Fiber optic wifi router

[motocrosser]

Ok signed up for cat fiber optic today but they said i need to buy my own wifi router they will but there own box in and then connect my wifi router to it.bit cant find anywhere on samui that sells a fiber optic wifi box!any one know?

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[Rooo]

You only need a router, nothing to do with WiFi box. The shop in Maenam has them. Just past the post office heading to Nathon , on your left just past the vacant block of land.

[motocrosser]

Any one know where I can buy the above,banana it no have,has to be for cat telecom fiber optic cable.

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[John 1]

Ok signed up for cat fiber optic today but they said i need to buy my own wifi router they will but there own box in and then connect my wifi router to it.bit cant find anywhere on samui that sells a fiber optic wifi box!any one know?

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As far as I know you will need router that also has Wifi because if you only have router you will have to connect to computer to the router with cable. So if you have Wifi router then you connect all with Wifi..

[angryfarang]

This won't work. You can't just buy one and plug it in.

Both CAT and TOT are now using a GPON network, the modem they supply to you is registered on their system.

Why are you looking for one? What's wrong with the current one they supplied?

[motocrosser]

They have not supplied one yet,only put the cable,they said they don't do the wifi ones anymore and I have to go a buy one!they will put in there box first and connect my wifi one when i buy it!but I cant find one!

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[motocrosser]

Yea john that's what they told me,I don't want to have to plug in a computer to there modem,I need wifi to connect up to 6 devices in a villa.they used to supply the wifi ones but don't anymore!they will just supply the normal one with 3-4 ports coming out of it.

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[HooHaa]

invadeit?

[CaptainS]

So you just need a wifi access point or router without a included modem. You will connect that to the box they supplied.

[motocrosser]

Yea captain that's it,but it's got to be one for fiber optic!

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[angryfarang]

You need the fiber modem from CAT. It's a GPON unit and requires to be registered on their system.

Plug a wireless router in to their device.

[Rooo]

I sent you a PM with the number . Call this guy, you can call now he works all hours. Just ask him.

[motocrosser]

You need the fiber modem from CAT. It's a GPON unit and requires to be registered on their system.

Plug a wireless router in to their device.

Yea but its got to be a fiber optic router and no one seems to have them!cant just use a normal one!thanks.

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[angryfarang]

No, what I mean is you need two devices.

1) Fiber optic modem from CAT. This connects to their fiber line. You have to use their device.

2.) Wireless Access Point. Connects to the fiber modem and gives you wireless capability. This can be a "normal' one.

[motocrosser]

No, what I mean is you need two devices.

1) Fiber optic modem from CAT. This connects to their fiber line. You have to use their device.

2.) Wireless Access Point. Connects to the fiber modem and gives you wireless capability. This can be a "normal' one.

Oh ok thanks,so are some better than others as I need to share to about 6 devices maybe,would the shop opposite macro have such a thing?thanks for your help.

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[angryfarang]

Go To Banana IT or JIB.

You want a Wireless N wireless access point. Linksys is a great brand. Should cost you 2-3,000 baht.

Something like this:

http://www.linksys.com/en-apac/products/routers/e1000

[Rooo]

Go To Banana IT or JIB.

You want a Wireless N wireless access point. Linksys is a great brand. Should cost you 2-3,000 baht.

Something like this:

http://www.linksys.com/en-apac/products/routers/e1000

This is what I have at home & this is why I'm asking him to call the Tech .

[CaptainS]

No, what I mean is you need two devices.

1) Fiber optic modem from CAT. This connects to their fiber line. You have to use their device.

2.) Wireless Access Point. Connects to the fiber modem and gives you wireless capability. This can be a "normal' one.

exactly, 100% agree

[alant]

Have a belkin 1200 plugged into my tot fibre modem myself, works a treat.

[crazykopite]

I had fibre optic installed by cat on the island last month they gave me a crappy old router linksy wrt 54 gl it is well and truly battered but as my daughter is coming in from the UK next week I got her to bring me in the best asus router on the market as it was half the price of what the shops in bkk are selling it for I do have an apple AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps it came from the UK 3 years ago but never used it as I had to rely on a dongle if your interested pm me and I will send you pics would let it go for offers in the region of 2,000 baht I was going to put it on baht and sold but will give you 1 st refusal

[angryfarang]

A 54Mbps wirleless AP is a major step back from the 2,000 baht linksys/cisco wireless n (150mbps) you can buy in Banana IT...

The maximum download speed you can attain with a 54Mbps is actually around 23/24Mb. So if you have a 25Mb+ fiber line, you won't get the full speed.

[mxer90]

A 54Mbps wirleless AP is a major step back from the 2,000 baht linksys/cisco wireless n (150mbps) you can buy in Banana IT...

The maximum download speed you can attain with a 54Mbps is actually around 23/24Mb. So if you have a 25Mb+ fiber line, you won't get the full speed.

I agree with your numbers but can you actually get 25+ mb speeds and download rates in Thailand? If so, who are the providers and what sort of price per month are we looking at?

