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| Thread ID: 143778 | 2017-04-07 01:09:00 | multi device modems? | Apteryx (294) | Press F1 |
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| 1433880 | 2017-04-07 01:09:00 | We have 5 mobile fones, 3 laptops; three cell phones; a printer, a tv and a doorphone on our wifi home network which despite having Fibre for one year has been no faster. We have the modem (cable installed to the top floor) on the top floor of 3 which is where all the devices are used, bar the doorfone and we have the modem sitting atop a 2metre cabinet. I read somewhere that the Spark provided modem is only suitable for two devices. Could that be right? If so why doesn’t Spark ask how many in the household? Which modem would thus be suitable for the number of devices we have? We have both 2.4 and 5G devices. |
Apteryx (294) | ||
| 1433881 | 2017-04-07 01:35:00 | Not *specifically* suitable for only two devices, but it's terrible... Really really terrible. Fire up bittorrent on one device, have TeamSpeak open, start playing a game, and the Spark router will turn to custard. If you're on UFB, get yourself the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter-X, it's ~$100 and it's *amazing*! So, so solid... No WiFi though, so from there add yourself whatever WiFi you want. I've recently ditched my Archer C7 (It lasted 4 months then needed a reboot, which to me means it's time for it to go) and gone for a Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LR, for long-range 802.11ac on both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, and the range surpasses even the Archer C7!! Plus, I get some really really good throughput. Speedtest to fast.com from the room next to the router, through a closed door, and I still get 200mbps+ Testing from the other end of the house, through two closed doors, and I'm getting 90-ish See my sig below for more stuff on routers :) Edit: For the record, I usually average around 40 devices on my network at any given time, half of which is WiFi. I don't have your usual "home" network by any stretch, my network takes a *beating*, and never skips a beat! :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1433882 | 2017-04-07 02:07:00 | What did you have before fibre? I had VDSL and even though my speed more than doubled it's not that noticeable most of the time. A simple test is to do a speed test from an Ethernet connected device when nobody else is using it to get a baseline Idea and then try it over Wi-Fi from your devices. If there is a big difference then it's worth considering upgrading to better hardware as the bottleneck is at your end of things. For the record I'm using the spark supplied Huawei Router (think it's the better of they 2 they supply but I'm not home to check models) and fully expected to replace it but so far it's been very reliable. I'd rate myself as a heavy single user though, a lot of devices connected but only 1-3 using any bandwidth at 1 time. Say a torrent running, a Netflix show streaming, and a game playing would be the worst I normally do. I might use Skype as well but the Netflix would be closed if so. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1433883 | 2017-04-07 02:26:00 | Fire up bittorrent on one device, have TeamSpeak open, start playing a game, and the Spark router will turn to custard. Hmmm. Friend has bedroom (ex garage, end of house) TV on it, lounge TV on it, Netflixing, partners laptop on it, doing I don't know, sons laptop, gaming and the visitors (airbnb) with their laptop and phone on it. No degradation that I have seen, and I was there messing about with her old desktop the other day, also using wifi off it. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1433884 | 2017-04-07 02:34:00 | Another comment, as someone who has killed an above average number of routers... I think a lot of issues come down to poor cooling design, even on some of the better routers. A lot can depend what the conditions are like where the modem is installed. Then there's just the luck of the draw with quality control on cheapo hardware. sometimes you get lucky and get a good one. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1433885 | 2017-04-07 14:21:00 | Hmmm. Friend has bedroom (ex garage, end of house) TV on it, lounge TV on it, Netflixing, partners laptop on it, doing I don't know, sons laptop, gaming and the visitors (airbnb) with their laptop and phone on it. No degradation that I have seen, and I was there messing about with her old desktop the other day, also using wifi off it. "on it" doesn't specifically mean it's doing anything. You've listed 6 devices :-/ Netflix is a single connection, some games also use a few connections, but basically having a device "connected" isn't always enough. Often times though those routers will end up killing off the DHCP server when the NAT load gets too high, common problem, but just having a device connected isn't specifically going to take it out... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1433886 | 2017-04-07 23:46:00 | Thanks to all for your help. | Apteryx (294) | ||
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