M1 FIBRE BROADBAND DISCUSSION - Part 2

[Jurong640]

Where did you see this?

i got this message, after checking if my area is ready. I was checking for my relative's area. After they mentioned, not ready, then I saw this

 

[sango65]

any idea how to see the internet statistics (e.g. GB usage per day / week, etc) for Archer BE805? Cos I have been using Asus routers for many years and need to get used to the TP-Link firmware interface

I managed to find the internet statistics. It's inside the Tether (TP-Link) app, under Traffic Usage

 

[xiaofan]

I managed to find the internet statistics. It's inside the Tether (TP-Link) app, under Traffic Usage

Nice. Thanks for the updates.

Personally I do not like to use the mobile apps like Tether myself to manage the routers and usually only use the Web UI.

 

[dev_stg_prd]

There is a report that TP-Link WiFi 7 routers may suddenly lose the 6GHz SSID, yesterday I was able to reproduce the issue with my Archer BE805 (fully updated) and Acer Swift Go 14 2024 model (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H CPU, Intel BE200NGW based Kille BE1750 WiFi 7 adapter, fully updated, with latest Intel driver just updated yesterday).

My tests here: after rebooting of the laptop and router, MLO band is still slow and I have not been able to fix the issue with slow MLO.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...-deco-wifi-6e-7-mesh-solution.6953682/page-13

So far I have not encountered the two issues yet with my TP-Link HB710 (S$192 from Starhub): no loss of 6GHz band, no very slow speed of MLO SSID, with the same laptop.

Just wonder if the Archer BE805 users here encounter any issues with the router. Thanks.

Coming from an old Asus router user, how is TP-Link in general.im the guy who just set and forget I don't toy with my router

 

[xiaofan]

Coming from an old Asus router user, how is TP-Link in general.im the guy who just set and forget I don't toy with my router

If you juse set and forget, then usually TP-Link is fine.

It will usually have quite a bit less FW features compared to Asus. But the HW quality is usually fine. FW quality is also improving and TP-Link seems to provide a bit longer FW support for its routers now compared to last time.

Take note TP-Link Archer series uses EasyMesh mesh technology and Deco series use Deco Mesh. Deco Mesh is more mature and not compatible with TP-Link EasyMesh as of now. That being said, TP-link is working on improvements of EasyMesh, along with interoperability of TP-Link EasyMesh and Deco Mesh.

I will tend to recommend Asus AImesh and Deco Mesh if you want to use a mesh solution. But if you just need a solid wireless router, I think TP-Link Archer router offers quite cost effective solution compared to Asus and Netgear. If you need a mesh solution, I think TP-Link Deco is also a good one and more cost effective compared to Asus and Netgear.

If you need more advanced FW features, then Asus is still the best among consumer routers.

If you need the best consumer Mesh solution, I tend to think Netgear Orbi is still the best (but expensive).

 

[dev_stg_prd]

If you juse set and forget, then usually TP-Link is fine.

It will usually have quite a bit less FW features compared to Asus. But the HW quality is usually fine. FW quality is also improving and TP-Link seems to provide a bit longer FW support for its routers now compared to last time.

Take note TP-Link Archer series uses EasyMesh mesh technology and Deco series use Deco Mesh. Deco Mesh is more mature and not compatible with TP-Link EasyMesh as of now. That being said, TP-link is working on improvements of EasyMesh, along with interoperability of TP-Link EasyMesh and Deco Mesh.

I will tend to recommend Asus AImesh and Deco Mesh if you want to use a mesh solution. But if you just need a solid wireless router, I think TP-Link offers quite cost effective solution compared to Asus and Netgear. If you need a mesh solution, I think TP-Link Deco is also a good one and more cost effective compared to Asus and Netgear.

If you need more advanced FW features, then Asus is still the best among consumer routers.

If you need the best consumer Mesh solution, I tend to think Netgear Orbi is still the best (but expensive).

Tks for the long explanation. Appreciated.

Currently .my old Asus can cover all locations except common toilet. Don't think I need mesh. So I guess the m1 TP-Link google enough. Can TP-Link auto update firmware and wlscheudle power cycle say daily ? Tks

 

[jess_sy]

Any idea why M1 take so long to be ready for the area eligibility?

 

[xiaofan]

Tks for the long explanation. Appreciated.

Currently .my old Asus can cover all locations except common toilet. Don't think I need mesh. So I guess the m1 TP-Link google enough. Can TP-Link auto update firmware and wlscheudle power cycle say daily ? Tks

1) Yes it can automatically update FW.

Screenshot from Archer BE805.

2) Yes there is a reboot scheduling function.

I do not use this function. Here is the screenshot if I enable the function. By default it is disabled.

However, it is not recommended to schedule reboot daily. Not so sure why you want to do that. It may reduce the life of the router power supply and maybe even the router life itself.

More reasonable is to power cycle weekly or monthly.

 

[minisized]

Signed up for 6Gbps plan at $47.90 last week

 

[xiaofan]

Just quickly glance through the FW featues of TP-Link Archer BE805, I think TP-Link Archer BE805 seems to be fine for most of the users.

