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 Which budget modem router for Unifi Lite (10mbps)

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post May 24 2020, 06:27 PM

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Let me share some of my experience, using Xiaomi router with dual band router around RM110. Router sit on the living room, so over there can use 5Ghz signal no problem, can access my max 50mbps Unifi at full speed. But when go to different section of the house, the 5Ghz signal drop significantly, due to wall and other stuff. I have a room is 2 wall behind the router, the signal become extremely weak. So my usage now is when near the living room, use 5Ghz, at room, use 2.4Ghz. So 5Ghz don't magically made everything become better. My 2.4Ghz though, even when it sucks, still get around 30mbps, stream video, surf net no problem, but if after a wall, the latency become too slow for online gaming, so for game, I have to go near living room.

Hope this can give you some idea how 5Ghz expectation.
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post May 24 2020, 07:08 PM

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QUOTE(Nelson123141 @ May 24 2020, 07:02 PM)
which usb wifi are you using ?? how many antenna are there ??

actually it is streamyx modem router , with the speed of mbps ( TM call it as unifi lite for some reason )
My current plan is actually streaymx with mbps modem router, not really unifi fibre (TM call it as Unifi Lite for some reason) .
Where do you buy your xiaomi router from ??
Is it just router ?? how about your modem ?
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I'm using Unifi Fiber. My comment is not to compare between ADSL and Fiber Optic. From my comment you can see even at 2.4Ghz I can get 30+Mbps, even more when running on 5Ghz, so do you think either of those signal enough to cover your 10Mbps?

Btw I'm buying at Lazada, but it's an old model, no long selling.
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QUOTE(Nelson123141 @ May 24 2020, 07:19 PM)
yeah, i think actually 2.4ghz should be fine for now, as for 5ghz only my smartphone is able to support.
And from the modem router that i have been recommend to, i have checked their review and it seems the wifi signal is not stable ( which my main point of buying a new modem router ) so it got me thinking. does all 2.4Ghz modem router has the same issue (Wifi signal not stable, by not stable i mean like getting less than 0.5mbps, i gotten 0.1mbps before, in 2 days ago)  ???

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I think what you counter is common, but not related to 2.4Ghz. I used to have 2 ASUS wifi router, when both running on 2.4 Ghz, the cheaper version run sucks. Do some research then only realize even on router there are processor and RAM as well, like a PC. Sometimes those parts are too "low" performance to handle too many connection at the same times. If I connect my TV, few phones, few laptop same the same time to my cheap ASUS, it would lag so bad that I have to reset the router.

Another experience is from a very old D-Link router, not too sure about the hardware inside but the software sucks. It would hang itself if someone use torrent to download movie.

So sometimes look at the box hard to tell good or bad, read more user feedback and hope for the best, hahaaa.
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post May 24 2020, 10:56 PM

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QUOTE(hashtag2016 @ May 24 2020, 07:54 PM)
but the modem of TS is already kapus, and TS need a modem with router that budget about RM150 (but TS want AC as well  drool.gif )
different scenario..

so , the choice is obviously in this case either get one within the budget  but no AC, or  increase the budget..
I meant I already cherry pick 2 among numerous brand within ur budget, u just simply random pick one and use it..if unfortunately, u got a faulty item , u can simply return it and choose another brand. RM20 is not much... and the general speaking, the GUI of ASUS is abit better...
both r entry level product, please don't compare them  with expensive product..
btw, it would get the job done, without them u cannot connect to internet, so still worth the money la...

p/s: u can  always google negative comment from any wifi product , coz who doesn't have issue would never try to make a post with it.
nod. that's why I recommended RM250 tier.. general speaking, a bit better cpu and ram ...and hopefully everything butter smooth out of the box, then the extra RM100 is a well spent.. thumbsup.gif
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Yup, that's what I try to tell TS 5Ghz may not the solution for his problem (On his original post he want a dual band router).
Out of my experience I spent the most on Asus, but it fail on me also. One of them is a dual band, with build-in antenna, square crystal design (forget the model). Not cheap, as that time dual band still new, pay around 3/400 ringgit. Sucks big times, signal not very good, always ping time out (good luck on playing online game). So that time end up I just directly use LAN to my PC. Till later I bought the Mi Router, a cheap on, actually not bad for the price, software sucks, all Chinese (lucky I can read), signal much better than ASUS, transfer rate also pretty good.
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