MyRepublic fibre - Part 5

[xRenol]

Tested on 29 Jul 2024 at 10:10 PM.

 

[anarcho_1995]

Contract with MR is due soon. Currently on MR 1+1 Gamer plan. So far not much issues over the past 2 years honestly however I have my doubts after reading this thread. Opted for MR two years ago because it seemed like it had the best routing to AU servers and other regions. Is it still the case? Should I recontract with them? Are there any websites I can look at to compare the ping tests from diff ISPs?

 

[Mach3.2]

Are there any websites I can look at to compare the ping tests from diff ISPs?

Gimmie the IP addresses I'll run it for you.

Here's a set I ran a few weeks ago to servers in Sydney. Didn't test Singtel Fibre AS9506 because it's a waste of my credits.
CDN77/Datacamp: https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/76086635/results
GCP: https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/76086636/results
Vultr: https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/76086637/results

 

[anarcho_1995]

Really appreciate it @Mach3.2 ! Ping looks really good on Starhub for the most part, which is what I am leaning towards as well

do u think i can subscribe to starhub now and terminate MR once my contract ends? Would it have any issues with regards to the Fibre ports if I have two ISPs connected for the time being?

 

[froztheart]

Really appreciate it @Mach3.2 ! Ping looks really good on Starhub for the most part, which is what I am leaning towards as well

do u think i can subscribe to starhub now and terminate MR once my contract ends? Would it have any issues with regards to the Fibre ports if I have two ISPs connected for the time being?

You can do that to ensure minimal to no downtime.
Since porting over will require the termination of exisiting FTP and activation of new provider, which will present a period of downtime dependent on the speed and situation of NLT & SP at that given time.

 

[froztheart]

Really appreciate it @Mach3.2 ! Ping looks really good on Starhub for the most part, which is what I am leaning towards as well

do u think i can subscribe to starhub now and terminate MR once my contract ends? Would it have any issues with regards to the Fibre ports if I have two ISPs connected for the time being?

To add on, the current FTP port 1 for MR will be terminated & FTP port 2 will be activated by NLT for SH instead, since you are going for the minimal disruption way instead of waiting for termination and activation.

 

[anarcho_1995]

Thank you for your input @froztheart !


Now that I've looked at the information provided by @Mach3.2 on my computer (was on mobile phone yesterday night), ViewQuest looks pretty good as well!

So I'm looking at ViewQuest and Starhub to move to at the moment. Anyone have any experience with VQ? Is it stable? I also heard ViewQuest uses CGNAT which I assume isn't ideal right? Would it be better to go with Starhub then?

 

[froztheart]

Thank you for your input @froztheart !


Now that I've looked at the information provided by @Mach3.2 on my computer (was on mobile phone yesterday night), ViewQuest looks pretty good as well!

So I'm looking at ViewQuest and Starhub to move to at the moment. Anyone have any experience with VQ? Is it stable? I also heard ViewQuest uses CGNAT which I assume isn't ideal right? Would it be better to go with Starhub then?

New offering from VQ looks better, effectively the prices are lowered due to SIMBA's entry and price suppression.
Never used VQ so can't comment, but have always seen others sharing downtime in HWZ/FB which seems location dependent thus, putting me off, so can't advise.
Perhaps others will be in a better position to advise and suggest.

Regarding CGNAT, not really an issues unless running NAS/any hosting/port forwarding etc.
Might want to take a brief look here first before the rest advise: https://www.purevpn.com/blog/cgnat-gaming/#:~:text=If you use CGNAT, you,performance when using specific applications.
Or do a quick search in this forum/thread for posts on CGNAT. MR uses CGNAT too.

 

[cloudangel]

tonight's MR's internet feels like sh*t... having like 10ms for speedtest. Tried using VPN and suddenly VPN is also showing an error saying "Due to your restrictive network, you can connect to fewer locations"

 

[lexisnexus]

tonight's MR's internet feels like sh*t... having like 10ms for speedtest. Tried using VPN and suddenly VPN is also showing an error saying "Due to your restrictive network, you can connect to fewer locations"

Set up MR 2 days ago, same here. The night congestion starts from 8 PM to 12 AM.

MR also published "Outage Updates (north area is affected)" on their official website, hopefully it can be solved soon.

 

[xiaofan]

Set up MR 2 days ago, same here. The night congestion starts from 8 PM to 12 AM.

MR also published "Outage Updates (north area is affected)" on their official website, hopefully it can be solved soon.

Maybe this the same pain as the SH users now that SH/MR are merging their backend networks -- congestion during peak hours.

I tend to believe the issues will be sorted out in the end, maybe in six months time.

