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alternative to Verizon FIOS G-1100 router?
After having DSL for many years, Verizon installed the 50/50 double play
FIOS yesterday (I got Internet and phone only, no tv nor plan to anytime soon). They also provided the Fios G1100 router, but I'd prefer to use my own. I currently had a Netgear N300 left over from another use and I have substituted it in place of their router, but the WiFi speed I'm getting is only about half of that from the G1100. Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement that would allow the same speed as the G1100 and is not too costly? Thank you. |
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alternative to Verizon FIOS G-1100 router?
R2D4 wrote:
After having DSL for many years, Verizon installed the 50/50 double play FIOS yesterday (I got Internet and phone only, no tv nor plan to anytime soon). They also provided the Fios G1100 router, but I'd prefer to use my own. I currently had a Netgear N300 left over from another use and I have substituted it in place of their router, but the WiFi speed I'm getting is only about half of that from the G1100. Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement that would allow the same speed as the G1100 and is not too costly? Thank you. If you're trying to beat the rental fee, you can buy the G1100 outright. https://www.amazon.com/Verizon-FiOS-.../dp/B0145REEA0 Looking at reviews on Newegg for gadgets like that, some people give these 802.11AC routers a 1 star rating, others are OK, so it looks like there's a lot of crap out there. The 2.4GHz has more penetrating power, so will cover the whole house. the 5GHz less so. You would expect the "good" transfer rate, when the router is in the same room. One benefit of some of the other brands, is external antennas for you to play with. And from a styling point of view, some of the companies think they;'re doing a remake of "Alien" :-) https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 One different you should see on the ISP-branded equipment, is "lame" setup interfaces. That's something to check out when looking at the competition. For example, the ADSL modem/router I bought outright for my service, I turn the router portion off because the web interface sucks. And I'm relying on another box for routing now. My VOIP box has the routing function, and I already had a GbE switch to work with. So I cobbled together a solution out of bits and pieces. Only downside is 17W power consumption (measured) for my "total solution". Paul |
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alternative to Verizon FIOS G-1100 router?
On 03/09/2017 02:20 PM, Paul wrote:
R2D4 wrote: After having DSL for many years, Verizon installed the 50/50 double play FIOS yesterday (I got Internet and phone only, no tv nor plan to anytime soon). They also provided the Fios G1100 router, but I'd prefer to use my own. I currently had a Netgear N300 left over from another use and I have substituted it in place of their router, but the WiFi speed I'm getting is only about half of that from the G1100. Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement that would allow the same speed as the G1100 and is not too costly? Thank you. If you're trying to beat the rental fee, you can buy the G1100 outright. https://www.amazon.com/Verizon-FiOS-.../dp/B0145REEA0 Looking at reviews on Newegg for gadgets like that, some people give these 802.11AC routers a 1 star rating, others are OK, so it looks like there's a lot of crap out there. The 2.4GHz has more penetrating power, so will cover the whole house. the 5GHz less so. You would expect the "good" transfer rate, when the router is in the same room. One benefit of some of the other brands, is external antennas for you to play with. And from a styling point of view, some of the companies think they;'re doing a remake of "Alien" :-) https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 One different you should see on the ISP-branded equipment, is "lame" setup interfaces. That's something to check out when looking at the competition. For example, the ADSL modem/router I bought outright for my service, I turn the router portion off because the web interface sucks. And I'm relying on another box for routing now. My VOIP box has the routing function, and I already had a GbE switch to work with. So I cobbled together a solution out of bits and pieces. Only downside is 17W power consumption (measured) for my "total solution". Paul To tell you the truth, the reason why I want to gravitate away from the Verizon provided router is because I don't trust any "relationship" it might have with them (i.e. unauthorized access and so forth). At least with my Netgear, albeit much slower, I know how I have it configured from the get go. Maybe I'm being a bit paranoid though, not sure. They haven't charged me anything for the router so far, but there may be a monthly fee, not sure. I'd definitely use it if not for the security risk factor as it does seem to be at least twice as fast as the Netgear. |
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alternative to Verizon FIOS G-1100 router?
