Recent content by jaizan

I have ESP8266 devices, which connect to Thingspeak every 3 minutes. These worked reliably on BT, EE and even the Vodafone router until recently. The Asus AX router was a disaster. You don't have to look far on the internet to find other people with reports of Asus AX routers dropping 2.4...

I'm shortly going on a long holiday. I don't have time to select, configure & test another router. What I do want is my 2.4 GHz devices working when I am away. I already tried a well reviewed Asus AX router & that was far worse for 2.4 GHz connectivity. Even after trying every idea I...

I've recently noticed some problems with my Vodafone router. After rebooting, some of my ESP devices take hours to reconnect. This was previously reliable. I have the Wifi split into two different 2.4 GHz SSIDs, #1 & #2 and one 5 GHz SSID. (A long standing arrangement) Everything on 2.4...

I have FTTP. I don't use digital voice. The Asus router is an old AC model, so whether it is much better or not is another question. [I bought a "good" Asus AX router & had that as my sole router for a while. However, it kept dropping 2.4 GHz connections. There are many posts on this...

Thank you. I've enabled the software reboot scheduler on the Asus. I cannot find a software reboot option on the Vodafone router, so that remains with a plug in timer. In principle, I agree. However, checking the data, as far as I can tell, my Vodafone router has only had the problem once...

I've set a plug in timer to reboot my Vodafone router twice a week. [This is after long term testing showing certain devices may disconnect after a few weeks] I noticed my MotionEye Raspberry Pi stopped uploading photos after that, so this now has a plug in timer with a reboot slightly...

I tried that with the Asus router and it made no difference. On my Vodafone router, even in "expert" mode, there appears to be no option to choose the 2.4 GHz channel. I've had a really good look, as they have a monitor to show what channel other nearby routers have. I don't see the point of...

Further data from the Vodafone router, for comparison with that above. Totally reliable for a month, with 2 exceptions: 1 On 30 Sept, the device which is furthest from the router disconnected. I've seen this in the past. It seems this always had a weak signal. 2 On 9th Oct, all 4 devices...

A fair observation, however: 1 On the now returned router, I've already tried every single setting recommendation I could find to fix the 2.4 Ghz connection issue. That included searching the many threads on Asus 2.4 GHz issues & trying every idea there. 2 It just works out of the box with the...

I will do, IF there is an eventual replacement router. Currently, the Vodafone router has kept stable 2.4 GHz connections since I switched back to it. 11 days. As it stands, I haven't identified an obvious replacement & I'm busy on other things, so the next router is on hold. Given the...

Here's the data. On the 15th of Sept, I switched from the Asus router back to the Vodafone. I also increased the delay time on one of the 4 ESP devices, to cut the total message count to around 6960 per day. Just look at the consistency with the Vodafone router. Whereas the Asus had lots...

I agree the transmitters are not all identical. Neither is the user requirement. If it's interference, it must be pretty sophisticated, as my 2.4 GHz ESP devices maintain a consistent connection as soon as I reverted from the Asus router to the Vodafone router. In fact, on the first full...

Well, I suppose an RMA is one solution, which I accepted. However, my ideal solution is a reliable 2.4 GHz connection with the Asus router. They have not proposed anything. I connected the antennas before using it. The 2.4 GHz does work, however my ESP devices will usually disconnect...

The Asus support in the UK is less helpful. After hearing of my 2.4 GHz issue, they merely asked me to return the router. I sent them links to numerous forum posts with Asus customers complaining about the 2.4 GHz and asked them if Asus have any routers with reliable 2.4 GHz. He did not...

Aren't quite a few of the router manufacturers Chinese and therefore if there is a political risk with TP Link, it would also apply to several other manufacturers ? I'd also imagine my ISP supplied router is designed & made by some Chinese company. The list of non-Chinese router makers...