Vuma Reach Phoenix Thread

Fibre installation timeline

06-02-22 cancelled my adsl service with Telkom via their portal

10-02-22 1:30pm received a message that my service is cancelled but they also cancelled the landline which I’m not too concern about , will try and get the number ported on a SIM card .
At 2:30pm I placed an order with Afrihost

11-02-22 08:15 received a call from vumatel that they want to schedule the installation at 12:00 . Techs rock up at 11:50 completed the installation by 2pm & line was active by 2:45 pm. The techs did such a neat and professional job . ( I’m very pedantic with such stuff)

Amazing service from all parties . 24hrs from order to having an active line
 
So their cheapo ONT/Router has no problem handling 100mb through it's WiFi?
 
Polymathic said:
So their cheapo ONT/Router has no problem handling 100mb through it's WiFi?
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The Huawei ONT only has 2.4GHz wifi and that band can get quite noisy with other wireless devices like a wireless mouse and keyboard, smart devices, gaming controllers etc so it would be best to improve performance by adjusting the wifi channels but with any wifi there is a possibility that you might not get full speed.
 
Polymathic said:
So their cheapo ONT/Router has no problem handling 100mb through it's WiFi?
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it depends on many things but youre more likely to have congestion on that band. That said if you live in house with lots of walls you might have problems with 5GHz as well and you may need to invest in a mesh type solution
 
AfriNatic said:
The Huawei ONT only has 2.4GHz wifi and that band can get quite noisy with other wireless devices like a wireless mouse and keyboard, smart devices, gaming controllers etc so it would be best to improve performance by adjusting the wifi channels but with any wifi there is a possibility that you might not get full speed.
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CxJx2011 said:
it depends on many things but youre more likely to have congestion on that band. That said if you live in house with lots of walls you might have problems with 5GHz as well and you may need to invest in a mesh type solution
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ADrunkTeddyBear said:
Yep. You need another router to get the full speed
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Adds to the dilemma where I'm going to place the ONT, it's between the dinning room which is central and lounge which has the console and TV but is the furthest room in the house from the bedrooms.

Right now I'm leaning towards the lounge. Looks like 100mb isn't viable for me until I upgrade to larger UPS and get a POE WiFi access points taking Load Shedding and power cuts into consideration.
 
Polymathic said:
Adds to the dilemma where I'm going to place the ONT, it's between the dinning room which is central and lounge which has the console and TV but is the furthest room in the house from the bedrooms.

Right now I'm leaning towards the lounge. Looks like 100mb isn't viable for me until I upgrade to larger UPS and get a POE WiFi access points taking Load Shedding and power cuts into consideration.
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Why not a mesh solution?

AP's will just add to the headache of getting an expensive POE switch and routing cables through out the house
 
ADrunkTeddyBear said:
Why not a mesh solution?

AP's will just add to the headache of getting an expensive POE switch and routing cables through out the house
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In the case of load shedding or a power cut each mesh device will require its own backup power. With a POE access point run it off the UPS that is giving backup power to my router.
 
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