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Coax to Ethernet?

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  • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

    @Axtremus thanks! I will find out.

    @George-K From my understanding, the hotspot box is just that. There is a "port" for the power cord, but no other ports.

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    @taiwan_girl said in Coax to Ethernet?:

    From my understanding, the hotspot box is just that. There is a "port" for the power cord, but no other ports.

    So it sounds like a range extender might be what you need, rather than a router.

    (though a router can function as one).

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      @xenon I ordered the Google Nest Pro WiFi mesh setup, I'll take some benchmark before/after numbers to see if it's worth it. If not, I can return for free via Amazon, so why not.

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        @xenon well I installed the Nest Pro. Short story is it was really easy to set up, but will be returning it.

        Overall speeds in various rooms didn’t change much, most rooms were already plenty fast. Mainly I wanted a few slower spots to speed up, which they sort of did, but the trade-off is other faster rooms actually got a bit slower… ultimately not worth the extra hardware (aka moving parts).

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          Jeff Bezos' philosophy is said to be 'not customer focused, but customer obsessed'. Every time I deal with a return through Amazon, I recall that. They bend over so far backwards to make it easy. And it matters a lot to how convenient it is to buy through them.

          I guess they refuse to sell products that get returned a lot. Most cheaper and less reliable products I buy have an insert begging the buyer to contact them directly first if there are issues, rather than return to Amazon. I don't think they want to risk the wrath of Amazon. And they try harder to help you, too, with the ever-present risk of the Amazon return as an option.

          Also the easy-open tape they use on their boxes consistently reminds me that they really want your experience to be a pleasant one.

          Education is extremely important.

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            @xenon well I installed the Nest Pro. Short story is it was really easy to set up, but will be returning it.

            Overall speeds in various rooms didn’t change much, most rooms were already plenty fast. Mainly I wanted a few slower spots to speed up, which they sort of did, but the trade-off is other faster rooms actually got a bit slower… ultimately not worth the extra hardware (aka moving parts).

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            @89th said in Coax to Ethernet?:

            @xenon well I installed the Nest Pro. Short story is it was really easy to set up, but will be returning it.

            Overall speeds in various rooms didn’t change much, most rooms were already plenty fast. Mainly I wanted a few slower spots to speed up, which they sort of did, but the trade-off is other faster rooms actually got a bit slower… ultimately not worth the extra hardware (aka moving parts).

            Makes sense - in terms of performance, they're not the best. The price is only really justified if you value the administration features and ease of use.

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              Jeff Bezos' philosophy is said to be 'not customer focused, but customer obsessed'. Every time I deal with a return through Amazon, I recall that. They bend over so far backwards to make it easy. And it matters a lot to how convenient it is to buy through them.

              I guess they refuse to sell products that get returned a lot. Most cheaper and less reliable products I buy have an insert begging the buyer to contact them directly first if there are issues, rather than return to Amazon. I don't think they want to risk the wrath of Amazon. And they try harder to help you, too, with the ever-present risk of the Amazon return as an option.

              Also the easy-open tape they use on their boxes consistently reminds me that they really want your experience to be a pleasant one.

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              @Horace said in Coax to Ethernet?:

              Jeff Bezos' philosophy is said to be 'not customer focused, but customer obsessed'. Every time I deal with a return through Amazon, I recall that. They bend over so far backwards to make it easy. And it matters a lot to how convenient it is to buy through them.

              I guess they refuse to sell products that get returned a lot. Most cheaper and less reliable products I buy have an insert begging the buyer to contact them directly first if there are issues, rather than return to Amazon. I don't think they want to risk the wrath of Amazon. And they try harder to help you, too, with the ever-present risk of the Amazon return as an option.

              Also the easy-open tape they use on their boxes consistently reminds me that they really want your experience to be a pleasant one.

              Indeed, this WiFi thing came in one of those plastic packages that you can re-use for returns (which is what I'm doing).

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                Amazon is stupid easy for a bunch of returns. There's a whole foods near my house - they have a counter where you can return something without a box.

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                  Amazon is stupid easy for a bunch of returns. There's a whole foods near my house - they have a counter where you can return something without a box.

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                  @xenon said in Coax to Ethernet?:

                  Amazon is stupid easy for a bunch of returns. There's a whole foods near my house - they have a counter where you can return something without a box.

                  Kohl's is the same way. They also give you a coupon worth $5 for a purchase at Kohl's. Mine is about a mile away from my house.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    Yup, I mainly use the UPS Store, but Kohl's sometimes, too.

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                      @89th said in Coax to Ethernet?:

                      @xenon well I installed the Nest Pro. Short story is it was really easy to set up, but will be returning it.

                      Overall speeds in various rooms didn’t change much, most rooms were already plenty fast. Mainly I wanted a few slower spots to speed up, which they sort of did, but the trade-off is other faster rooms actually got a bit slower… ultimately not worth the extra hardware (aka moving parts).

                      Makes sense - in terms of performance, they're not the best. The price is only really justified if you value the administration features and ease of use.

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                      @xenon Performance was actually fine. Basically mirrored what I already had with a single modem/router (the Xfinity "xfi"), so it wasn't worth the extra wifi points and hardware. I would recommend the system if you had a wider property or areas with real dead zones.

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