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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @marcinozga
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      @marcinozga said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

      @scottalanmiller I had older model, without ethernet port, I donated it to my sister, still works to this day. I still have cat-friendly time capsule, over 6 years old, rock solid, strong wifi, 0 issues. I'd say airport line of products is really solid.

      I used to use the Airport Extreme but it bricked itself and I switched to Ubiquiti. But it worked well for years.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
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        @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

        @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

        @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

        As far as the software, it is OpenWRT, which is a Linux distribution for embedded devices. I think you should feel pretty comfortable with that.

        I'm familiar with it and while I think the whole concept around it is silly, I'd not be uncomfortable using it. It's just... why? At some point, it's just $50 to get something off the shelf that works.

        So you'd rather pay $100 for something that works over $50 for something that works? That's crazy.

        Find me a Raspberry Pi with two Ethernet ports for $50.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          And with a really high quality antenna, that's important too.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
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            @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

            So you'd rather pay $100 for something that works over $50 for something that works?

            No one has offered a $50 working alternative unless the Tenda turns out to be $50, which it might.

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              marcinozga @NerdyDad
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              @NerdyDad apples to oranges. Add case, SD card, power supply, wifi dongle, perhaps keyboard for initial setup, and you're slowly getting close to the price of off the shelf product. Add your labor on top, and you end up with ugly box with dongle sticking out, with no warranty (excluding parts) and no support. So for a few dollars more you get fully supported, high quality product, with print server and airplay, that you can set up in a couple of minutes with your phone or tablet.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @marcinozga
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                @marcinozga said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                @NerdyDad apples to oranges. Add case, SD card, power supply, wifi dongle, perhaps keyboard for initial setup, and you're slowly getting close to the price of off the shelf product. Add your labor on top, and you end up with ugly box with dongle sticking out, with no warranty (excluding parts) and no support. So for a few dollars more you get fully supported, high quality product, with print server and airplay, that you can set up in a couple of minutes with your phone or tablet.

                And which one is more likely to land you in a holding cell while US customs officials determine what it is!

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                  marcinozga @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                  @marcinozga said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                  @NerdyDad apples to oranges. Add case, SD card, power supply, wifi dongle, perhaps keyboard for initial setup, and you're slowly getting close to the price of off the shelf product. Add your labor on top, and you end up with ugly box with dongle sticking out, with no warranty (excluding parts) and no support. So for a few dollars more you get fully supported, high quality product, with print server and airplay, that you can set up in a couple of minutes with your phone or tablet.

                  And which one is more likely to land you in a holding cell while US customs officials determine what it is!

                  Haha, yeah, I missed that point.

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                  • NerdyDadN
                    NerdyDad @marcinozga
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                    @marcinozga said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                    @NerdyDad apples to oranges. Add case, SD card, power supply, wifi dongle, perhaps keyboard for initial setup, and you're slowly getting close to the price of off the shelf product. Add your labor on top, and you end up with ugly box with dongle sticking out, with no warranty (excluding parts) and no support. So for a few dollars more you get fully supported, high quality product, with print server and airplay, that you can set up in a couple of minutes with your phone or tablet.

                    You missed the points of no additional wifi or keyboard needed. Plus, you could use cell phone chargers to power the thing. All of this is something that somebody would already have, minus the RPi itself.

                    While a definitive scope was not outlined, this is the scope that I had outlined in my head:

                    • Small

                    • Cheap

                    • Easily powered

                    • Configurable

                    • Wifi

                    Nothing was mentioned about a number of network ports needed. However that was revised later on. Why you think OpenWRT is silly, I do not know. Is it enterprise level? No. Can it do the job? Certainly a possibility.

                    Customs might have a problem with it? Tell them its your Mifi hotspot and they shouldn't have a problem with it. Business people travel with them all of the time.

                    You wanted options and choices. I provided you with one. if you take it or not is up to you. No harm, no fowl to me.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
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                      @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                      Customs might have a problem with it? Tell them its your Mifi hotspot and they shouldn't have a problem with it. Business people travel with them all of the time.

                      They look like commercial gear, though. They don't look homemade. How it looks is all that matters to border control.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
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                        @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                        Nothing was mentioned about a number of network ports needed. However that was revised later on. Why you think OpenWRT is silly, I do not know. Is it enterprise level? No. Can it do the job? Certainly a possibility.

