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Achieving optimal upload, and download speed from your TELUS connection
After much research into this matter, I would like to offer my 2 cents worth on achieving the optimal Up/Dl speeds with the various currently offered packages, and hardware from TELUS. The mai...
The new telus router is cisco insides.
It's an Arcadyan NH20A. They are under the umbrella of Compel Electronics, a Taiwanese ODM for many electronics companies. That doesn't mean it's a Cisco device, which I don't want anyway. Cisco's consumer and SMB stuff is terrible. I'm sure that device is fine for most users, but for me, it is missing a lot of functionality.
Telus has two suppliers for NAH and WiFi 6 Booster, Arcadyan and Technicolor. The devices are similar, but not exactly the same. In particular, they have different software. They are barely okay for an average user, but if you're used to a more commercial grade product, you will be disappointed.
Yep, That's what sparked all of this initially; I'm always disappointed in the provided hardware because I work in IT and have different requirements than the average user. Let alone the fact that I do a lot of tinkering.
