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smiley-k replied to  nhand42 on Ubiquiti Unifi AC Pro V2 $187.20 Delivered @ Sydneytec eBay
Might be a very slow ramp up by the look of it.
18/04/2019 - 21:07
smiley-k replied to  Diji1 on Ubiquiti Unifi AC Pro V2 $187.20 Delivered @ Sydneytec eBay
Got it. My home set up is fair simple and definitely not stressing the WAPs so horses for courses. Definitely prioritise stability over...
18/04/2019 - 21:04
smiley-k replied to  iRMonkey on Ubiquiti Unifi AC Pro V2 $187.20 Delivered @ Sydneytec eBay
Thank you. Not patching a bug is terrible. Agree Unifi ecosystem is more mature and more end user friendly
18/04/2019 - 16:44
smiley-k replied to  madllama on Ubiquiti Unifi AC Pro V2 $187.20 Delivered @ Sydneytec eBay
Anyone knows what sort of use case would compel home users to move to wifi6? Coupled with current NBN offerings I am struggling to see the...
18/04/2019 - 16:39
smiley-k replied to  Rubber Duck on Sapphire Radeon RX580 NITRO+ Super OC Special Edition 8GB AMD Video Card $299.00 + Delivery @ Device Deal
Device Central is fine. I was referring to the eBay seller linked in comment
18/04/2019 - 16:03
smiley-k replied to  iRMonkey on Ubiquiti Unifi AC Pro V2 $187.20 Delivered @ Sydneytec eBay
What is not good about your TPLink WAP? Just curious as I am happy with mine so far but dunno what I am missing out on. EAP225V3
18/04/2019 - 16:00
smiley-k replied to  Blottski on Sapphire Radeon RX580 NITRO+ Super OC Special Edition 8GB AMD Video Card $299.00 + Delivery @ Device Deal
too good to be true. seller has no selling history.
16/04/2019 - 21:54
smiley-k commented on Nulon Full Synthetic Oil 5L 5W30/10W40 $29.99 @ Costco (Membership Required)
This feels like everyday price for Costco
11/04/2019 - 17:19
smiley-k replied to  Wayne7497 on Cat6 Ethernet Gigabit LAN Cable Flat 1 Meter $2.80 @ Daiso
How do you know these Daiso ones are CCA? Can't see that on the packaging. Only can see "flexible, durable, break resistant". Would hope...
10/04/2019 - 06:50
smiley-k replied to  diaz on ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router - $176 (Delivered) @ Sydneytec eBay
That is unbeatable value. It will serve well till wifi 6 becomes common.
09/04/2019 - 17:50
smiley-k replied to  Spam Service on [PC, Steam] Witcher 3: Wild Hunt $17.99, GOTY $23.69 @ Steam Store
Is $20 in USD or AUD? Can't seem to find AUD20 for GOTY in OzBargain search. Trying to gauge if I should hold out for a lower price. This...
09/04/2019 - 17:39
smiley-k replied to  alvian on Cat6 Ethernet Gigabit LAN Cable Flat 1 Meter $2.80 @ Daiso
I'd hate for ACMA to come block OzB too.
09/04/2019 - 17:22
smiley-k replied to  ozbargainer88 on Cat6 Ethernet Gigabit LAN Cable Flat 1 Meter $2.80 @ Daiso
Surely no one's going to buy these cables for structured cabling. For a one meter length it's probably just connecting a desktop to a...
09/04/2019 - 13:58
smiley-k replied to  lplau on Cat6 Ethernet Gigabit LAN Cable Flat 1 Meter $2.80 @ Daiso
Not everyone has a crimper and plugs handy though. Agree with you. I think this is not a real deal however it can save someone a few bucks...
09/04/2019 - 13:02
smiley-k replied to  Jamesx on Silicon Power NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 R/W up to 3,200/3000MB/s SSD (256GB $79.99/512GB $109.99/1TB $199.99) Delivered @ Amazon
Brand awareness is low in Oz. Not in MSY parts list for example
07/04/2019 - 11:44
smiley-k replied to  RuffRyder on Oppo R17 - $0 Upfront on Telstra's $65 Per Month Plan for 12 months @ JB Hi-Fi
Thanks guys for this. Will keep this in mind in the next purchase decision.
05/04/2019 - 17:16
smiley-k commented on Oppo R17 - $0 Upfront on Telstra's $65 Per Month Plan for 12 months @ JB Hi-Fi
What's Oppo's track record in keeping the OS updated long after it's sold? security patches and does it take them longer to make the...
05/04/2019 - 09:47
smiley-k commented on amaysim Refer a Friend $20 for Both in April
Can these credit be used to get a new service? ie. New number. Or only for renewing an existing number
01/04/2019 - 08:25
smiley-k replied to  newdad on ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router - $176 (Delivered) @ Sydneytec eBay
Great! Makes me happy to know someone else has saved himself/herself from the frustrations and ridiculous amount of time spent. Ubiquiti is...
30/03/2019 - 19:04
smiley-k replied to  diaz on ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router - $176 (Delivered) @ Sydneytec eBay
Ah, my apology. You are right! I should have read it properly.
30/03/2019 - 18:57
smiley-k replied to  smiles on ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router - $180 + $15 Delivery (Free with eBay Plus) @ Computer Alliance eBay
Combo modem\router cannot run custom firmware such as Merlin. The driver for the modem chip is generally closed-source and not accessible.
29/03/2019 - 18:31
smiley-k replied to  scuderiarmani on ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router - $180 + $15 Delivery (Free with eBay Plus) @ Computer Alliance eBay
The reduced channel # mainly applies to US products. FCC limits the peak power output of some channels and ban one outright....
29/03/2019 - 18:24
smiley-k replied to  diaz on ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router - $176 (Delivered) @ Sydneytec eBay
Be aware the US versions are often rebadged T-Mobile. They are cheap but a while ago some firmware versions would detect for them and...
29/03/2019 - 18:05
smiley-k replied to  newdad on ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router - $176 (Delivered) @ Sydneytec eBay
For VLANs best to go with a ubiquiti or mikrotik. Merlin/ASUS does not explicitly have exposed UI for configuring VLANs although you can do...
29/03/2019 - 17:55
smiley-k commented on ASUS RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router - $180 + $15 Delivery (Free with eBay Plus) @ Computer Alliance eBay
Awesome router - very solid. Getting a bit long in the tooth though. These come down to ~$150 during some previous eBay sales so probably...
29/03/2019 - 10:09
smiley-k commented on Free $5 Credit (Minimum Spend $10) for Club Plus Members To Spend on Saturday 30 March @ Supercheap Auto
been putting off that brake fluid change job.... Guess it's time! Thanks OP.
25/03/2019 - 18:19
smiley-k replied to  ss3imkta on GL.inet GL-MT300N-V2 300Mbps Travel Router Wi-Fi / Dual Ethernet Ports $28.83 + Post ($0 with Prime) @ GL-Tech via Amazon Au
someone quoted the following testing figures: MT300N 8Mbps MT300N-V2 10Mbps MT300A 13Mbps AR300M 17Mbps Source...
25/03/2019 - 18:10
smiley-k replied to  Carrian on 20% off at 51 Selected Home Sellers (Maximum Discount $200) @ eBay
Are their prices any good? Sorry I don't have a good sense of this though kids keep buying them so can do with some savings.
21/03/2019 - 18:49
smiley-k replied to  therog1 on $1 for 1GB Unlimited Talk & Text 28-Day SIM @ amaysim (New Customers)
My local shopping malls definitely shows this. Clothing details closing down everywhere and replaced by eateries. The whole mall feels like...
21/03/2019 - 07:10