                        Sorry, so basic I figured that it was assumed. Everything I mentioned had four or five ports on it and it's just basic functionality that you normally want and get. Being able to plug in fixes so many problems when things go really wrong, it's important.

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                        • NerdyDadN
                          NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller Okay. 😉

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            I'm worried about the wireless too. We need something really good.

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                            • travisdh1T
                              travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                              I'm worried about the wireless too. We need something really good.

                              Maybe one of the new AmpliFI HD Mesh Router's? Amplifi Router 5 LAN ports and 1 WAN, I'm not seeing size or weight on the site.

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                                Grey @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                Customs might have a problem with it? Tell them its your Mifi hotspot and they shouldn't have a problem with it. Business people travel with them all of the time.

                                They look like commercial gear, though. They don't look homemade. How it looks is all that matters to border control.

                                Not just border patrol.
                                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Mohamed_clock_incident
                                http://www.securitypronews.com/after-airport-stop-kevin-mitnick-shares-travel-tips-2008-10

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                                • NerdyDadN
                                  NerdyDad @Grey
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                                  @Grey said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                  Not just border patrol.
                                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Mohamed_clock_incident

                                  Lets don't get started on that thing.

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                                  • NerdyDadN
                                    NerdyDad @travisdh1
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                                    @travisdh1 said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                    I'm worried about the wireless too. We need something really good.

                                    Maybe one of the new AmpliFI HD Mesh Router's? Amplifi Router 5 LAN ports and 1 WAN, I'm not seeing size or weight on the site.

                                    5 lbs or about 2.25 kgs.

                                    https://www.amazon.com/AmpliFi-High-Density-Home-Wi-Fi-System/dp/B01L9O08PW

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                                    • travisdh1T
                                      travisdh1 @NerdyDad
                                      last edited by

                                      @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                      @travisdh1 said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                      I'm worried about the wireless too. We need something really good.

                                      Maybe one of the new AmpliFI HD Mesh Router's? Amplifi Router 5 LAN ports and 1 WAN, I'm not seeing size or weight on the site.

                                      5 lbs or about 2.25 kgs.

                                      https://www.amazon.com/AmpliFi-High-Density-Home-Wi-Fi-System/dp/B01L9O08PW

                                      From the Amplifi datasheet (found it), 3.91"x3.85"x3.92" and 14.46oz.

                                      For those that don't know, Amplifi is Ubiquiti's new line of products aimed at the home market.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @Grey
                                        last edited by

                                        @Grey said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                        @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                        Customs might have a problem with it? Tell them its your Mifi hotspot and they shouldn't have a problem with it. Business people travel with them all of the time.

                                        They look like commercial gear, though. They don't look homemade. How it looks is all that matters to border control.

                                        Not just border patrol.
                                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Mohamed_clock_incident
                                        http://www.securitypronews.com/after-airport-stop-kevin-mitnick-shares-travel-tips-2008-10

                                        yeah well I avoid, oh dang it that's Irving.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                                          @travisdh1 said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                          @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                          @travisdh1 said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                          I'm worried about the wireless too. We need something really good.

                                          Maybe one of the new AmpliFI HD Mesh Router's? Amplifi Router 5 LAN ports and 1 WAN, I'm not seeing size or weight on the site.

                                          5 lbs or about 2.25 kgs.

                                          https://www.amazon.com/AmpliFi-High-Density-Home-Wi-Fi-System/dp/B01L9O08PW

                                          From the Amplifi datasheet (found it), 3.91"x3.85"x3.92" and 14.46oz.

                                          For those that don't know, Amplifi is Ubiquiti's new line of products aimed at the home market.

                                          That's still really heavy.

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                                          • NerdyDadN
                                            NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                            @Grey said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                            @NerdyDad said in Right Ubiquiti Gear for Traveling:

                                            Customs might have a problem with it? Tell them its your Mifi hotspot and they shouldn't have a problem with it. Business people travel with them all of the time.

                                            They look like commercial gear, though. They don't look homemade. How it looks is all that matters to border control.

                                            Not just border patrol.
                                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Mohamed_clock_incident
                                            http://www.securitypronews.com/after-airport-stop-kevin-mitnick-shares-travel-tips-2008-10

                                            yeah well I avoid, oh dang it that's Irving.

                                            yeah, that is that Irving story that will cause more political turmoil on here

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