Bridge Mode - Internet Box Fibre

Desmo · 2022-10-06T07:34:08+00:00

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Desmo

Just moved into my new apartment which is fibre only, only to realise that the Internet Box Fibre doesn’t appear to support Bridge Mode, rendering my networking gear useless (OpenWRT routers, etc). I’ve also been informed that HFC is not an option at my address.

Why can’t this be enabled, surely its question of software rather than hardware/fibre? This is very disappointing, can this be developed and released as a firmware update for the router?

Furthermore the 1Gb fibre that I’m paying for rarely goes over 600-650Mb/s using an iPhone 13 Pro Max which supports Wifi 6 (theoretical max of 1.2Gb/s) - low quality router or low quality line?

pato

Desmo This is how it currently is. The Fiber Box “only” supports Wi-Fi 5 if I’m not mistaken, there you don’t get more than about 650 Mbps. Also in Wi-Fi, if the theoretical max is 1200 Mbps, then the reality typically means around 50-70% of that, so in your case you are reaching the max of the iPhone.

Desmo

pato It is WIFI 6 without a doubt, my devices confirm it and the transfer rates I get now are higher than WIFI 5 are capable of.

Nevertheless, “how it is” is not an acceptable answer for this product, there is no technical reason why it isn’t possible it is a design choice made by Sunrise in the coding of their custom firmwares and something they could just as easily change.

pato

Desmo Thanks, I wasn’t aware that the Fibre box can already do Wi-Fi 6.
Let me rephrase this, it is how Sunsire has decided to do and offer it.