On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:00:14 +0100, hsg@h-gee.co.uk wrote:

>When the TV drops it's Internet and satellite connection and I call the
>customer help line I start to enter a marathon of running up and down
>stairs to reset the fiber router then enter passwords to screen apps - all
>this technology is supposed to make life easier????
>
In my case my cable company asked me where I would like to enter the
house and I gave them the back wall of the house where my office was
(later my daughter's bedroom when she got tired of sharing with her
sister - which which is now mostly unoccupied as she's relocated to
the UK).

My new location is only 10' through a closet wall and I later got them
to relocate the outdoor connection so it's just adjacent to my
computer desk meaning if I stick my elbow out I can touch the router.

(I recently relocated a phone but no closer outlet is available so I
connected it from the next room with 3 - 25' extension phone cables
daisy chained together thereby making the phone location convenient
for me as opposed to the person it was set up for but no longer lives
here...)

On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:14:51 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:00:14 +0100, hsg@h-gee.co.uk wrote:
>
>>When the TV drops it's Internet and satellite connection and I call the
>>customer help line I start to enter a marathon of running up and down
>>stairs to reset the fiber router then enter passwords to screen apps - all
>>this technology is supposed to make life easier????
>>
>In my case my cable company asked me where I would like to enter the
>house and I gave them the back wall of the house where my office was

Since I have no magical powers, I never enter my house through a wall,
back wall or any other. <G>

I always enter either through the front door or the garage.

>(later my daughter's bedroom when she got tired of sharing with her
>sister - which which is now mostly unoccupied as she's relocated to
>the UK).
>
>My new location is only 10' through a closet wall and I later got them
>to relocate the outdoor connection so it's just adjacent to my
>computer desk meaning if I stick my elbow out I can touch the router.

I use a cable modem, and the modem is connected to a cable TV outlet
just down the wall from where the modem sits on my computer desk. The
modem is connected to a router that sits next to it on my desk.

Since you said "router," not "modem," my guess is that you have a
combination router/modem. As with almost any kind of device, I'm
against combination units. I don't want to have to replace both the
modem and he router if one of them dies. Moreover, I want to select
what I consider to be the best of each type without having to deal
with compromises because two different devices are in the same box.

>
>(I recently relocated a phone but no closer outlet is available so I
>connected it from the next room with 3 - 25' extension phone cables
>daisy chained together thereby making the phone location convenient
>for me as opposed to the person it was set up for but no longer lives
>here...)

I use a VoIP service which works through an OBI100 which also sits
next to my router on my desk.

On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:07:49 -0700, Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com>
wrote:

>On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:14:51 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:00:14 +0100, hsg@h-gee.co.uk wrote:
>>
>>>When the TV drops it's Internet and satellite connection and I call the
>>>customer help line I start to enter a marathon of running up and down
>>>stairs to reset the fiber router then enter passwords to screen apps - all
>>>this technology is supposed to make life easier????
>>>
>>In my case my cable company asked me where I would like to enter the
>>house and I gave them the back wall of the house where my office was
>
>Since I have no magical powers, I never enter my house through a wall,
>back wall or any other. <G>
>
>I always enter either through the front door or the garage.

Doh! I meant of course where the coax connection entered the house!
(Guess the joke is on me...)

>
>>(later my daughter's bedroom when she got tired of sharing with her
>>sister - which which is now mostly unoccupied as she's relocated to
>>the UK).
>>
>>My new location is only 10' through a closet wall and I later got them
>>to relocate the outdoor connection so it's just adjacent to my
>>computer desk meaning if I stick my elbow out I can touch the router.
>
>
>I use a cable modem, and the modem is connected to a cable TV outlet
>just down the wall from where the modem sits on my computer desk. The
>modem is connected to a router that sits next to it on my desk.
>
>Since you said "router," not "modem," my guess is that you have a
>combination router/modem. As with almost any kind of device, I'm
>against combination units. I don't want to have to replace both the
>modem and he router if one of them dies. Moreover, I want to select
>what I consider to be the best of each type without having to deal
>with compromises because two different devices are in the same box.

Yup - It has worked successfully without a hitch at gigabit speeds for
2+ years. It's a wired / wireless unit. Nobody is currently using
wireless in our home but I will be soon when I reactivate my late
wife's iPad.

>>(I recently relocated a phone but no closer outlet is available so I
>>connected it from the next room with 3 - 25' extension phone cables
>>daisy chained together thereby making the phone location convenient
>>for me as opposed to the person it was set up for but no longer lives
>>here...)
>
>I use a VoIP service which works through an OBI100 which also sits
>next to my router on my desk.

On Sat, 03 Sep 2022 14:06:15 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
wrote:

>On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:07:49 -0700, Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:14:51 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:00:14 +0100, hsg@h-gee.co.uk wrote:
>>>
>>>>When the TV drops it's Internet and satellite connection and I call the
>>>>customer help line I start to enter a marathon of running up and down
>>>>stairs to reset the fiber router then enter passwords to screen apps - all
>>>>this technology is supposed to make life easier????
>>>>
>>>In my case my cable company asked me where I would like to enter the
>>>house and I gave them the back wall of the house where my office was
>>
>>Since I have no magical powers, I never enter my house through a wall,
>>back wall or any other. <G>
>>
>>I always enter either through the front door or the garage.
>
>Doh! I meant of course where the coax connection entered the house!
>(Guess the joke is on me...)
>
>>
>>>(later my daughter's bedroom when she got tired of sharing with her
>>>sister - which which is now mostly unoccupied as she's relocated to
>>>the UK).
>>>
>>>My new location is only 10' through a closet wall and I later got them
>>>to relocate the outdoor connection so it's just adjacent to my
>>>computer desk meaning if I stick my elbow out I can touch the router.
>>
>>
>>I use a cable modem, and the modem is connected to a cable TV outlet
>>just down the wall from where the modem sits on my computer desk. The
>>modem is connected to a router that sits next to it on my desk.
>>
>>Since you said "router," not "modem," my guess is that you have a
>>combination router/modem. As with almost any kind of device, I'm
>>against combination units. I don't want to have to replace both the
>>modem and he router if one of them dies. Moreover, I want to select
>>what I consider to be the best of each type without having to deal
>>with compromises because two different devices are in the same box.
>
>Yup - It has worked successfully without a hitch at gigabit speeds for
>2+ years.

Glad to hear it, but my point is that there are no guarantees. Things
do fail, sooner or later.

>It's a wired / wireless unit. Nobody is currently using
>wireless in our home but I will be soon when I reactivate my late
>wife's iPad.
>
>>>(I recently relocated a phone but no closer outlet is available so I
>>>connected it from the next room with 3 - 25' extension phone cables
>>>daisy chained together thereby making the phone location convenient
>>>for me as opposed to the person it was set up for but no longer lives
>>>here...)
>>
>>I use a VoIP service which works through an OBI100 which also sits
>>next to my router on my desk.