R2D4 wrote:
On 03/09/2017 02:20 PM, Paul wrote: R2D4 wrote: After having DSL for many years, Verizon installed the 50/50 double play FIOS yesterday (I got Internet and phone only, no tv nor plan to anytime soon). They also provided the Fios G1100 router, but I'd prefer to use my own. I currently had a Netgear N300 left over from another use and I have substituted it in place of their router, but the WiFi speed I'm getting is only about half of that from the G1100. Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement that would allow the same speed as the G1100 and is not too costly? Thank you. If you're trying to beat the rental fee, you can buy the G1100 outright. https://www.amazon.com/Verizon-FiOS-.../dp/B0145REEA0 Looking at reviews on Newegg for gadgets like that, some people give these 802.11AC routers a 1 star rating, others are OK, so it looks like there's a lot of crap out there. The 2.4GHz has more penetrating power, so will cover the whole house. the 5GHz less so. You would expect the "good" transfer rate, when the router is in the same room. One benefit of some of the other brands, is external antennas for you to play with. And from a styling point of view, some of the companies think they;'re doing a remake of "Alien" :-) https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 One different you should see on the ISP-branded equipment, is "lame" setup interfaces. That's something to check out when looking at the competition. For example, the ADSL modem/router I bought outright for my service, I turn the router portion off because the web interface sucks. And I'm relying on another box for routing now. My VOIP box has the routing function, and I already had a GbE switch to work with. So I cobbled together a solution out of bits and pieces. Only downside is 17W power consumption (measured) for my "total solution". Paul To tell you the truth, the reason why I want to gravitate away from the Verizon provided router is because I don't trust any "relationship" it might have with them (i.e. unauthorized access and so forth). At least with my Netgear, albeit much slower, I know how I have it configured from the get go. Maybe I'm being a bit paranoid though, not sure. They haven't charged me anything for the router so far, but there may be a monthly fee, not sure. I'd definitely use it if not for the security risk factor as it does seem to be at least twice as fast as the Netgear. DSLReports has a FAQ section for FIOS. https://www.dslreports.com/faq/16622 And yes, there is some sort of access from the Verizon side. https://forums.verizon.com/t5/Fios-I...00/td-p/798199 Some rental internet devices, they "pull" config data or firmware. The devices in that case, have two URLs in the web setup, and every time the device boots up, it will reach out and check the version of config or firmware offered. So that's a kind of client pull. If Verizon is actively updating the router firmware, they could do it via a "server push", and there would need to be some protocol in place on WAN port 4567 to prevent hacking from the Internet. Perhaps Verizon simply blocks any other third party from sending to port 4567 on that link ? I don't know if them being able to "view" your G1100 password, is so they can tell you what password to use if you "forgot". Or if they have the password, so they can actually log in remotely. I've been searching on WAN side access, to see if there is password access to the router. For tech support purposes, if a noob has fooled with the router, they may need to gain access and do a "reset to factory", as a quick means to fix something without spending a lot of time on the phone. The DSLreports FAQ page, indicates the customer could use any number of rewiring solutions, that would be very hard to figure out remotely :-) So it looks like, yes, in a quick search, you would be better off with your own router. My first broadband Internet account, it was a good thing they had firmware push on the ADSL modem, because the modem already had known exploits discovered by some university. So on first connect, the first thing it would do is a firmware update, to patch the holes. And in the case of their Alcatel equipment choice, that was a good thing. The modem was excellent otherwise - I never had to reboot the thing for any reason. It just worked. My home router on the other hand... Ugh. Paul |
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alternative to Verizon FIOS G-1100 router?
