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#2639671 21-Jan-2021 14:50

It seems completely logical to me that you can hang one of these APs off a switch.

But can you reverse them, and hang a switch off the second ethernet port if the AP is connected via cable to the first ethernet port?

Or even if it is connected via wireless backhaul?

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#2639677 21-Jan-2021 15:01

kiwifidget:

It seems completely logical to me that you can hang one of these APs off a switch.

But can you reverse them, and hang a switch off the second ethernet port if the AP is connected via cable to the first ethernet port?

Or even if it is connected via wireless backhaul?

yep, you can hang a switch of the second port and have the first port connected to your router or ONT. The unit will treat one as a WAN port, and one as LAN.

If the second X20 unit has an ethernet connection path back to the first unit, it will self select Ethernet for backhaul ( I have it like this).

If the second unit does not see the first unit over ethernet, it will mesh wirelessly.

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#2639681 21-Jan-2021 15:05

@morm Thank you. That is good to know.

These units could be very useful, and give me the impetus to consolidate my 2.4 and 5GHz networks from 2 different sources.

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#2639699 21-Jan-2021 15:48

So i'm an existing VF customer but I am not eligible for this without resigning to another term... this would mean breaking my current term which would cost me $$

According to CS I will need to wait the 20 months before I can be eligible... what about existing loyal customers? @JasonParis

I'm not a complete idiot, I still have some parts missing.

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#2639701 21-Jan-2021 15:51

sittingduckz:

So i'm an existing VF customer but I am not eligible for this without resigning to another term... this would mean breaking my current term which would cost me $$

According to CS I will need to wait the 20 months before I can be eligible... what about existing loyal customers? @JasonParis

I haven't checked yet, but recently resigned for another 2 years.
I'll be super pssd if I find I've missed the cut by a matter of weeks etc.

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#2639707 21-Jan-2021 15:59

Jaxson:

sittingduckz:

So i'm an existing VF customer but I am not eligible for this without resigning to another term... this would mean breaking my current term which would cost me $$

According to CS I will need to wait the 20 months before I can be eligible... what about existing loyal customers? @JasonParis

I haven't checked yet, but recently resigned for another 2 years.
I'll be super pssd if I find I've missed the cut by a matter of weeks etc.

Prepare to be disappointed! (also my pickup line)

I was told, only if i signed after the 18th Jan hahaha good one!

I'm not a complete idiot, I still have some parts missing.

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#2639741 21-Jan-2021 16:48

sittingduckz:

Prepare to be disappointed! (also my pickup line)

I was told, only if i signed after the 18th Jan hahaha good one!

On the chat bot now. Currently #6 in the queue...

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#2639747 21-Jan-2021 17:11

Jaxson:
sittingduckz:

Prepare to be disappointed! (also my pickup line)

I was told, only if i signed after the 18th Jan hahaha good one!

On the chat bot now. Currently #6 in the queue...

Edit:

If the contract is for 24months you won't be able to apply for super wifi. However, if you are on open tern or 12months contract you would be able to apply for Superfast Wifi.

Seems real rough given I haven’t end started paying the reduced offer renewal rate yet?!

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#2639917 22-Jan-2021 06:30

Spoke to Vodafone last night about getting these mesh devices on one of our new broadband connections.

Signed up 3rd Jan 2021 for a new 24 month 100mbps fibre @$62 month (before Super wifi was available)

CSR said she could break my new 24 month contract with NO ETFs if I went onto a 12 month 100mbps fibre contract @ $73 month.

Or $78 per mth for 12 months with VF tv.

I declined both offers.

So for existing customers just push. If you resign you shouldn't be charged early termination fees.

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#2639955 22-Jan-2021 08:29

If I relied on WiFi at home and had insufficient good coverage then I would prioritise improving WiFi connections over getting a low price for broadband. That's why I took up the offer.

But if my WiFi were fine then I would probably stick with the lower broadband price and buy mesh WiFi gear some time in the future when it is on sale.

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#2639970 22-Jan-2021 08:47

Ordered mine yesterday. For those that already have them, how configurable is it as a router? Is it able to do static routes? What if you have a home phone line (ours is just for the house alarm system) do you have to keep the existing router for that?

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#2639997 22-Jan-2021 09:25

Lewk: Ordered mine yesterday. For those that already have them, how configurable is it as a router? Is it able to do static routes? What if you have a home phone line (ours is just for the house alarm system) do you have to keep the existing router for that?

Just the basics for routing - LAP IP, DHCP, Router or AP mode, port forwarding, DDNS. No Static routing

If you have a VOIP phone line you'll need to keep your router for that.

You can run the Deco in AP mode and let the router to all the work, but it will loose its inbuilt parental controls and QoS (it just becomes a mesh AP). If you leave it in router mode behind your gateway router, it will run the 192.168.68.1 subnet - so double nat out to the internet (not seen any performance issues on 1gbit fibre due to that though)

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#2640088 22-Jan-2021 12:33

Signed on for 12 months to get the X20s.

Upgraded to FibreMax at the same time.

Tobi rep assured me that my home phones would continue working even though a previous rep was quite adamant that they wouldn't.

Hopefully no regerts 😬

PS keeping router (obvs) and I dont need the parental controls, my parents can do what they like on my interwebs.

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#2640112 22-Jan-2021 13:18

eligibility is only on 12 month plans, which seems nuts if a customer has committed to 2 years with you?

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#2640113 22-Jan-2021 13:20

Jaxson:

eligibility is only on 12 month plans, which seems nuts if a customer has committed to 2 years with you?

Yes, nuts. Considering you have to stay on the plan for 24 months to keep the APs for free.

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