 

[lexisnexus]

Maybe this the same pain as the SH users now that SH/MR are merging their backend networks -- congestion during peak hours.

I tend to believe the issues will be sorted out in the end, maybe in six months time.

Will report back whether it's fixed after the replacement announced by MR.

 

[froztheart]

Maybe this the same pain as the SH users now that SH/MR are merging their backend networks -- congestion during peak hours.

I tend to believe the issues will be sorted out in the end, maybe in six months time.

Don't get it, merge and give more problems.
MR was working fine before the damn merger.

 

[kashix]

Finally replaced my aging AX86U with TP-Link BE805, performance not bad at all and the design looks very different, even my mother asked me what is it. Standard, 1 unit was able to cover my 4RM flat.

Mainly using the 5Ghz and 6Ghz band at home for my devices, 2.4Ghz only for my IoT devices.

 

[xiaofan]

Finally replaced my aging AX86U with TP-Link BE805, performance not bad at all and the design looks very different, even my mother asked me what is it. Standard, 1 unit was able to cover my 4RM flat.

Mainly using the 5Ghz and 6Ghz band at home for my devices, 2.4Ghz only for my IoT devices.

Haha, I thought you were a die-hard Asus fan and would go with the nice Asus ROG GT-BE98.

TP-link Archer BE805 is one of the most cost effective WiFi 7 routers now in Singapore. It is better than Starhub EB810v and Singtel HB810 in one major aspect -- it is not a service-provider model and not locked to MR.

Reference:
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...-7-routers-without-6ghz-band-support.6905228/

 

[kashix]

Haha, I thought you were a die-hard Asus fan and would go with the nice Asus ROG GT-BE98.

TP-link Archer BE805 is one of the most cost effective WiFi 7 routers now in Singapore. It is better than Starhub EB810v and Singtel HB810 in one major aspect -- it is not a service-provider model and not locked to MR.

Reference:
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...-7-routers-without-6ghz-band-support.6905228/

My router is aging and I had a opportunity to get it a good price, so bought 1 to try ... so far, not disappointed.
ROG GT-BE98 too big liao and really overkill for my current house ... Maybe a smaller version, I'll try again, maybe RT-BE96 or something smaller? The good thing about this BE805 is the temperature, no fan design but temperature is decent, not too hot.

Btw master xiaofan, any recommendations for any isp at the moment? see until abit blur, was looking at StarHub 5Gbps, then saw VQ got 3Gbps. Singtel I think I don't want to consider, ONR is a big no-no.

TP-link Archer BE805 is one of the most cost effective WiFi 7 routers now in Singapore. It is better than Starhub EB810v and Singtel HB810 in one major aspect -- it is not a service-provider model and not locked to MR.

Yes, 1 of the reason why I bought the BE805 is because is not isp model, if you're using it as an AP then okay for both the other 810.

 

[xiaofan]

My router is aging and I had a opportunity to get it a good price, so bought 1 to try ... so far, not disappointed.
ROG GT-BE98 too big liao and really overkill for my current house ... Maybe a smaller version, I'll try again, maybe RT-BE96 or something smaller? The good thing about this BE805 is the temperature, no fan design but temperature is decent, not too hot.

Btw master xiaofan, any recommendations for any isp at the moment? see until abit blur, was looking at StarHub 5Gbps, then saw VQ got 3Gbps. Singtel I think I don't want to consider, ONR is a big no-no.

I will recommend either VQ 3Gbps or Starhub 5Gbps (but need to opt to go with the ONT and not Nokia ONR).

If you can wait, wait a bit for more feedbacks about VQ 3Gbps.

 

[anarcho_1995]

Leaning towards VQ (3gbps) as well, almost wanted to just resubscribe to MR again then yesterday was experiencing abit of packet loss and that turned me off. Though VQ users seem to say that its a bit unstable on the older plans. Anyone knows if I would encounter the same instability issues with the 3gbps plans?

 

[chiu2000]

Edit: Site has disappeared, but FB ad is still live

MR is offering 3Gbps at $37.99/mth, but installation fee and NLT activation fee applies

https://myrepublic.net/sg/3gbps/

 

[chiu2000]

Leaning towards VQ (3gbps) as well, almost wanted to just resubscribe to MR again then yesterday was experiencing abit of packet loss and that turned me off. Though VQ users seem to say that its a bit unstable on the older plans. Anyone knows if I would encounter the same instability issues with the 3gbps plans?

I think MR is performing quite badly during peak hours. YouTube is significantly slow when skipping on the 4K videos.

I had been thinking of switching too, but MR is one of the few ISP that offers ONT out of the box, no need to fight with the sales rep or finding the admin password to bridge the ONR.