On 03/09/2017 09:32 PM, Paul wrote:
R2D4 wrote: On 03/09/2017 02:20 PM, Paul wrote: R2D4 wrote: After having DSL for many years, Verizon installed the 50/50 double play FIOS yesterday (I got Internet and phone only, no tv nor plan to anytime soon). They also provided the Fios G1100 router, but I'd prefer to use my own. I currently had a Netgear N300 left over from another use and I have substituted it in place of their router, but the WiFi speed I'm getting is only about half of that from the G1100. Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement that would allow the same speed as the G1100 and is not too costly? Thank you. If you're trying to beat the rental fee, you can buy the G1100 outright. https://www.amazon.com/Verizon-FiOS-.../dp/B0145REEA0 Looking at reviews on Newegg for gadgets like that, some people give these 802.11AC routers a 1 star rating, others are OK, so it looks like there's a lot of crap out there. The 2.4GHz has more penetrating power, so will cover the whole house. the 5GHz less so. You would expect the "good" transfer rate, when the router is in the same room. One benefit of some of the other brands, is external antennas for you to play with. And from a styling point of view, some of the companies think they;'re doing a remake of "Alien" :-) https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 One different you should see on the ISP-branded equipment, is "lame" setup interfaces. That's something to check out when looking at the competition. For example, the ADSL modem/router I bought outright for my service, I turn the router portion off because the web interface sucks. And I'm relying on another box for routing now. My VOIP box has the routing function, and I already had a GbE switch to work with. So I cobbled together a solution out of bits and pieces. Only downside is 17W power consumption (measured) for my "total solution". Paul To tell you the truth, the reason why I want to gravitate away from the Verizon provided router is because I don't trust any "relationship" it might have with them (i.e. unauthorized access and so forth). At least with my Netgear, albeit much slower, I know how I have it configured from the get go. Maybe I'm being a bit paranoid though, not sure. They haven't charged me anything for the router so far, but there may be a monthly fee, not sure. I'd definitely use it if not for the security risk factor as it does seem to be at least twice as fast as the Netgear. DSLReports has a FAQ section for FIOS. https://www.dslreports.com/faq/16622 And yes, there is some sort of access from the Verizon side. https://forums.verizon.com/t5/Fios-I...00/td-p/798199 Some rental internet devices, they "pull" config data or firmware. The devices in that case, have two URLs in the web setup, and every time the device boots up, it will reach out and check the version of config or firmware offered. So that's a kind of client pull. If Verizon is actively updating the router firmware, they could do it via a "server push", and there would need to be some protocol in place on WAN port 4567 to prevent hacking from the Internet. Perhaps Verizon simply blocks any other third party from sending to port 4567 on that link ? I don't know if them being able to "view" your G1100 password, is so they can tell you what password to use if you "forgot". Or if they have the password, so they can actually log in remotely. I've been searching on WAN side access, to see if there is password access to the router. For tech support purposes, if a noob has fooled with the router, they may need to gain access and do a "reset to factory", as a quick means to fix something without spending a lot of time on the phone. The DSLreports FAQ page, indicates the customer could use any number of rewiring solutions, that would be very hard to figure out remotely :-) So it looks like, yes, in a quick search, you would be better off with your own router. My first broadband Internet account, it was a good thing they had firmware push on the ADSL modem, because the modem already had known exploits discovered by some university. So on first connect, the first thing it would do is a firmware update, to patch the holes. And in the case of their Alcatel equipment choice, that was a good thing. The modem was excellent otherwise - I never had to reboot the thing for any reason. It just worked. My home router on the other hand... Ugh. Paul So, would you happen to have any recommendations for an equivalent router? I'm surprised this $24 Netgear N300 is working as well as it is... about half as fast as the Verizon supplied router. I could just keep this configuration for a while and just use the other router when I don't feel like waiting double or more time for a big download. I was thinking Netgear N600 as a next step, but not certain. I don't really want to spend much and I'm only planning on having phone and net through them, no TV. |
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alternative to Verizon FIOS G-1100 router?
