Sounds like AI is being over used.
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> On Dec 18, 2025, at 5:18 PM, Dev <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I’ve not had that happen either. The most annoying thing about Calix is the 
> DDoS style marketing, and the fact that I don’t really know what they’re 
> selling, since they turn hardware industry terms into marketing terms they 
> make up, so like rather than an OLT, they’ll sell it as a “super customer 
> impact chassis” or something strange, or a router might be a “customer 
> success module”.
> 
> Then there’s support: a labrithian dystopian mess where you need three 
> platforms to get to the firmware update you might need, and even then, it’s 
> probably not called what you think it should be, it’s likely under the name 
> of the OS, then on a submenu somewhere. 
> 
> That said, once you get it running, it just kind of runs, and that’s good, 
> because you’ll need all those months of running smoothly to save up for the 
> next batch of ridiculousness you’ll have to buy later. 
> 
> I don’t know if Adtran is better, but they’re sure nicer to talk to, and seem 
> to be engineering-led, which is nice as an operator. We’re trying out one of 
> their chassis and liking it quite a lot. 
> 
>> On 18 Dec 2025, at 1:20 PM, Jan-GAMs <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> The main problem with Calix is they turn-off remotely in an arbitrary 
>> fashion, and cause a lot of needless truckrolls.  Other than that, the wifi 
>> coverage inside the home is a bit stronger than most routers so I'd give 
>> them a 4 star rating.  The extenders have the same issues.  When they're 
>> working, they're pretty good, when they get turned-off, they're worse than 
>> dog-doo.  They consume a lot of time to install and it's maddening as hell 
>> to put up with they're arbitrary crap.  You can depend on them shutting off 
>> six months after install.  The "air-cube" is an easier to install router and 
>> more reliable.
>> On 12/13/25 16:27, Mark - Myakka Technologies via AF wrote:
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