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Re: Setting up third TELUS Booster
So, just to complete this thread, my third unit is also working fine. I didn't need to do anything special, just followed the instructions from the app and that's it. I guess I made a mistake before or there was some other kind of issue. Regardless, it's all good now. Thanks!6.2KViews2likes0CommentsRe: Setting up third TELUS Booster
Wow, this is happening to me as well! I thought I had bought a defective unit and just assumed the loss and forgot about it. Looking forward to hearing from the experts. . perhaps I can finally start using that third booster 🙂 Thanks, Esteban6.2KViews0likes1CommentRe: New Condo, Has TELUS Fibre. Want to figure out best way to set up PC in second bedroom via ethernet
Hey Fuzzy, that solution looks interesting, thank you for mentioning it. Do you mind sharing a bit more details? After your post I started investigating more and unfortunately, even very recent posts pretty much all say that the speeds these devices achieve are not even close as the promised levels. They seem to max out at around 60Mb/s. What speeds do you see in your case? I have the same connectivity issue in my condo and after trying and gave up with Telus Boost, I've laid out an ugly (temporary) long ethernet cable to the bedroom where I need high speed internet. This solution is promising, but if I can't get close to the 750Mb/s I get from Telus it's not really a solution. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!5.5KViews0likes2CommentsRe: Wired Telus Boost
Hey BC_EZ, sorry for the delay. I must confess, I didn't use NFtoBC's advice in the end to solve my issue. I did mark their answer as the solution just to appreciate the time they spent (as usual very helpful). I could not find that specific configuration just like you are describing it. In my case though, the issue was embarrassingly simpler: I had a faulty ethernet cable connecting the Boost unit to the switch. Once I replaced the cable the unit immediately switched to wired connection, so I didn't need to reconfigure anything. I know it's not much of a solution, but it seems the default behaviour of these units is to work via ethernet when they are wired to the router (directly or via switch). I really don't know if that's the case, but that seems to be the case empirically. If you have both Boost units (discs) wired and one of them is still connecting wirelessly like it was happening to me, I suggest you check the cables / switches and make sure they are operating correctly. I hope that helps. Now, just out of curiosity, I still would like to know how to do that configuration originally suggested by NfToBC 😉 Cheers! E9.4KViews1like0CommentsRe: Wired Telus Boost
Hi NFtoBC, thanks for the reply, I think you are onto something.. I swapped the units and they reversed their connectivity status, i.e., the one that used to be connected via Ethernet is now wireless, and vice versa (confirmed checking the My WiFi app) Does this imply an issue with the second switch? I just realized I didn't describe precisely my network. This is how they are connected: - Modem to T3200M (standard configuration) - Switch1 connected to T3200M (short cable, living room) - Boost1 connected to switch1 - Switch2 (in bedroom) connected to Switch1 via long cable - Boost2 connected to Switch2 Could this be issue? And if so, how could I fix it? BTW, I have a few devices in the bedroom connected via ethernet to Switch2, so I know it works, but maybe it's somehow not compatible with the Telus Boost units? Another detail I noticed while doing this test swap: After I unplugged Boost1 (living room), Boost2 immediately got a red light status (in the bedroom). Then I unplugged Boost2 and plugged Boost1 in its place and it also got the red status. Then when I plugged Boost2 in its new location in living room it got its blue light as well as Boost1. So, if I only have one Boost unit plugged in to the second switch in the bedroom it doesn't have connectivity, regardless of which actual physical unit is there. Thank you for your input NFtoBC. Any other hints? E9.6KViews0likes2CommentsWired Telus Boost
Hi there, this seems like a simple question, but I can't find a firm answer: is it possible to connect via ethernet a secondary Telus Boost device? I managed to run a long ethernet cable from the T3200M to the bedroom where I have poor WiFi. I hooked up a switch in the bedroom and connected the Boost unit to it. I was hoping the Boost would use the wired connection to get internet, but it continues to use the wireless connection to the main Boost unit next to the T3200M. When I use the My Wi-Fi app I can see that the main unit is connected via Ethernet and this second one wirelessly. I reset the second unit and joined it again using the app's wizard and it still ends up using the wireless connection. I read other posts here that seem to imply it's possible to have all Boost units wired, but I can't figure out how to do it. Any hints? Thank you in advance. EstoSolved9.9KViews0likes11CommentsAre Telus Boost extenders capped?
I recently upgraded my internet plan from 300 to 750Mbps. I use a starter Telus Boost pack. I'm unable to have both access points wired to the modem (T3200M), so I have one sitting next to the modem (wired) and the second one in the bedroom where I have poor connection. Even before the upgrade a computer connected to the AP in the bedroom could reach pretty close to 300 up and down. So, when I upgraded internet I was expecting to see an increase on that speed, but that's not the case. Is there a configuration I need to go thru to improve the Telus Boos max speed? A few days ago I contacted Telus support because I wasn't seeing the increase of speed anywhere in my apartment, not even next to the modem. In the end, the tech made some changes and asked me to connect my computer (Macbook Pro, cannot use Ethernet, only WIFI) directly to the 5G wireless network instead of the generic one created by the original tech that installed it. And sure enough, when I work from my MBP I now get speeds close to 700Mbps. I was happy with that because it proved I was getting the speeds I paid for, but that means I can no longer go work from that bedroom because the signal is so bad. Before this change I believe my MBP was moving from access point to AP depending on where I was standing. Same for my phone (Android). And the speed was reliably good anywhere. I don't fully understand what's going on, but I suspect what this last tech did was for me to connect directly to the T3200M wireless network whereas before I was connected to the Telus Boost mesh (although they share the same name). And when I'm connected back to the generic WIFI name I'm back at max 400Mbps next to the modem and 300 in the bedroom. When connected to the T3200M I get 700 next to the model and not even 20Mbps when in the bedroom (the reason why I got the Telus Boost in the first place) Are these Telus Boost access points really capped? I can't find the reference, but I'm sure I saw it said they supported 1Gb networks. So what's the deal? I'm seriously considering downgrading to 300Mbps plan again if I can't take advantage of this (again, I cannot put a wire to the bedroom). I hope my question is clear. Any ideas? Thank you in advance EstoSolved4.3KViews0likes2Comments