Top products from r/Longmont

I recommend an 802.11AC router, so you can actually take advantage of the 1gbps connection over wireless somewhat.

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Gigabit-Support-Compatible/dp/B00F0DD0I6

I often refer the Netgear Nighthawk to friends, very consistent, works great. I've been using it for the past 2 years, doesn't have any issues. Older models usually have more support and all the bugs worked out/updated by now too. It's easy to setup.

It depends on what you are doing though... are you a technical person? Do you have a home server that you want to utilize? Are you going to use Power of Ethernet? etc...

If you just want something that works and doesn't need a whole lot of headache, just get the Nighthawk.

To OP, it sounds like you're looking for a new bike. What make and model is your old ride? Changing a cable housing and cable is pretty basic stuff and will cost you about $10, if you buy this set.. Beyond that, you may be looking at the price of brake pads and lube (assuming your chain isn't stretched, and your tires aren't dryrotted). That will come out to far less than the >$450 you'll pay for a new, multi-speed bike from a local shop. Watch a few videos to demystify bicycle tuning

>I go to Brewhops at lunchtime

I'm fairly sure you mean Cyclehops. Here's my breakdown:

•Basic mountain bike repairs: Cyclehops
•Basic cruiser bike repairs: Longmont Bicycle Co or Longmont Velo
•Specialized parts, like bearings: Cyclehops is your best bet in town.
•Mountain bike tires, helmets, gear, knowledge: The Fix in Boulder
•Suspension tuning and repair: Dirt Labs

Wow, I didn't realize that RC Cola was a rarity here (I was born in Texas). Good luck, if I see any out in the wild I'll let you know. Can it be in 2-liters or cans? Preference?

There is also this, which I didn't realize this combo was a thing, http://www.amazon.com/MoonPie-RC-Cola-Redneck-6-Pack/dp/B018GUZ2US/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450130032&sr=8-1&keywords=rc+cola

So there's a few options, but there's not really a simple/cheap solution that I know of. The first is to deal with slow wifi and maybe use LTE when it gets real bad. The second is to move the router somewhere. Like run a cat6 cable somewhere more central and put the router there. You'll get better wifi everywhere that way - but if you take away the hard line to your gaming setups you'll lose speed there.

There's a thing called a wifi extender - I tried one once and thought it was basically useless. I'd avoid that.

If you're willing to spend some money, it sounds like there's a thing called "wireless mesh." If I'm honest, I don't know everything about them, but I think you can get some good results from them if you're willing to spend some money. I don't claim that any of these are great, but I've considered them in the past - and would be considering them now if I hadn't just bought a car...

amazon/netgear orbi


netgear site

I've got NextLight and here's what I use.

From NextLight, go into a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite, from that into a switch.

In the switch it all my wired devices, laptop, desktop, Roku, and a Ubiquiti UAP-AC-PRO for WiFi.

It all works great, very fast and my devices are the bottleneck, not my network.

It's not as simple and compact as an all in one wifi router job. But those are a jack of all types, master of none. The Ubiquiti router, switch and AP combo is far superior for performance and reliability.

Yeah, still don't have nextlight here but i've considered getting an antenna and a tivo for it, but I really struggle to think of anything i'm particularly missing. I suppose if you wanted to watch local sports then it'd be a good idea, but hardly worth it for me.

I will say that I think tivo have a great product. If i were going down that path i'd get a TiVo Roamio and an antenna.

Outdoor is your best bet, but after trying several indoor antennas, the one that finally worked for me was this one: https://www.amazon.com/Mohu-Paper-thin-Reversible-Performance-MH-110584/dp/B00APPDX86/ref=sr_1_2?

A few notes:

• I get better reception without connecting the amplifier (strange, but true)
  
• On my 2 story home, I have it thumbtacked to a southern facing wall on the 2nd floor and get all of the Denver Networks without any issue
  
  Other indoor antennas usually gave me a couple of channels, but never ABC. This one gets me everything.
  
  

Costco used to do it.

Walmart used to as well where I used to live, not sure of the one in town.

https://www.amazon.com/TOTMC-Capture-Adapter-Windows-Window/dp/B00M7T8T1E/ref=br_lf_m_curhvwtw75x48wn_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&s=pc

You could order one of these, use free software on your PC, and just do it yourself as well as long as you have a VHS player.

Pretty sure he's talking about this one: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Ultra-Thin-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B00X4RAEZC

I've got something similar to this that I use to check codes with my phone (and occasionally clear them).

https://www.ubnt.com/edgemax/edgerouter-lite/

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K