1) DNS --> DoT and DoH are supported
2) IPTV/VLAN --> supported if you are using Singtel ONT
3) DDNS --> TP-Link DDNS (need to log in with TP-Link ID), NO-IP and DynDNS are supported.
4) Wireless --> Guest Network and IoT network are supported; MLO is supported (allow the use of 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GH or any of the two bands).
5) USB --> shared stroage or timing machine
6) NAT forwarding --> Port forwarding, Port triggering, uPNP and DMZ are supported
7) Homeshield Basic --> basic security check, basic Parental Control and basic QoS functions are supported
8) Security --> basic firewall and IP/Mac filtering
9) VPN client/server --> Wireguard, OpenVPN and L2CP/IPSec supported
10) IPv6 --> native IPv6 using DHCPv6, IPv6 passthrough, no 6rd support (Singtel 6rd IPv6)
11) Smart devices: Amazon Alexa and Google Asistent supported.
12) System --> automatic FW updates, schedule reboot, LED control, ECO mode, etc.

 

[ichinisan]

Signed up for 6Gbps plan at $47.90 last week

Did you receive any email regarding the 6Gbps promo?

 

[minisized]

Did you receive any email regarding the 6Gbps promo?

I did not recontract, new subscriber

 

[ichinisan]

I did not recontract, new subscriber

That is really unfortunate. From $47.90 to $34.90 now.

You can try calling M1 to ask if they can match the current promo price.

 

[HiHelloBye]

they are so late in the game.. purple, red and green way ahead..

precisely...

 

[HiHelloBye]

Any idea why M1 take so long to be ready for the area eligibility?

poor planning by management?

 

[1 Ghz]

M1 probably took a look at how Starhub handled the XGSPON rollout (esp 5Gbps promo) and decided not to rush ...

 

[eurofunk]

Is it really router faulty or ? Cos wifi router signal seems to auto drop or disconnect (restart) and then connect back after awhile..or is it isp side problem?

here’s a log I manage to get from router


Jan 1 08:00:15 kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:00:0c.0: Failed to enable MSI-X
Jan 1 08:00:15 kernel: xhci_hcd 0000:00:0c.0: failed to allocate MSI entry
Jan 1 08:00:15 kernel: usb usb1: No SuperSpeed endpoint companion for config 1 interface 0 altsetting 0 ep 129: using minimum values
Jan 1 08:00:17 stop_nat_rules: apply the redirect_rules!
Jan 1 08:00:17 WAN Connection: ISP's DHCP did not function properly.
Jan 1 08:00:18 RT-AC56S: start httpd
Jan 1 08:00:18 syslog: Generating SSL certificate...
Jan 1 08:00:23 kernel: Attempt to kill tasklet from interrupt
Jan 1 08:00:23 disk monitor: be idle
Jan 1 08:00:23 miniupnpd[521]: HTTP listening on port 40934
Jan 1 08:00:23 miniupnpd[521]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
Jan 1 08:00:25 start_nat_rules: apply the nat_rules(/tmp/nat_rules_eth0_eth0)!
Jan 1 08:00:26 kernel: nf_conntrack_rtsp v0.6.21 loading
Jan 1 08:00:26 kernel: nf_nat_rtsp v0.6.21 loading
Jan 1 08:00:26 rc_service: udhcpc 536:notify_rc stop_upnp
Jan 1 08:00:26 rc_service: udhcpc 536:notify_rc start_upnp
Jan 1 08:00:26 rc_service: waitting "stop_upnp" via udhcpc ...
Jan 1 08:00:26 miniupnpd[521]: received signal 15, good-bye
Jan 1 08:00:27 WAN Connection: WAN was restored.
Jan 1 08:00:27 rc_service: udhcpc 536:notify_rc stop_ntpc
Jan 1 08:00:27 rc_service: udhcpc 536:notify_rc start_ntpc
Jan 1 08:00:27 rc_service: waitting "stop_ntpc" via udhcpc ...
Jan 1 08:00:28 miniupnpd[599]: HTTP listening on port 45016
Jan 1 08:00:28 miniupnpd[599]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
Feb 16 03:01:52 dhcp client: bound 175.156.67.177 via 175.156.64.1 during 86400 seconds.
Feb 16 03:01:52 rc_service: ntp 602:notify_rc restart_upnp
Feb 16 03:01:52 rc_service: ntp 602:notify_rc restart_diskmon
Feb 16 03:01:52 rc_service: waitting "restart_upnp" via ntp ...
Feb 16 03:01:52 miniupnpd[599]: received signal 15, good-bye
Feb 16 03:01:53 miniupnpd[614]: HTTP listening on port 33215
Feb 16 03:01:53 miniupnpd[614]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
Feb 16 03:01:54 disk monitor: be idle

 

[kaylessa]

my area just supported 3gbps and above, managed to re-contract at 32.90 + 12 for the bt10. thanks all for the recommendations!

 

[soichiro]

If never receive the recontract promo can go down shop to ask? Mine expired 2 mths ago, still nothing...unless it went to my spam inbox.

 

[sango65]

If never receive the recontract promo can go down shop to ask? Mine expired 2 mths ago, still nothing...unless it went to my spam inbox.

maybe you check your spam inbox again, the email sent was 22 Jan.

Or you dont mind check with the m1 CSO in the m1 chat, rather than making the effort to go shop and ask