On 3/10/2017 10:56 AM, R2D4 wrote:
On 03/09/2017 09:32 PM, Paul wrote: R2D4 wrote: On 03/09/2017 02:20 PM, Paul wrote: R2D4 wrote: After having DSL for many years, Verizon installed the 50/50 double play FIOS yesterday (I got Internet and phone only, no tv nor plan to anytime soon). They also provided the Fios G1100 router, but I'd prefer to use my own. I currently had a Netgear N300 left over from another use and I have substituted it in place of their router, but the WiFi speed I'm getting is only about half of that from the G1100. Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement that would allow the same speed as the G1100 and is not too costly? Thank you. If you're trying to beat the rental fee, you can buy the G1100 outright. https://www.amazon.com/Verizon-FiOS-.../dp/B0145REEA0 Looking at reviews on Newegg for gadgets like that, some people give these 802.11AC routers a 1 star rating, others are OK, so it looks like there's a lot of crap out there. The 2.4GHz has more penetrating power, so will cover the whole house. the 5GHz less so. You would expect the "good" transfer rate, when the router is in the same room. One benefit of some of the other brands, is external antennas for you to play with. And from a styling point of view, some of the companies think they;'re doing a remake of "Alien" :-) https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 One different you should see on the ISP-branded equipment, is "lame" setup interfaces. That's something to check out when looking at the competition. For example, the ADSL modem/router I bought outright for my service, I turn the router portion off because the web interface sucks. And I'm relying on another box for routing now. My VOIP box has the routing function, and I already had a GbE switch to work with. So I cobbled together a solution out of bits and pieces. Only downside is 17W power consumption (measured) for my "total solution". Paul To tell you the truth, the reason why I want to gravitate away from the Verizon provided router is because I don't trust any "relationship" it might have with them (i.e. unauthorized access and so forth). At least with my Netgear, albeit much slower, I know how I have it configured from the get go. Maybe I'm being a bit paranoid though, not sure. They haven't charged me anything for the router so far, but there may be a monthly fee, not sure. I'd definitely use it if not for the security risk factor as it does seem to be at least twice as fast as the Netgear. DSLReports has a FAQ section for FIOS. https://www.dslreports.com/faq/16622 And yes, there is some sort of access from the Verizon side. https://forums.verizon.com/t5/Fios-I...00/td-p/798199 Some rental internet devices, they "pull" config data or firmware. The devices in that case, have two URLs in the web setup, and every time the device boots up, it will reach out and check the version of config or firmware offered. So that's a kind of client pull. If Verizon is actively updating the router firmware, they could do it via a "server push", and there would need to be some protocol in place on WAN port 4567 to prevent hacking from the Internet. Perhaps Verizon simply blocks any other third party from sending to port 4567 on that link ? I don't know if them being able to "view" your G1100 password, is so they can tell you what password to use if you "forgot". Or if they have the password, so they can actually log in remotely. I've been searching on WAN side access, to see if there is password access to the router. For tech support purposes, if a noob has fooled with the router, they may need to gain access and do a "reset to factory", as a quick means to fix something without spending a lot of time on the phone. The DSLreports FAQ page, indicates the customer could use any number of rewiring solutions, that would be very hard to figure out remotely :-) So it looks like, yes, in a quick search, you would be better off with your own router. My first broadband Internet account, it was a good thing they had firmware push on the ADSL modem, because the modem already had known exploits discovered by some university. So on first connect, the first thing it would do is a firmware update, to patch the holes. And in the case of their Alcatel equipment choice, that was a good thing. The modem was excellent otherwise - I never had to reboot the thing for any reason. It just worked. My home router on the other hand... Ugh. Paul So, would you happen to have any recommendations for an equivalent router? I'm surprised this $24 Netgear N300 is working as well as it is... about half as fast as the Verizon supplied router. I could just keep this configuration for a while and just use the other router when I don't feel like waiting double or more time for a big download. I was thinking Netgear N600 as a next step, but not certain. I don't really want to spend much and I'm only planning on having phone and net through them, no TV. https://www.cnet.com/topics/networki...devices/cheap/ I don't use any of these, I'm sticking with my Asus RT-AC68U as a good reasonably-priced alternative, but this article plus a simple Google search should certainly turn up something better -- the porcine character of the N300 have been discussed for years and a number of 'fixes' for its slow performance problems have been suggested but never seem to quite work out. |
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alternative to Verizon FIOS G-1100 router?
