Hi everyone,long time reader, first time poster. I have a small IT company mostly serving residential customers. Been doing it for many years but only recently got interested in networking on residential level... From time to time, I get complaints that their home WiFi sucks, even when the customers are already using fibre.I would like to provide better routers/WiFi as a service and want a solution that works on all kinds of connections, be it ADSL, VDSL, Fibre, or even RBI.For my own setup, I use Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite with Ubiquiti UAC-Pro to cover our shop. Home setup is more modest as we don't really need much and we've been happy with FritzBox 7390.I used Ubiquiti Amplifi for the last few customers and so far very impressed with it considering the price. However, a few concerns...1. What's the best way to use it for ADSL connections if I don't want to use crappy provider modems? What if there is no choice? Is bridge mode on the ISP router a viable option? 2. I've seen VDSL connections wired with both RJ11 plugs and RJ45 plugs. How come? I also assumed that if Chorus address checker says VDSL is available, it only takes a phone call to the ISP to sign up... however, had a customer today and we were told it would be around $400 to re-do the wiring. Huh? Might as well get the fiber instead, even though it might take longer... 3. When customers have analog phone lines and alarm systems, how do those work over Fiber? How would I connect them to a router that has no RJ-11 jacks? ATAs?4. How come some providers work with Ubiquiti after updating the firmware and some require PPPoE username and password?
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