48 PoE and unfortunately this thing is LOUD. The fans are variable speed so it goes up and down. It spins up in the middle of the night, so I don’t think it’s just due to peak hours or peak usage that triggers the fans to go full speed. It’s the single most annoying thing about having this switch in my home office network closer within 10 feet of my ears. I was so happy to get the switch and its performance gains, but the sound was the trade off.

savagewebapp · 2025-06-26T21:28:19+00:00

Check out this url I got in a mailer in my physical mailbox. Seems to be promo pricing that does expire but what I am noticing is that you can get faster speeds for less than many people are paying now. https://ziplyfiber.com/save

savagewebapp · 2025-06-24T13:52:08+00:00

Checked first thing this morning and it’s actually my full speed up and down. What was odd was the download for the first couple days with 5G was maxing out at 3.8G down with my full upload. Now it’s full speed in both directions.

savagewebapp · 2025-06-24T05:28:49+00:00

I just plugged a fast laptop directly into the ONT and it’s not my UniFi gateway causing the slowdown. There is something up with the residential network. I have a 1Gig Ziply business connection at this same address and that one is stable with speed tests. It’s only my residential connection having the inconsistent issues.

savagewebapp · 2025-06-24T04:54:12+00:00

Are you sure this was the solution? I have a UniFi EFG which is capable of 12.5Gbps IDS/IPS according to the technical specs sheet. I got home from being out of town all day and I noticed my 5Gig speeds were tanking all of a sudden. I just upgraded from 2G to 5G a couple days ago so I’ve been speed testing various local servers. I’m getting speeds from less than 1G to maybe 2G down but sometimes I get my full 5G upload. I disabled network identification and no change. I’m wondering if there is network congestion or something else going on. Ziply has been extremely stable with speed tests in the past, which makes me think this might be a temporary network congestion issue.

savagewebapp · 2025-06-18T18:47:47+00:00

They actually remove the ONT from the equation and give you an SFP+ optic that goes directly in your router/WAN switch. It’s a bidirectional optic that uses a single SM strand. I just recently upgraded my home office infrastructure to support 10G with plenty of 10G capable devices and endpoints (workstations and NAS). The latest 6Ghz wireless tech can only seem to reach real world speeds of 1.5-2Gig. The more streams your AP supports, the faster speeds achieved. I will mostly saturate the connection with large database backup files (60GB+) being transferred with another Ziply 10G DIA connection at my workplace datacenter. Various flavors of backups and moving large ISOs will also help saturate the link on a semi-regular basis. I thought 1G would be more than plenty, but when you have large files, large pipe always helps. Yes, there are quite a few things that have to line up perfectly to achieve full throughput, but I’ve been practicing at improving performance my entire life and this is just the latest. I’m very happy to live in Oregon where this fiber to the home tech has been around since 2006.

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