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cannavaro
post Feb 15 2024, 05:47 PM

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Anyone here ditched home fibre for home wireless 5G?
I am thinking of switching from Maxis 500Mbps (RM149) to either u home 5G or Yes Flexi 5G plan..
5G signal is awesome at my place.
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These tests on my phone (Xiaomi 13t) were done at my living room area.
My usage is mostly streaming movies (netflix, YT and all) and social media. Meet or Zoom calls once in a while. No gaming.

cannavaro
post Feb 16 2024, 11:30 AM

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QUOTE(LaiN87 @ Feb 15 2024, 09:33 PM)
I did this change from 100Mbps fiber to UHome 5G. Previously can save more when I add sub line of 38. But now not allowed and have to spend more for UHome 5G.

1. What’s the purpose of switching? To save money? Then better go for Unifi 100Mbps RM89. I list down all the cons below.

2. Your usage describing seems ok for 5G but remember no torrent for Uhome 5G unless with VPN.

Cons:
1. Even when I get speeds of 300-400Mbps down, I can’t reach 37.5MB/s or 50MB/s. Try to do it with your phone / hotspot see if you can reach similar. Speedtest doesn’t yield same speed in downloads for me. Or use other Speedtest like with https://speed.cloudflare.com/

2. Upload speeds are horrible. You are getting maybe 20Mbps to 50Mbps max.

3. You will need to invest in a new 5G router.

4. Limited to 1000GB FUP quota. It’s tough to hit this for casual usage but not nice to have this limitation on back of your head.

5. Can’t torrent without VPN.

Note: Using Yes Flexi 5G bypass Con 4 and 5. But Yes Flexi 5G is less usable. Heard that the ping and upload speeds are worse with Yes. I hate Yes as a company and avoid them like a plague.
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Wonderful insight, thank you.

Yes you got it right, want to switch to save money. Occasionally I would have to download some videos (Google Drive) for work so I figured the extra download speed via 5G will be helpful, vs 100MBps fibre. How's the speed with google servers btw?
My 5G speedtest on cloudflare is only 400MBps ish. I'm using Digi btw.
I'm fine with 50Mbps upload speed and torrent restriction.
I heard the same thing about Yes 5G being less usable... but I would probably try both first.

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post Feb 16 2024, 11:30 AM

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QUOTE(Jason @ Feb 16 2024, 03:24 AM)
Go for it.

I terminated 2 x Maxis RM89 package in 2 different locations. That was the 30mbps DL. Now running YES Flexi for both sites. 200mbps speed easy downstairs from router. Next to router ~400mbps. UL is 50mbps best. Usually hovering around 20mbps but I don't need much UL speed.

The only problem seems to be heat. My 2nd location is very hot and humid, and the X50-5G would need to be restarted everyday. NX510v needs to be restarted less, but happens to both. I wonder if I disable the WiFi would it be less hot, and use a normal router for WiFi duties.

Sadly the TP-Link twins do not have a USB port so I cannot easily add a fan for it.

Standalone, NX510v has a wider wifi coverage versus X50-5G. I think if you do not need/want mesh, NX510v is better, but it also costs more.
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Thanks for the insight.
Coincidentally, the 5G modem router I'm looking to buy is the Deco x50 5G since I can pair it with my XE75.
Having to restart it everyday is troublesome though.
Did you experience a lot of downtime with Yes Flexi?

You guys happen to know if there are issues with ip cameras? I use EZVIZ

 

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