R2D4 wrote:
On 03/09/2017 09:32 PM, Paul wrote: R2D4 wrote: On 03/09/2017 02:20 PM, Paul wrote: R2D4 wrote: After having DSL for many years, Verizon installed the 50/50 double play FIOS yesterday (I got Internet and phone only, no tv nor plan to anytime soon). They also provided the Fios G1100 router, but I'd prefer to use my own. I currently had a Netgear N300 left over from another use and I have substituted it in place of their router, but the WiFi speed I'm getting is only about half of that from the G1100. Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement that would allow the same speed as the G1100 and is not too costly? Thank you. If you're trying to beat the rental fee, you can buy the G1100 outright. https://www.amazon.com/Verizon-FiOS-.../dp/B0145REEA0 Looking at reviews on Newegg for gadgets like that, some people give these 802.11AC routers a 1 star rating, others are OK, so it looks like there's a lot of crap out there. The 2.4GHz has more penetrating power, so will cover the whole house. the 5GHz less so. You would expect the "good" transfer rate, when the router is in the same room. One benefit of some of the other brands, is external antennas for you to play with. And from a styling point of view, some of the companies think they;'re doing a remake of "Alien" :-) https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 https://images10.newegg.com/ProductI...pg?w=660&h=500 One different you should see on the ISP-branded equipment, is "lame" setup interfaces. That's something to check out when looking at the competition. For example, the ADSL modem/router I bought outright for my service, I turn the router portion off because the web interface sucks. And I'm relying on another box for routing now. My VOIP box has the routing function, and I already had a GbE switch to work with. So I cobbled together a solution out of bits and pieces. Only downside is 17W power consumption (measured) for my "total solution". Paul To tell you the truth, the reason why I want to gravitate away from the Verizon provided router is because I don't trust any "relationship" it might have with them (i.e. unauthorized access and so forth). At least with my Netgear, albeit much slower, I know how I have it configured from the get go. Maybe I'm being a bit paranoid though, not sure. They haven't charged me anything for the router so far, but there may be a monthly fee, not sure. I'd definitely use it if not for the security risk factor as it does seem to be at least twice as fast as the Netgear. DSLReports has a FAQ section for FIOS. https://www.dslreports.com/faq/16622 And yes, there is some sort of access from the Verizon side. https://forums.verizon.com/t5/Fios-I...00/td-p/798199 Some rental internet devices, they "pull" config data or firmware. The devices in that case, have two URLs in the web setup, and every time the device boots up, it will reach out and check the version of config or firmware offered. So that's a kind of client pull. If Verizon is actively updating the router firmware, they could do it via a "server push", and there would need to be some protocol in place on WAN port 4567 to prevent hacking from the Internet. Perhaps Verizon simply blocks any other third party from sending to port 4567 on that link ? I don't know if them being able to "view" your G1100 password, is so they can tell you what password to use if you "forgot". Or if they have the password, so they can actually log in remotely. I've been searching on WAN side access, to see if there is password access to the router. For tech support purposes, if a noob has fooled with the router, they may need to gain access and do a "reset to factory", as a quick means to fix something without spending a lot of time on the phone. The DSLreports FAQ page, indicates the customer could use any number of rewiring solutions, that would be very hard to figure out remotely :-) So it looks like, yes, in a quick search, you would be better off with your own router. My first broadband Internet account, it was a good thing they had firmware push on the ADSL modem, because the modem already had known exploits discovered by some university. So on first connect, the first thing it would do is a firmware update, to patch the holes. And in the case of their Alcatel equipment choice, that was a good thing. The modem was excellent otherwise - I never had to reboot the thing for any reason. It just worked. My home router on the other hand... Ugh. Paul So, would you happen to have any recommendations for an equivalent router? I'm surprised this $24 Netgear N300 is working as well as it is... about half as fast as the Verizon supplied router. I could just keep this configuration for a while and just use the other router when I don't feel like waiting double or more time for a big download. I was thinking Netgear N600 as a next step, but not certain. I don't really want to spend much and I'm only planning on having phone and net through them, no TV. One of the steps for me, would be reviewing the client computer capabilities. Are they 802.11N ? 802.11AC ? 2.4GHz, 5GHz, both ? There's no point buying something which isn't going to help. The money has to go into the right standard (or alternately, you need to look at both the router and a client upgrade at the same time). Paul |
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