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I am going to have two gig service lines into my house - can I set up two different orbi's with it?
I am going to have a gig fiber service from ATT installing next week, right now I have gig service from comcast. I have two because distance learning with the kids and working from home has double my...
Ok sounds good. Well one idea would be to use 1 Orbi system as the main wifi system for the home. Then for your 2nd line, I would use a single wifi router, nothing big, maybe a NG R series router and turn down the power output of the radios on this wifi router, use far appart channels on 2.4 and 5Ghz from the Orbis channels, Then use this one and other ISP line for your work needs only. No family members allowed online.
Ya, if ATT offers unlimted bandwidth, I would migrate to that maybe at somepoint. However if work is paying for this, then why not. :smileywink:
Yes, unfortunately, Xfinity in my area has a 1.2 tb data cap and then 10.00 per every 50GB of data, needless to say, we reach this every month. I do lots of remote imaging and software installations for my work so unfortunately just me alone can go thru 1TB of data in a month... the kids and wife take the rest
If ATT fiber is truly unlimited as they say, I might just end the Xfinity plan and switch over. I am testing the fiber for a couple of months to see if truly unlimited first.
I think I might try the two systems and will report if doable (with different pairs of frequencies for the two bands) .... wish me luck!
BTW, my work is paying for the second connection and second set of wifi equipment... I just need to make sure it will work...
FURRYe38 wrote:Since you seem to be having data plan problems rather than wifi, have you talked to someone at your ISP to see if there is a unlimited plan availalbe? Or even check in to a business plan instead of a home plan.
Seems like the ISP should be able to work with you based on your usages need to find something that you can use 1 line and provide unlimted usages. This would be probably better cost effective rather then having to buy two router systems and modems.
Please talk to someone in billing at your ISP and explain the situation and see if they can accomodate you.
Ok sounds good. Well one idea would be to use 1 Orbi system as the main wifi system for the home. Then for your 2nd line, I would use a single wifi router, nothing big, maybe a NG R series router and turn down the power output of the radios on this wifi router, use far appart channels on 2.4 and 5Ghz from the Orbis channels, Then use this one and other ISP line for your work needs only. No family members allowed online.
Ya, if ATT offers unlimted bandwidth, I would migrate to that maybe at somepoint. However if work is paying for this, then why not. :smileywink: