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Chills

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#317912 26-Nov-2024 16:37

Hello! Apologies if this has been asked before, but I am looking to move to Quic in the coming month and was wondering what insights you get on your connection. Quic has always been interesting to me and with me finishing up working where I am now, I am keen to move!

I am in a Chorus region (incase it differs for each LFC due to API's etc).

Thank you!

ssamjh

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#3313174 26-Nov-2024 16:55

I really enjoy Quic. Switching is painless and happens really fast. Just make sure your current router is compatible, it will probably be but good to check.

The pros for me are

One off static IP charge
Extra subnets
Tools to diagnose my connection
Access to the awesome community Discord server, lots of like-minded people

You can check out the latency to various places around the world from here: https://home.sjh.at/smokeping/

Whitianga, Coromandel - Quic Sprinter - Ref (free setup): R893192EGADLZ

Smokeping: Quic / Voyager / Starlink

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Chills

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#3313183 26-Nov-2024 17:16

ssamjh:

I really enjoy Quic. Switching is painless and happens really fast. Just make sure your current router is compatible, it will probably be but good to check.

The pros for me are

One off static IP charge
Extra subnets
Tools to diagnose my connection
Access to the awesome community Discord server, lots of like-minded people
You can check out the latency to various places around the world from here: https://home.sjh.at/smokeping/

Wonderful, thank you for that. Are you able to go more in depth on what insights you get on your connection?

I currently have an Edgerouter which will be easy as to move over. Looking to upgrade to the Ubiquiti UXG-Max and upgrade to hyperfibre eventually!

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#3313184 26-Nov-2024 17:21

Chills:

I currently have an Edgerouter which will be easy as to move over.

There's a known bug with Edgerouters when using DHCP on Quic.. make sure you check out this if you intend to move to Quic: https://www.quic.nz/support/ (scroll to the bottom where it says "I have a Ubiquiti Edgerouter...")

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Chills

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#3313185 26-Nov-2024 17:23

3l3m3nt:

There's a known bug with Edgerouters when using DHCP on Quic.. make sure you check out this if you intend to move to Quic: https://www.quic.nz/support/ (scroll to the bottom where it says "I have a Ubiquiti Edgerouter...")

Good catch, thank you! EdgeRouters are workhorses but not without their bugs lol.

ssamjh

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#3313187 26-Nov-2024 17:26

Chills:

ssamjh:

I really enjoy Quic. Switching is painless and happens really fast. Just make sure your current router is compatible, it will probably be but good to check.

The pros for me are

One off static IP charge
Extra subnets
Tools to diagnose my connection
Access to the awesome community Discord server, lots of like-minded people
You can check out the latency to various places around the world from here: https://home.sjh.at/smokeping/

Wonderful, thank you for that. Are you able to go more in depth on what insights you get on your connection?

I currently have an Edgerouter which will be easy as to move over. Looking to upgrade to the Ubiquiti UXG-Max and upgrade to hyperfibre eventually!

Of course! One note with the Edgerouter if you want to use DHCP, you will need to make a slight modification to a file on the router (scroll down to the last FAQ), this is due to a bug that has gone unfixed for a very long while and is actually why I moved away from an Edgerouter at my house.

As for insights, anything in particular? I personally find the latency to Asia excellent, they also peer with a lot of others which means your connections to locations around NZ often happen within the same city as the POP you're connected to. There's POPs in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. And if you're not in one of those cities, you'll be connected to the nearest. For example I'm in the Coromandel and my connection is to Auckland via the Chorus TES network. Around 6ms usually.

Another highlight, Quic are very open with their maintenance plans. It's posted on their status page or in your account portal so you're aware it's going to happen. A lot of ISPs don't even bother doing this.

Whitianga, Coromandel - Quic Sprinter - Ref (free setup): R893192EGADLZ

Smokeping: Quic / Voyager / Starlink

Coromandel Webcam Network

Chills

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#3313188 26-Nov-2024 17:33

ssamjh:

Of course! One note with the Edgerouter if you want to use DHCP, you will need to make a slight modification to a file on the router (scroll down to the last FAQ), this is due to a bug that has gone unfixed for a very long while and is actually why I moved away from an Edgerouter at my house.