Sorry OP for asking on your thread. the reason I do ask I'm staying for a few months in pattaya the end of Feb and desperately need a good internet connection, especially connecting outside Thailand back to servers, skype, websites, etc in the UK and the Western world. Any advise with real life experience (not theoretical) from any guys would be greatly appreciated. Not for gaming, etc. Its the only thing I'm doubting about staying longtime in Thailand as it is very important for me as I will be using it for a few hours everyday.

My experience with internet connections in Thailand hasn't been great so I'm sure other guys on here would find it useful also. Cheers.

Oh and OP great username, I'm sure you can guess from mine we share a common interest!! And 90 is my racing number not my age.... Lol

Edited February 1, 2014 by mxer90

[recycler]

Get the latest version of Linksys or Apple Airport never go for the crap that either CAT, TOT or 3B supplies, let CAT get you a FIber to Ethernet bridge only.

A decent router will set you back 4 to 5000 Baht, look on internet what the latest model is and make sure you get that one, don't let them set you up with the old model for the new price.

[angryfarang]

This is for mxer90 - and yes I know the IP is visible for everyone.

Recycler is correct, best ask CAT or TOT to put their modem in bridge mode and let your router do the pppoe connection. I prefer to use Mikrotik or Cisco routers.

[delta7]

Hi,

I have a fibre connection from TOT. The wireless router they supplied was from a company called FORTH. The wireless connectivity was pretty awful; only 2.4 Ghz, no AC support even though it is a 'new' router and the range was not good. I disabled the wireless in the FORTH and plugged in my old Linksys E4200 router into it to provide wireless through that because it has wider range and also supports 5 Ghz. I couldn't use the Forth as a bridge because the Linksys doesn't allow me to specifiy VLAN settings in the PPPoE config so I had to set the Linksys as a Bridge. I set the Linksys on the same subnet as the Forth but outside it's DHCP client range so that I can easily access the config for both of them.

From my experience, the engineers they send out like to blame any problems on any kit they don't know. So when my connection was playing up they were blaming the Linksys instead of the supplied FORTH router which kept losing it's config! It took a week of me running with the Linksys unplugged for them to swap out the malfunctioning Forth router and check the actual line.

If you are looking for a new router, I'd recommended getting one that supports the newer AC protocol for future proofing, something like the Asus RT-AC68U AC1900

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2082232/revealed-the-best-and-worst-802-11ac-wi-fi-routers-of-2013.html

http://reviews.cnet.com/best-wireless-networking-devices/

[Rorri]

Any one know where I can buy the above,banana it no have,has to be for cat telecom fiber optic cable.

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Any WiFi router will work... the cable from the optic fiber box, provided by you ISP, provides a standard Ethernet outlet, this connects to you router, on most WiFi routers, you then have a choice as to connect via Ethernet cable of WiFi.

[robertson468]

Go To Banana IT or JIB.

You want a Wireless N wireless access point. Linksys is a great brand. Should cost you 2-3,000 baht.

Something like this:

http://www.linksys.com/en-apac/products/routers/e1000

Agreed. This is what their router is plugged in to and provides 6 houses with wifi internet and jolly good it is too! I contacted Khun Charun from CAT and he got the wifi for me and connected it. He than got a booster for me and installed that. He is a good man and speaks English, albeit at "rapid fire mode". I do like to give him a little Christmas present (not cash which he will refuse), about every six months or so, which keeps us good buddies and provides me with, as good as,a personal service.

[ajarnmarc]

This is for mxer90 - and yes I know the IP is visible for everyone.

Recycler is correct, best ask CAT or TOT to put their modem in bridge mode and let your router do the pppoe connection. I prefer to use Mikrotik or Cisco routers.

Where are you connecting from?

That's blazing speeds for Thailand.

I have TOT fiber,

and my connection peaks out at 20mbs download,

and only 4.5mbs upload.

This connection cost me 1,600bht month.

[angryfarang]

That's the TOT 100Mb fiber, it's 10,000 a month. I'm currently testing an 80/80/5Mb International leased line from UIH at 31,000 Baht/Month.

[angryfarang]

Go To Banana IT or JIB.

You want a Wireless N wireless access point. Linksys is a great brand. Should cost you 2-3,000 baht.

Something like this:

http://www.linksys.com/en-apac/products/routers/e1000

Agreed. This is what their router is plugged in to and provides 6 houses with wifi internet and jolly good it is too! I contacted Khun Charun from CAT and he got the wifi for me and connected it. He than got a booster for me and installed that. He is a good man and speaks English, albeit at "rapid fire mode". I do like to give him a little Christmas present (not cash which he will refuse), about every six months or so, which keeps us good buddies and provides me with, as good as,a personal service.

Just something to consider: A home router plugged in to a fiber is not a good way to serve 6 houses. They have limited CPU and RAM and are designed for connecting around 5-6 devices. The average family has around 5 devices, so times that by 6 houses and you have 30 connections. A home router will struggle badly this with. You should look to use an enterprise standard/carrier class access point.

You also have no QoS / Traffic management, so bandwidth hogs (torrents) can slow your network to a halt. Also consider you have no logging system to determine who has connected to your system - if someone was downloading child porn or hacking the white house, you would be liable for this as it's your line (unless you can prove otherwise via access logs)

The local engineers from the ISP's here don't have a clue about setting up proper systems - which is good for me as I make a living from tidying up their mess...