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28-02-2008, 04:27 PM
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airport extreme base station...extreme dissapointment
i had a 2wire wifi bb router from bigpond and i get more coverage with that than the aebs. with 802.11n on what a big piece of crap im going back to the 2 wire i hate it 200 odd bucks down the drain...
what do other people think?
thanks
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28-02-2008, 04:33 PM
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Location: Perth, Western Australia
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If you're chucking the APEBS, throw it my way 
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28-02-2008, 04:39 PM
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Location: The Deep South, Sydney.
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We just said it was good to make you feel better.
You don't have it sitting on or near anything metallic do you?
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28-02-2008, 04:57 PM
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Location: Adelaide and Sydney
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scooba
i had a 2wire wifi bb router from bigpond and i get more coverage with that than the aebs. with 802.11n on what a big piece of crap im going back to the 2 wire i hate it 200 odd bucks down the drain...
what do other people think?
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I'd take it back and try another because mine gives way more than my old billion at home or the 2wire in the office. You dont have it on the same channel as another device do you?
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28-02-2008, 05:28 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: 30km from Perth - in my first ever own home (nearly)
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The only problem I had with my AEBS was the fiasco over time machine. It worked like a charm otherwise.
If I remember correctly you are using the AEBS with an "n" capable Mac but a "g" only PC. As an experiment why not try turning your old "g" stuff off and only connecting your Mac to see if you get any increased range.
If you don't then I seriously think that there may be a pebkac issue going on.
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28-02-2008, 05:41 PM
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Would you like a jelly baby?
Group: Regulars
Location: Brisbane
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scooba
i hate it 200 odd bucks down the drain...
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So, that drunk evening really is biting you on the bum, eh? 
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28-02-2008, 05:43 PM
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Motorbikes - lazy mans Zen
Group: Regulars
Location: Castlemaine
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I went back to a Dynalink 1025W because the range on the AEBS was inferior.
I live on a 2000sq m block with a 25 metre wide frontage and the AEBS wouldn't cover the rear area of the garden where the pergola is reliably (it is about 80m and 2brick walls away though), whereas the Dynalink 1025W does it at good signal strength.
Don't get me wrong... the AEBS was easy to use and looked great... it's just got ordinary range.
Probably fine for all you people on postage stamp city blocks though
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28-02-2008, 07:47 PM
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ok so i changed it to only 802.11n 2.5 ghz only and the signal is no better if worse.. i have tried mutliple settings and nothing worse.. i think its time for ebay.
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28-02-2008, 07:49 PM
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Would you like a jelly baby?
Group: Regulars
Location: Brisbane
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Originally Posted by scooba
i think its time for ebay.
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I'd send it back and say it's not working properly first...
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28-02-2008, 08:14 PM
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Location: Newcastle
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Originally Posted by cosmichobo
I'd send it back and say it's not working properly first...
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+1.
I can take my laptop 2 doors down the road to a friends and still pick up my Airport.
Mind you its got to be in exactly the right spot on his front verandah to do it, and it is pretty weak, but it still gets it. |
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28-02-2008, 08:17 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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I couldn't be happier with mine
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28-02-2008, 08:18 PM
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+ 1 
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28-02-2008, 08:30 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Rosebud. Victoria, Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scooba
i had a 2wire wifi bb router from bigpond and i get more coverage with that than the aebs. with 802.11n on what a big piece of crap im going back to the 2 wire i hate it 200 odd bucks down the drain...
what do other people think?
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When my wife was having problems with wifi connection with her windows laptop to my DG834PN it proved to be the age of her laptop's driver... it kept dropping and failing. Updated it rocks.
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28-02-2008, 08:43 PM
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Motorbikes - lazy mans Zen
Group: Regulars
Location: Castlemaine
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Originally Posted by grfxninja
+1.
I can take my laptop 2 doors down the road to a friends and still pick up my Airport.
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That sounds about as far as my pergola (but without the brick walls), about what I'd expect for an AEBS given what I've seen.
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