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| Thread ID: 145312 | 2017-09-29 08:21:00 | WiFi performance very poor. | mzee (3324) | Press F1 |
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| 1439994 | 2017-09-29 08:21:00 | I have a Draytek V130 modem in the basement, which is connected via a switch to mains socket adaptors to a TP-Link_D02A, TL-WR1043ND router in the living room above. For a long time the VDSL has been 47-50 Mbps at the modem, and 16-18 average on the WiFi. For the last few days the WiFi has dropped to 7Mbps, but is still 47Mbps on the cable from the mains plug to the router. I have tried different channels which made no difference. I have tested it with 4 computers, all give the same results. The up-speed remains reasonable at all times, 5-8 Mbps. The router is about 12 months old. It's a puzzlement! |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1439995 | 2017-09-30 01:42:00 | Move the modem out of the basement. The more walls and stuff in the way, the worse the signal. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1439996 | 2017-09-30 02:01:00 | The modem is in the basement because that is where the only functioning phone socket is. I have now moved the router alongside the modem, and eliminated the switch. WiFi is now 19Mbps down and 9Mbps up, which is more like it. There is still a 40% loss on the WiFi (Modem runs at 47Mbps) but this seems to be normal. Next step is Fibre as they finished doing our street several months ago. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1439997 | 2017-09-30 02:47:00 | You are lucky. Just did a test here, hadn't done one for a while. Got 14.85 & 0.52. I remember the last one being less than that. It's interesting to note if steam is updating a game file on my gaming system, the fastest I have ever seen it come through is 2.2Mbs |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1439998 | 2017-09-30 04:25:00 | PCTEK hit th enail on the head. To add to what she wrote, A lot depends in the internet connection in the first place, location of the wireless , the actual device , some devices work better than others. Throw in ANY sort of blockage eg. Wall, floor and the speed /connection strength will drop. Wireless isn't going to be as fast as a physical connection anyway. Again depending on what the hardware can take. Take one of my laptops ( I'm on Vodafone FibreX Max) a Ethernet connection I can get 900Mbps down / 94 Up. Yet on wireless from the same connection point approx. 2 Mtrs from the Router it drops to 32Mbps / 36. Why over a 800Mbps drop ? simple, the wireless is no where as good as Ethernet. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1439999 | 2017-09-30 10:29:00 | Depends on the type of wireless and the quality of the router/ access point too. As to why the sudden drop, something else sharing the connection? A new source of interference somewhere? neighbours on the same wi-fi band - could be lots of things. I just tested my wireless at 87/22 but that's on my sole 5Ghz device, switching to 2.4Ghz it drops to 51/22 but has much better signal strength. Thats pretty impressive considering I'm using the Spark freebie router. Not all wireless devices are created equal, I have a dual aerial wireless N adapter rated at 300Mbps, and a single aerial model that maxes at 150Mbps. Both seriously outperfrom the internal wi-fi on the cheap old laptop I used to have but neither comes close to my Note 5 I did the above testing with. At least not when it's close to the router, they have better range. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1440000 | 2017-09-30 19:14:00 | The modem is in the basement because that is where the only functioning phone socket is. I Move the phone socket or repair the others |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1440001 | 2017-10-01 22:18:00 | Move the phone socket or repair the others The wiring is terrible, so I will not bother. I will probably be changing to fibre this summer anyway, and don't have a land line phone (Naked VDSL). |
mzee (3324) | ||
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