I never see the reposts section on my profile, only likes, favorites. And when I chat with someone, and then go to my profile, i dont see my likes or favorites appearing. None of them are loading. And often times, when i load the page it tells me i am logged out, but when i refresh the page, i am logged in as normal. They need to revamp the PC browser version. Started happening few weeks back.

The favorites show collections, when normally it supposed to show my favorites videos. Like all three sections should have many videos. The repost section never appears, so thats a long term bug.

Look at summary at the end, if you don't care about the specifics or have already purchased a router of your choice.

Upgraded to Neo 1Gbps (400 AED/month) as existing customer, and finally pulled the trigger on the TP-Link Archer BE6500 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router. Best decision I've made for my home setup. Getting a consistent 850 Mbps over Wi-Fi, which is the realistic ceiling you'll hit regardless of which router you use on this plan.

If you are new customer Neo plan gives you discount. Always buy/upgrade from Etisalat website or using the app. Don't bother using a different number to get the new customer discount, it will make another bill and not worth that for a 2 month discount.

If you use Etisalat router, you have to pay 22.5Dhs/Month. So if you use it for 24 months its 540 Dhs. The router I purchased is way worth it, as my experience with Etisalat router were subpar as the range is weak. And the D-Link they gave me before was unreliable.

I bought my router model for 480 Dhs from Amazon, for bigger range specifically and it didn't disappoint. As I have many walls between the router, and I still get 300Mbps. In the router room, I get 900Mbps. If price is an issue, purchase TP-Link Next-Gen Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 Mbps for 200 Dhs from Amazon.

The Etisalat-provided router is an Arcadyan (also a Chinese brand, for those who think they're avoiding Chinese). Mine was a D-Link before that, and it would silently die every night while I slept. Restart every single morning. The TP-Link has been rock solid.

Here's the full process if you want to bring your own router.

Step 1: Request PPPoE credentials from Etisalat

Do not bother calling. You will not reach a human agent. Even X/Twitter is useless as you will get generic answers. Instead:

Download the TDRA app
Submit a request asking for your PPPoE username and password
Also specifically ask them to disable the Plug and Play (PlugNPlay) feature on your line

Once they process it, you'll receive an SMS with your PPPoE username and password. Keep that handy.

Step 2: Buy your router

The TP-Link Archer BE6500 is what I went with and it handles 1Gbps without breaking a sweat. Wi-Fi 7 is genuinely future-proof at this price point.

Step 3: Set up the router

Skip the Tether app for initial setup. The web interface is faster and gives you more control.

Connect the fiber/internet line to the WAN port on your router
Open a browser and go to 192.168.0.1
When prompted for connection type, select PPPoE (not Dynamic/DHCP)
Enter the username and password from your SMS
That's it. You should be online.

Step 4: A few settings to configure

Disable Smart Connect — split your 2.4GHz and 5GHz into separate SSIDs. Gives you more control over which band your devices connect to.

Leave TWT and OFDMA/MU-MIMO disabled — they're off by default and that's fine. Enabling them can actually hurt speed on most setups, though they may improve battery life on phones. It's just that when i enabled such fancy optimizations, the max speed I could reach even near the router during speedtest was 600 Mbps. So i think you sacrifice speed for range or something.

Change your DNS to 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare). The default DNS you get through PPPoE feels sketchy to me.

Optional: Link to your TP-Link cloud account

Ohh you also get Amazon subscription for free. So go to E& app and then go to manage plan, and then go to subscriptions, and you will see Amazon there, click to redeem it. And then it will take you to a browser asking to log into amazon. Make sure you are not already logged in to a account you don't want prime in, its not reversible.

You can log into your TP-Link account directly from the 192.168.0.1 web interface. Once linked, you can manage the router remotely through the Tether app without needing to be on the same network.

Quick summary

Step	Action
1	Download TDRA app, request PPPoE credentials + disable PlugNPlay
2	Wait for SMS with username/password
3	Connect router, go to 192.168.0.1, select PPPoE, enter credentials
4	Disable Smart Connect, keep TWT/OFDMA off, set DNS to 1.1.1.1

The hardest part of this whole process is getting Etisalat to respond. Once that's done, the actual router setup takes under 10 minutes. Totally worth it.

Also chatGPT was really helpful during the setup for technical specifics, so giving this article to it, can help you answer more niche questions.

Happy to answer any questions in the comments.

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Guide to using your own router instead of Etisalat. Neo 1Gbps + TP-Link Archer BE6500 Wi-Fi 7

Quick summary