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I had this issue when I moved and got 500mbps fiber, up from 150/10 cable. I was getting around 250/350. I found that changing the LAN-Switch Control NAT Acceleration setting from Disable to Auto fixed the problem and now I get over 510mbps in both directions.

I'd go with the RBK50 or 53 if they're going to use satellites wirelessly and have a decently fast ISP. I've been looking at the RBK44 for my parents, but they have or can run gigabit backhaul everywhere they would put a satellite, so the wireless backhaul wouldn't matter for them.

As long as the BT router is the DHCP server, and all the other routers are connected not as routers, but APs only, it will be one flat network with one flat subnet, and Chromecast and whatever else will work fine. What consumer devices can't do is jump subnets or go through routers, as they are...

This is true. That's why I think it's an artifact of the old single-port Plume Pods, as they only had one port. Hopefully that will be fixed in a future update, as having the Plume Pods as the router would be ideal for someone like myself to set up a network for someone who is less tech savvy...

Orbi sells well, but is very limited in not being a mesh system (even though they market it as such). Google WiFi is cheap, it's not fast, anyone who really wants performance isn't going to consider it. It also can't work with another router (bridge mode), so it's very limited in application...

I'd like to see your take on the Plume Superpods, both for roaming and other characteristics, as they got a rave review from ArsTechnica and others. I was disappointed to see some oddball systems in this comparison, but no mention of Eero. I love reading your reviews, they are by far the most...

The problem for lowering multi-channel pricing that I see is that we are moving in the direction of quality, i.e. HD, not streaming over the internet or mobile viewing. I think mobile viewing is pretty dumb, as why do we want to watch content on a tiny little screen when we could watch it on a...

Then you're going to have to give up the Discovery networks, HGTV, and History for the most part, in addition to your RSN and ESPN. Stuff from the big four and PBS are most of what's on Hulu, in that case, wouldn't you just use OTA? OTA meets the free requirement, even if it's not internet...

A lot of these shows are on Bittorrent. eztv.it has a TON of shows, more of them are coming as 720p mkv files with x264 video encoding now. Of course, if you don't pay for the channel they originally came from, it is definitely illegal. It also has a WAF of zero point zero. iTunes has some of...

Those are pretty cool, not applicable to the OP, but interesting for a discussion of media convergence to the PC. I'd like to know how well the extenders work, however. The big variable is if you have a local incumbent that is capable of providing a good HD service, so this is fairly...

At 12 miles, you have some serious antenna issues. A good, properly sized antenna with quad-shield RG-6 and high quality splitters will get you a good signal. At that range you have to be careful, as you could overload the receiver. Sounds like you may have multipath issues, you may actually...

Quite true, they are a commercial provider too, and much worse than DirecTV or Dish for video services. Cable internet would help for internet video, since its a lot faster, but if you have to pay 3 grand then that would really defeat the whole point of this project.

Ah, that will help with things quite a bit. You haven't really mentioned what content you actually do watch. That will to a large degree decide what direction you are headed. If it's Discovery channel, you're keeping the Dish or getting cable, if it's CBS and NBC, then OTA might be the way to...

That doesn't make much sense. If you're on the east coast, Dish's satellites are higher, since they are farther east, on their newer "Eastern Arc" service at 61.5/72.5/77. If you are farther west, you'd use Western Arc, which is at 110/119/129. Older setups in the east use 110/119 for the main...

The basic package is $31 total, although I just looked, and there isn't much of anything on it. The flip side is that you get satellite locals and an HD-DVR for nothing up front. Their normal introductory package is $46 with HD-DVR, and $56 with 70 satellite HD channels. For $61, you've got that...