Ysc3 Twincharged July 25, 2020 Share July 25, 2020 i have just recontracted my starhub subscription today and they are giving me a pair of Nokia Beacon 1. anyone using it now ? how is it compared to a conventional wireless router ? the downside i read so far is that it only has one LAN port. (i actually prefer to wire all my stuffs up for stability) wireless is for those devices that cannot be wired up. if its not going to serve much purpose, then i will just take delivery of the Beacons and throw them in my storeroom and stick to using my ASUS router.(which has 4 ports) ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic July 25, 2020 Share July 25, 2020 You can expand one LAN port with a switch. Can get cheap cheap much cheaper than routers. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 if your current Asus signal can cover your whole house then stick to that, I find the beacon a bit weak and you can't choose 2.4G or 5G. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/pcs/tech-review-nokia-beacon-1-is-a-basic-mesh-router-that-is-easy-to-use 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged July 26, 2020 Author Share July 26, 2020 49 minutes ago, Lala81 said: https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/pcs/tech-review-nokia-beacon-1-is-a-basic-mesh-router-that-is-easy-to-use my best friend showed me that link last night already ... but wanted to ask for real life feedback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 (edited) It's just an ac1200 mesh wifi router. It's basically WiFi 5 only. If u have a better Asus router. Likely to beat this. My basic room router acting as wireless AP is already a Ac1300 unit. My outside one is ac1900. But mesh is seamless lor in terms of connection transfer between nodes (wireless AP). Edited July 26, 2020 by Lala81 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 Yup if the Asus is working well why bother unplug everything and hook up a new router if your Asus is more than AC1200? Starhub gave me an AC2600 and if re contract and they gave me this - its going straight into the store room. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 (edited) Why do you need feedback when you have the router? 😂 Just try it out. Is it very difficult to setup? Dont think so, right? Since you have both Nokia and Asus, use both, any of which use as a repeater. Set a static IP for the repeater, eg 192.168.1.100 SSID and password setup the same for main router and repeater. Quite easy. Edited July 26, 2020 by Watwheels 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0y0ta Supercharged July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 11 hours ago, Ysc3 said: i have just recontracted my starhub subscription today and they are giving me a pair of Nokia Beacon 1. anyone using it now ? how is it compared to a conventional wireless router ? the downside i read so far is that it only has one LAN port. (i actually prefer to wire all my stuffs up for stability) wireless is for those devices that cannot be wired up. if its not going to serve much purpose, then i will just take delivery of the Beacons and throw them in my storeroom and stick to using my ASUS router.(which has 4 ports) Single beacon is definitely weaker than normal ASUS/Linksys routers. The use-case is to have the 2nd beacon to spread the signal to far/hard-to-reach areas. But do take note, the 2nd (or subsequent) beacon should have a good connection to the first, best is have clear line of sight. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged July 26, 2020 Author Share July 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Watwheels said: Why do you need feedback when you have the router? 😂 Just try it out. Is it very difficult to setup? Dont think so, right? Since you have both Nokia and Asus, use both, any of which use as a repeater. Set a static IP for the repeater, eg 192.168.1.100 SSID and password setup the same for main router and repeater. Quite easy. delivery scheduled for wed 29Jul .... yesterday only went down to sign ... left empty handed except for the netflix brochure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged July 26, 2020 Author Share July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, t0y0ta said: Single beacon is definitely weaker than normal ASUS/Linksys routers. The use-case is to have the 2nd beacon to spread the signal to far/hard-to-reach areas. But do take note, the 2nd (or subsequent) beacon should have a good connection to the first, best is have clear line of sight. i guess general consensus is to just chuck it in the storeroom ..... since its not going to change my life ...😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 (edited) Yes just chuck it in the store room and then take it out and sell it in 5 years time. Just like all the people in Carousell. One joker is even asking $190 for D-Link AC1200 Please don't low ball him and only offer $180. Edited July 26, 2020 by Jamesc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 28 minutes ago, Jamesc said: Yes just chuck it in the store room and then take it out and sell it in 5 years time. Just like all the people in Carousell. Just keep it as spare router bah. Though It's been many years since a router up lorry on me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Lala81 said: Just keep it as spare router bah. Though It's been many years since a router up lorry on me. If up lorry can get a brand new one for just $8. Cheaper than a MSW durian. https://sg.carousell.com/p/d-link-wireless-ac1200-dual-band-router-for-sale-bnib-212227553/?t-id=enx0y1Tzy7_1595757555595&t-referrer_browse_type=search_results&t-referrer_filter_condition=NEW&t-referrer_filter_price_max=20&t-referrer_request_id=Hcg3BWhxnf1Xj8DC&t-referrer_search_query=ac1200&t-referrer_sort_by=recent Edited July 26, 2020 by Jamesc 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 48 minutes ago, Jamesc said: If up lorry can get a brand new one for just $8. Cheaper than a MSW durian. https://sg.carousell.com/p/d-link-wireless-ac1200-dual-band-router-for-sale-bnib-212227553/?t-id=enx0y1Tzy7_1595757555595&t-referrer_browse_type=search_results&t-referrer_filter_condition=NEW&t-referrer_filter_price_max=20&t-referrer_request_id=Hcg3BWhxnf1Xj8DC&t-referrer_search_query=ac1200&t-referrer_sort_by=recent wah that's cheap lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangadrool Supersonic July 26, 2020 Share July 26, 2020 (edited) You won't be surprise some will offer $2. LOL... Ecocknome very bad... After meet up, they say can give them FOC since you get it FOC from telco also. Edited July 26, 2020 by Kangadrool 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged July 26, 2020 Author Share July 26, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lala81 said: Just keep it as spare router bah. Though It's been many years since a router up lorry on me. yup ... i have got a couple of spare asus routers also ... all from telco contracts. Edited July 26, 2020 by Ysc3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha78 6th Gear July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 22 hours ago, Lala81 said: It's just an ac1200 mesh wifi router. It's basically WiFi 5 only. If u have a better Asus router. Likely to beat this. My basic room router acting as wireless AP is already a Ac1300 unit. My outside one is ac1900. But mesh is seamless lor in terms of connection transfer between nodes (wireless AP). Mesh is not that seamless, as I found out the hard way. I have a pair of Linksys Velop tri-band mesh installed at home, and when I step into my house it connects to the first unit. When I move into the bedroom where I have another unit, it shows the WiFi as full strength on my phone but pages aren't loading properly. But give it a while, it will work fine. Or I will need to turn off and on WiFi again, then it will connect to the nearest unit with strongest signal. That said, the performance of the WiFi has been good. With 3 pax working from home and running concurrent virtual meetings, the connection is still fast and stable. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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