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Re: 5G and LTE Mobility Signal in Lavington BC
Yes the tower north east of Lavington is behind a mountain. The other Telus tower is on top of a mountain east-southeast across the valley (map). That's give or take 10KM away with a direct line of site from Restoration Lands itself, and 12KM to Lavington. The towers west of Lavington in Vernon are small ones and have low broadcast power since they cover a smaller area so they wouldn't likely be providing service to Lavington. Getting a tower of any kind built is not a simple or fast process. There are a lot of regulatory hurdles that have to be dealt with first. I'd be curious to see if a microcell is even possible at all and whether or not the cost is within reason. I'd hazard a guess that it'll be quite expensive.6Views0likes0CommentsRe: Network setup
Ethernet switches are really basic devices so there is not a lot of difference between various brands. The more common brands include TP-Link, Netgear, and D-Link. If you just need a gigabit switch, you can get 5 port models starting around $15 (link) and 8 port models around $24 (link).28Views2likes0CommentsRe: How to increase download speed of my Laptop
Speeds with wifi are never guaranteed. Between the basement and main floor you will have a lot of things that can interfere with wifi. Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and even flooring materials, kitchen appliances, etc., can make a difference. If there are appliances between where you are in the kitchen and where the Boost 7 is, that is going to have a big impact Getting a second access point, like a Boost, to put upstairs would help. Not a router but a wireless access point. A second Boost unit could work but you'd need a way to physically connect it to your existing Telus hardware for best results. A Boost 6 is slower than the 7. Don't try to get them to replace the Boost 7 as it's working. They will likely charge for that tech visit. Additionally, changing which network frequency you are using can also make a difference. Higher frequencies can be interfered with easier. A lower frequency like 2.4GHz would have less interference but it's also used for slower wifi. You could always re-locate where the Boost is in the basement. Are you able to place it directly below the kitchen, if it's not already?16Views1like0CommentsRe: it seems like Im surrounded by purefibre service but it's still unavailable in my area?
I got bored and started plugging addresses from Sandstone Valley into Telus's website to see what services are available. There is fiber in many areas of Sandstone Valley. From poking around it appears more or less that anything with Sanderling or Sandstone in the street name seems to not have fibre yet. It's possible that Telus just hasn't finished installing the infrastructure in the area or maybe something else came up that caused a delay in the completion.39Views0likes0CommentsRe: [URGENT] Boost Wi-Fi 7 (B02E) Cannot Obtain Public IP in NAH Bridge Mode
I would not recommend connecting a PC to the bridged port. Residential service is limited to 2 IP addresses and if they're both used up already, which I suspect there's a good chance that they are, the PC wouldn't be able to connect out on the bridged port. Basically what needs to be done is the NAH has to either have the bridge mode disabled or a full reset. It had a valid IP and could connect out before. The Boost units can still be managed separately from the NAH when it's not in bridge mode.38Views1like0CommentsRe: [URGENT] Boost Wi-Fi 7 (B02E) Cannot Obtain Public IP in NAH Bridge Mode
If the Wifi 7 Boost is the same as the Wifi 6 models, the Boost units are NOT ROUTERS. The NAH is the router and the Boost units are merely wireless access points. They won't work if directly connected out over a bridged connection.57Views0likes0CommentsRe: Telus Purefibre 3Gbps - Alberta..Bridge mode assigns public IP but routing not working
You likely used up all of the allotted IP addresses. You may have to reach out to tech support to remove the additional devices so that you can connect your router to the bridged port and have it get a valid IP. Make sure that only your router is connected to the bridged port and no other devices. You also won't be able to ping either the Telus gateway or your router on a bridged port from within your home. Nor will you be able to connect to your WAN IP or any service hosted on it from within your home network. That is normal for all Telus residential connections. You'll need to attempt pinging or connecting to it from an external connection. Either a device connected to a VPN or on cellular. Lastly, once you're able to connect out using your router, you'll still need to answer the question I asked earlier about the IP.45Views0likes1CommentRe: Asking how to get PIN2 code for Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) Issue
A brief bit of Googling seems to indicate the default may be 1234, though that is from an old post from Public Mobile, which Telus owns. That may or may not work. Not all SIM cards support FDN. I highly doubt the local Telus store will be able to do anything as they are primarily sales, not support. Telus does not advertise whether or not their SIM cards support FDN. If by some unlikely chance you have one that supports FDN/PIN2, FDN is not typically a feature that is enabled by default on compatible phones. Don't forget the PIN2 code as I doubt Telus will provide a PUK2 code to unlock FDN on the SIM.19Views0likes0Comments
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