As for insights, anything in particular? I personally find the latency to Asia excellent, they also peer with a lot of others which means your connections to locations around NZ often happen within the same city as the POP you're connected to. There's POPs in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. And if you're not in one of those cities, you'll be connected to the nearest. For example I'm in the Coromandel and my connection is to Auckland via the Chorus TES network. Around 6ms usually.

Another highlight, Quic are very open with their maintenance plans. It's posted on their status page or in your account portal so you're aware it's going to happen. A lot of ISPs don't even bother doing this.

Awesome! Thank you for that information, very helpful. If it doesn't show anything personal, what does the personal diagnostics page look like to check on your connection (ONT etc)?

ssamjh

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#3313189 26-Nov-2024 17:35

Chills:

ssamjh:

Of course! One note with the Edgerouter if you want to use DHCP, you will need to make a slight modification to a file on the router (scroll down to the last FAQ), this is due to a bug that has gone unfixed for a very long while and is actually why I moved away from an Edgerouter at my house.

As for insights, anything in particular? I personally find the latency to Asia excellent, they also peer with a lot of others which means your connections to locations around NZ often happen within the same city as the POP you're connected to. There's POPs in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. And if you're not in one of those cities, you'll be connected to the nearest. For example I'm in the Coromandel and my connection is to Auckland via the Chorus TES network. Around 6ms usually.

Another highlight, Quic are very open with their maintenance plans. It's posted on their status page or in your account portal so you're aware it's going to happen. A lot of ISPs don't even bother doing this.

Awesome! Thank you for that information, very helpful. If it doesn't show anything personal, what does the personal diagnostics page look like to check on your connection (ONT etc)?

Check this page: https://www.quic.nz/support/

It's under the "How can I check the health & status...." dropdown.

Whitianga, Coromandel - Quic Sprinter - Ref (free setup): R893192EGADLZ

Smokeping: Quic / Voyager / Starlink

Coromandel Webcam Network

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Chills

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#3313191 26-Nov-2024 17:39

ssamjh:

Check this page: https://www.quic.nz/support/

It's under the "How can I check the health & status...." dropdown.

Oh wow, Don't know how I didn't see this. Thank you.

It's a lot like Enable and Chorus's Assurance, very cool. Nice use of the API.

JohnTiler

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#3313192 26-Nov-2024 17:56

I just joined Quic internet too, it kind of good for technical people. Lots of little options and quirks.

Quic Referral code: R318868EEMOSI (for $29 connection fee waived) if anyone interested.

shall0w

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#3313391 27-Nov-2024 12:48

I migrated last Monday, seamless and connection has been great so far. The one off charge for a static was what sold me, the transparency over the network / support via discord was also a factor.

Be sure to poke around the site for the easter eggs - I missed out on a voucher because I looked after signing up.. doh.

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#3313405 27-Nov-2024 13:51

Yes fully recommend doing an easter egg hunt: https://www.quic.nz/sshhh-hidden-secrets/

There are 4 total to find. Look for things out of place on the site. If you need to verify anything then feel free to hit me up.

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Chills

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#3313490 27-Nov-2024 19:39

I have fired through my order to switch over to Quic! Once I completed the easter eggs, I felt like I just had to. That was a very fun experience. Excited to begin being a Quic user.

Xuweh

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#3319831 13-Dec-2024 06:59

Have just signed up and looking forward to latency to my main MMO being half of what it is on my current ISP! :)

mdooher

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#3327437 4-Jan-2025 14:22

I just signed up and they did it 2 hours later, (5pm 3rd of Jan) and the connections went down for about 2 minutes so no complaints there

I was with BigPipe and my speeds are pretty much the same

A couple of routing changes with the change of static IP I've had for 8 years (lets see if I missed anything)

spent today getting IPV6 working on my mikrotik... all go

Matthew