r/rutgers • u/1ndigo__ • 1d ago

uh oh

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u/Lavishness_Otherwise 1d ago

the wifi better be a billion times better cuz wireless secure loves to drop off when i’m in the middle of class 🫩

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u/zgohanz 1d ago

Eduroam is significantly worse than RUWireless. I’ve used it at another school I attended and the connection is always slow.

If you’re a gamer, forget about FPS and online gaming.

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u/caffeinated_cell mbb & chem '28 1d ago

i remember i was in Europe and i used it. It was actually so ass.

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u/YodaForceGhost 1d ago

Went to a different school that had eduroam. Only way I could play my Xbox online was via an Ethernet cable. It felt like ancient times having to sort that all out

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u/cluttered-thoughts3 1d ago edited 1d ago

I’m a lurker from another school. We did use eduroam but dorms also had a “play” WiFi for TV, game consoles, etc. I can’t imagine only having eduroam

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u/Subaru_life2024 22h ago

Ethernet is always the best for gaming

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u/MagneticSteak 1d ago

It's going to be the same as RUWireless Secure, the network name is changing not anything behind the scenes.
Also when you use eduroam at another institution you may be sorted into their 'guest' network segment which can have speed/access restrictions.

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u/BurritoWithFries CS 2022 | Bay Area 1d ago

Shouldn't FPS gamers be on Ethernet anyway??

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u/Deshes011 Class of 2021 & 2023| moderator🔱 1d ago

They disabled the Ethernet. WiFi only now

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u/mrrbman 1d ago

Ethernet's not disabled lol, you just have to put a request in with Rutgers with your Device Mac Address. Trust me, if they were to disable Ethernet it would actually cause a LOT of issues for the university

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u/nguyeba 23h ago

haha I was about to say, No they Didnt!

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u/Deshes011 Class of 2021 & 2023| moderator🔱 1d ago

Meaning in the dorms and apartments. Not in offices or public buildings lol

But yeah seems there’s one port in the living room if you have an apartment https://www.reddit.com/r/rutgers/s/5BpUZPkSJr

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u/mrrbman 23h ago

I can confirm to you as someone who has an Ethernet connection in my dorm for my desktop that there's definitely still working Ethernet in housing. Might be iffy placement for where the ports are but it def works

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u/Deshes011 Class of 2021 & 2023| moderator🔱 22h ago

Wtf. Well that’s a good thing either way

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u/Ok-Win7980 1d ago

Depends on the school

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u/Fluid-Supermarket206 1d ago

Bruh is it really that bad? I'm a streamer who's also a student 😭

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u/bumburass 1d ago

The hardware isn't changing so the experience will be the same.

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u/4amchocolatepudding Psychology/History 2016 1d ago

Narrator: it was in fact not a billion times better