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Router recommendations to not have shitty internet
Posted on 11/26/18 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 11/26/18 at 1:38 pm
Internet usage:
-Regular streaming on Fire TV and smart TV
-Occasional Kodi usage on Fire TV
-2 phones, 2 laptops, 2 tablets - rarely all used simultaneously
-Echo & PS4 usage also
I currently pay for 100mbps, but my shitty router spits out 10-15mbps consistently.
I was previously "borrowing" a friends router while he went overseas for a year, and that badass thing was spitting out 100+mbps consistently.
Anything around $100 or less that will get me back to those speeds?
TIA
-Regular streaming on Fire TV and smart TV
-Occasional Kodi usage on Fire TV
-2 phones, 2 laptops, 2 tablets - rarely all used simultaneously
-Echo & PS4 usage also
I currently pay for 100mbps, but my shitty router spits out 10-15mbps consistently.
I was previously "borrowing" a friends router while he went overseas for a year, and that badass thing was spitting out 100+mbps consistently.
Anything around $100 or less that will get me back to those speeds?
TIA
Posted on 11/26/18 at 2:14 pm to rintintin
Amazon
I have this router from Netgear; currently on sale for $69 (normally $100).
With Cox 300, I normally pull 250 down/30 up non-wired on the 5 Ghz band. As long as you have a good docsis 3.0 modem, you shouldn't have any issues pulling/exceeding your max bandwidth.
I have this router from Netgear; currently on sale for $69 (normally $100).
With Cox 300, I normally pull 250 down/30 up non-wired on the 5 Ghz band. As long as you have a good docsis 3.0 modem, you shouldn't have any issues pulling/exceeding your max bandwidth.
Posted on 11/26/18 at 3:15 pm to whodatdude
Nice thanks, I saw that one and was wondering if it was a good deal.
Posted on 11/26/18 at 3:35 pm to whodatdude
I'll second the Netgear 6700. I have it paired with an Arris Surfboard cable modem and my internet is rock solid.
Posted on 11/26/18 at 4:31 pm to rintintin
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my shitty router
Have you tried splitting 2.4ghz bands and 5ghz bands then putting each on a frequency that doesn't have much interference from other neighboring networks?
Posted on 11/26/18 at 5:17 pm to rintintin
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This post was edited on 8/8/20 at 9:23 am
Posted on 11/26/18 at 5:24 pm to Hopeful Doc
quote:
Have you tried splitting 2.4ghz bands and 5ghz bands then putting each on a frequency that doesn't have much interference from other neighboring networks?
Is this a difficult process?
I'm not necessarily tech savvy, but pretty good at figuring things out.
Posted on 11/26/18 at 9:06 pm to rintintin
Give me your current router make and model.
Usually it's a matter of a handful of drop-down menus. I'll read up and see if I can find a guide and if not try to walk you through it
Some can't do it at alto start without further help, Google "my router (but your make/model) set 2.4ghz channel"
Set the 2.4ghz to 20mHz band on 1, 6, or 11.
Set the 5ghz band to a width of 80. In a house, you likely can choose anything but can play around with it and speed test, speedtest, speed test until you find the fastest one
Probably easier than describing how to do a scan which your hardware may or may not support.
Usually it's a matter of a handful of drop-down menus. I'll read up and see if I can find a guide and if not try to walk you through it
Some can't do it at alto start without further help, Google "my router (but your make/model) set 2.4ghz channel"
Set the 2.4ghz to 20mHz band on 1, 6, or 11.
Set the 5ghz band to a width of 80. In a house, you likely can choose anything but can play around with it and speed test, speedtest, speed test until you find the fastest one
Probably easier than describing how to do a scan which your hardware may or may not support.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 6:40 am to Hopeful Doc
I just pulled the trigger on the router recommended above before the sale ran out. Thanks for the info though.
We'll see how this one works out.
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We'll see how this one works out.
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Posted on 12/5/18 at 6:20 am to rintintin
Thanks for the recs on this router, I'm pulling 100+ immediately and sometimes in the 120's and 130's. It's amazing how much difference a good router makes. ![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/Iconcheers.gif)
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