Hello, so uhm, im kinda new in mikrotik and looking for recommendation for what hardware should i get.
a bit of context, that my current isp lend RB951Ui-2HND as the router. in last few month there quite a number of problem with the isp being down. ( its the outside fiber cable issue not mikrotik )
then the marketing peeps, told me to change to other isp, so i kinda need my own router now.
for the usage, there are 1 iptv, 3 pc/laptop user mostly always streaming netflix, games and stuff, around 8 tablets/mobile phones.
the problem is on the iptv. now the iptv is currently using a dedicated 10mbps isp, different with the pc and tablet. im planning to get 100mbps for everything ( iptv,pc and mobile )
so before i change isp. i tried the iptv on the same router as pc (30mbps), whenever there are download or many peeps using the internet. the iptv will buff. which is a no no. since poops watch iptv every night.
First my advice regarding router: I think the best bang per buck for SoHo class of devices gives hAP ac². With dual-band radio it’s a good base to extend WiFi coverage (to maximize overall WiFi performance you should use one band for connection between APs and the other band to connect client devices) and if you go with this concept, any dual-band wifi APs would do. Due to WiFi standardization glitches you should use same vendor (i.e. Mikrotik) for all APs to get best overall experience.
Second regarding your IPTV test: your current device should be able to route the 30Mbps you’ve got without too much sweat unless configured really sub-optimally.
Generally when DL gets congested, it’s upstream (ISP’s) router which should do the QoS magic. If you’re testing OTT IPTV service, that stream will be considered as yet another IP stream by your ISP and very likely their router won’t do anything about QoS. There’s some (advanced) stuff with queuing that you can do in ROS and affects DL indirectly, but won’t really guarantee flawless IPTV service.
So depending on how your new ISP is offering IPTV either it would probably work even with your current router (a really low-end device) or there will be occasional hiccups even if you’ll have a beast of a router on your side.
for the first part, hap ac2 seems really good unit, from what read, another thing. is it overkill for my use case ? or any lower price unit could do ?
as the second part : the current router is owned by my current ISP, so when i change new ISP, the router got to go with the old ISP. that why i planned to get new router for the new ISP.
about the IPTV, its standalone service so, high chance that the new ISP will see it as a normal stream. about the ISP side, there might be nothing i could do about it, but i would like to make sure the iptv wont be interfere when a number of peeps in the network is downloading and streaming netflix, and im looking for optimal router for that use. so that i dont just randomly buy overkill router that i could probably get a way with a cheaper one.
As I wrote it’s hard to affect link performance from the receiving side, but not impossible. However that task is then harder on receiving end which means it has to be a bit more powerful than it would be without this requirement. This leads to my (subjective) verdict: devices substantially cheaper than hAP ac2 lack needed processing power.