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hunter

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12. My kid's cell phone carrier set up the box in their shop.

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 05:13 PM

Jun 20

It was just a matter of taking it home, plugging it in and signing all their wifi devices into the new service. The name of the wifi server and password can be changed at any time if you wish but leaving it the way you got it, using the password printed on the back of the wireless modem, works too.

When we've visited 1080p Netflix doesn't seem to have any glitches even during "prime time" and is better than our old DSL used to be.

I don't know how close they are to the cell phone tower. I've heard the quality of service can vary a lot depending on location and provider.

If your Roku can be plugged directly into an ethernet port (usually via an optional cable) the wireless modem has an ethernet port too, the same as most DSL modems.

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*Update Post #9, not good* - Asking about 5G - vs DSL wifi, fiber optic [View all] UTUSN Jun 17 OP

fiber optic Maninacan Jun 17 #1

Ty UTUSN Jun 17 #3

So the local tech was just here and said to my interrogation that UTUSN Jun 17 #2

my whole town justaprogressive Jun 17 #4

Ty - Gbit? UTUSN Jun 17 #5

sorry... justaprogressive Jun 17 #6

So, is that different from my plain old "fiber optic"? UTUSN Jun 17 #7

So, while letting the decision brew and simmer, the local tech was dispatched to test things out (again) UTUSN Jun 17 #8

Update, not good - day after tech visit, his wrong info about fiber. UTUSN Jun 18 #9

We've had a local internet service provider for many, many years... hunter Jun 20 #10

Thanks for the spot on understanding. "unlimited 5G cell carrier" UTUSN Jun 20 #11

My kid's cell phone carrier set up the box in their shop. hunter Jun 20 #12

Many thanks! UTUSN Jun 20 #13