Google Fiber reliability (versus Cox residential fiber)

I have had Cox "Gigablast" fiber service (1 Gbps down, 1 Gbps up) for about 8 years now. It has been great, very little in the way of outages. The price is about $129/month.

If/when Google Fiber arrives in my area, I believe that it will be much less in cost. What concerns me is the reliability.

Can I expect Google Fiber to be as reliable as I have experienced with Cox?

Reading this subreddit, I am seeing many posts about issues. Which is to be expected ... people do not come here to share good experiences.

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u/rizwan602 — 1 day ago

Netflix showing Netflix titles only

I have had a Deeper Mini for about a year now. For the most part, I can switch to another country like Mexico or Italy and see a different Netflix catalog.

But lately, at times I see only Netflix-produced titles which is a good indication that Netflix is detecting VPN usage. If I switch to Canada or to another country, Netflix MAY show non-Netflix titles (such as Breaking Bad). But not always.

I checked for DNS leaks, and the DNS shows that of the provider/country I'm connecting through.

I tried ipconfig /flushdns (using Windows 11 here) does not fix the issue.

Has Netflix figured out another way to detect VPN usage or am I doing something wrong?

I am using the "Domain Aware" config.

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u/rizwan602 — 3 days ago

Joe's Davis Barber Shop in Mesa - opinions wanted

Seeking opinions/reviews of Joe Davis Barber Shop in Mesa (University Dr. and Horne).

I want a simple cut of my short-ish hair (currently about 3 inches long). Nothing crazy.

Is this a good place to go for a good cut (I hate uneven haircuts).

I used to go here during high school days.

Looking for a reliable person/place.

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u/rizwan602 — 6 days ago

Haircut and color for men

For men's hair (short about 2-3 inches long) what should it cost for grey blending a full head of hair? And what should I expect to pay for a barber cut versus a hair stylist? I haven't been to a barber in about 6 years since the lady barber got pregnant when Covid started and she became a stay at home mom. She gave very precision cuts, and I have not been able to get the same from hair stylists.

I was paying around $75 for both from a hair stylist (not the lady barber) but her schedule and sometimes her inconsistency has caused me to look around.

Looking at SuperCuts, grey blending is $75 and a haircut is about $35. Their hair color is good (Paul Mitchell) - it lasts a while without turning brown/yellow.

So what can I expect reasonably? I am in Chandler/Tempe area.

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u/rizwan602 — 6 days ago
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ASUS RT-AX58U and Merlin firmware and Wireguard issue

I have an ASUS RT-AX58U router with the latest Merlin Firmware on it.

I configured a Wireguard peer (a client). It connects to the peer (Torguard using Wireguard). However, none of the attached LAN devices route through the tunnel.

The only way I have gotten LAN devices to route is to use the VPN Director (example: 192.168.1.0/24 through the WG peer). I would prefer NOT to do this and have everything on the LAN route through the tunnel by default.

Do I have to use the VPN Director when using a WG peer so that all LAN devices route through the tunnel or is there switch/setting to route all traffic through the tunnel?

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u/rizwan602 — 12 days ago

How to tell which Deeper Network device I have

Yes, I know. Sounds like a silly question. I could just go and look at the device physically.

But ... if I am testing several DPN devices and I am unable to easily get to them, where in the web admin page (34.34.34.34) can I tell the model number of the Deeper Network device I have hooked up?

I asked DeeperGPT this question and I'm not sure what happened. It just went into thinking mode and didn't come back.

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u/rizwan602 — 16 days ago

The soccer/football offside rule needs to be re-evaluated/modified.

The offside rule needs to be revisited.

When a player is ruled offside because a tiny part of their body—sometimes no more than the tip of a toe—is beyond the defender, an exciting attacking play can be wiped out over a virtually meaningless margin. A better approach would be to consider a player onside as long as any part of the attacking player remains level with any part of the defender. This would still keep the attacker within less than a body length of the defense while eliminating many of the frustrating "millimeter offside" decisions.

Another aspect of the rule that needs attention is the treatment of an "unintentional touch" by a defender. We saw an example of this in the Portugal–Croatia match tonight. The idea that a defender's touch can be considered significant in some situations but ignored in others makes little sense.

Consider this: if a Croatian defender's touch had caused the ball to cross the end line, the touch would absolutely matter in determining whether the restart was a corner kick or a goal kick. The touch would be considered consequential. Yet when that same touch results in the attacking team receiving the ball and scoring, the rules may treat it as if the touch was not meaningful because it was unintentional.

That inconsistency is difficult to justify. If a defender's touch is significant enough to determine possession when the ball goes out of play, it should also be significant when it affects the outcome of an attacking move.

The organizations responsible for the Laws of the Game should take a fresh look at these situations. Rules should be consistent, logical, and easy for players and fans to understand. Arbitrary distinctions and technicalities that negate quality attacking play do not improve the game.

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u/rizwan602 — 2 months ago
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Extending a /27 public IP address subnet to my home

I have had a co-location with a major provider for years now. Unfortunately, due to circumstances of today, the electrical costs have gone up and the co-location is becoming too expensive (bill has gone up more than 50%).

I have a /27 public IP address range with the provider. I want to use MikroTik routers to basically "extend a long Ethernet cable to my home" so that I can remove servers from the co-location and bring them home and reduce the footprint at the datacenter. At my home office, I have a dynamic IP address connection (symmetrical fiber). I expect 1 port on the Mikrotik to be such that I can plug in an Ethernet switch to it and hang all of the servers on it and they would not be able to tell the difference whether they are the DC or not.

I have delved into EOIP before Wireguard was available for MikroTik. I am pretty confident I can use EOIP to accomplish what I am looking for, but I would like to look into possibly using Wireguard to accomplish the same. I recall that EOIP was a bit slower than line speed.

I have 1 Gbps symmetrical at the datacenter and also at the home office.

I looked into AI help but none of them (Claude, Grok and ChatGPT) were able to provide me a working solution.

So I am asking the WG community for help. I would prefer not to rely on anything other than Wireguard and MikroTik if at all possible.

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u/rizwan602 — 3 months ago

Hercules T7 platter control

Hello,

I have a Hercules T7 controller.

I am learning to manipulate vinyl at school (Mesa Community College). On the Technics SL1200s, I can speed up or slow down a record with no issue.

On the T7, if I try to slow down the record using friction on the outer edge of the platter, the results are not good. The sound will slow down, but then it can abruptly jump to really slow, so much so that it is not right at all.

Is this just the way it is, or am I doing something wrong. Again, I have no issues with the Technics.

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u/rizwan602 — 3 months ago