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Re: [General] Home Fusion install scheduled

HomeFusion router questions for anyone who might know:

1) I'd like to use the HomeFusion router to wirelessly connect my AppleTV in one room to my computer in another room. Does this router allow that, or does it only allow connected devices to access the Internet and not each other?

2) is it possible to use my own Apple Airport Extreme with the HomeFusion? I get great coverage with it throughout my home and would prefer to use it.

Yes i use homefusion connect to my apple tv works great.

reply to Uxbfool_t
Can HomeFusion connect to 3G too or is it 4G only?
I'm just worried that my 4G signal won't be too strong where I live.

Thanks in advance

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reply to Uxbfool_t
OOKLA is well known for not always being accurate. On some rare occasions I have had it report my internet speed as being over 15mbps, but I can assure you my internet speed has never reached even 1.5mbps.

With that said I do not think this is one of those occasions. Keep in mind Home Fusion is going to have a lot more ideal conditions than that of a cell phone. If you are in an area where there is no one on your tower, your speeds are typically going to be very fast. The 12/5 speed mentioned by Verizon is not a limit, only a goal or expected average. It could be a lot faster and it could be a lot slower.

reply to mattt7
pretty sure Verizon will not install HomeFusion unless you are in a covered area and can receive adequate signal. So, its really not a gamble, either you get it or they won't install it.

It is 4G/LTE only - no 3G capability.
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reply to Uxbfool_t
Anybody know who makes the router inside? Several of us have been hassling Cradlepoint about the software imposed 16M limit they fessed up to on the evdo forums (3gstore).

I'm currently running my world with a netbook using ICS to serve the UML290 modem to a) connect at all because the router can't connect lately where the netbook can and b) get past the limit. Before I go buy a brain dead cheap little computer (so I can get my netbook back), I'd rather buy a router that can support the uml290 and connect.

My fear though is that my signal (even with a yagi) is too weak to support these routers - I'm sure I won't be able to get homefusion yet for that reason.

If it weren't for those greater than 16M speeds (as measured by speedtest ), I'd wonder if the homefusion is a cradlepoint.

Anyone tried HomeFusion with online multi-player (Xbox Live/PSN)? Any noticable lag?

I have Clearwire (3G). It barely works for MP/Online co-op in the winter months and not at all in the summer.

Thanks

I can get ~55ms ping from a 4G phone so a stronger fixed lte service should work even better for gaming. Most home users have sub 30 Ms ping though.

reply to Blood Washed
I play on PS3 call of duty black ops works great no/ little lag.

reply to Uxbfool_t
The router is made by Technicolor, tested by Intertek, made in Vietnam.

Got mine installed Monday and am amazed at the speed I am getting. Was using a parabolic grid with a Wilson Amp to get a 3G signal. 4G signal was strong and ended up we were able to use the cables and location I had with a Hughesnet dish. I've had readings as high as 30 Mb/s and as low as 20 on speedtest.net. I ran the test on that other website the guy mentioned and got same sort of speeds. Upload, the worst is 2+ but mostly 5 to 7.

Needless to say I am thrilled!!!

reply to sad
Keep checking. Verizon is not notifying anyone. I happened to borrow a cell phone from a neighbor and noticed he had a 4G signal. But I didn't have it a quarter of a mile away. Verizon store told me to check every week, sure enough two weeks later the signal is at my house. They can expand it in bands. So far they aren't advertising it or anything, I had to go in and ask and that's how I learned about HomeFusion. Installer said they are doing about 40 installations a week with it unannounced.

They could tell at the store whether I qualified for the site inspection which they do before (but at the same time) as the installation.

reply to Uxbfool_t
Does anyone know if the Home Fusion router has a SIM card you can access?

I'm wondering if I can use my unlimited 4G SIM card in the Home Fusion router.

reply to Cattlelady
Thanks Cattlelady! I'll have to see if Technicolor sells a router.

If you look at the VZW coverage map, are you in an extended LTE area? I suspect they'll tell me to buzz off since I am and barely get 2 'bars' (-seventies RSSI, 13 SINR) in VZAM.
Sounds like they want 4 bars to make it work.

reply to astraelraen
I been trying to see where sim is too haha.

reply to astraelraen
No SIM card access

Oddly though it has standard phone jack connection which is covered, but the manual states that it is not used for anything. Something in the future maybe?

reply to mc1lean
Yes, I am in an extended area. I took a cell phone around the house outside and I don't have a consistent 4G signal and barely 2 bars for phone connection. So this gadget is pulling the signal in AND amplifying it.

reply to Cattlelady
VoLTE ? its coming soon this year i think.