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AC750 WiFi Range Extender Essentials Edition experiencing a dropping in speed/performance over time
After using this wifi extender with my ASUS RT-AC3100 router I was happy with the performace of the connection which was 10mbps download speed on my computer. I use this product as a wifi extender and connected it to my computer via ethernet cable and I make sure that no other device tries to connect to my wifi extender. The connection to my router and device were stated good or green, my computer has been using the software and games with really good ping, download speeds on google, steam, and other softwares displayed averages of 10mbps. However, ever since a week ago or earlier I started noticing the issue that my download speeds decreased to around 200kbps which annoys me from doing anything on any site. However when playing games and such my ping was about the same which is 20-30ms in all games. I wish to fix my download speed issue, I tried reseting my routers and such, I tried different kind of connection like 2.4 ghz band or 5 ghz, change wireless channels, checked, removed, or updated software on my computer to help but to no avail the download does not seem to change. The final thing I did was checking how much download speed is limited and its no where close to 200kbps, it was capped at 100mbps as it was before this happened.
Found the problem, In my router settings I saw that my speed was limited to 2mbps changed it back to what it was, it must've been my brother trying to keep his high speeds
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What speed do you pay for from your isp?
If the extender is hardwired into your pc, have you tried setting up fastlane mode?
another though was have you tried moving it around a bit? sometimes things within the walls or furniture can be blocking signals. moving a little laterally/closer/further away can actually help speed.
firmware on the extender?
What speed do you get from speedtest.com directly connected to the router?
and then speedtest directly connected to the extender?
1. Around like 60 or 70 a month
2. Fastlane hardly did anyhting
3. My extender hasn't moved one bit before the situation ocured and I can't get any more optimal with connection with router vs device since the computer is too far
4. Says up to date
5. Most speed tests say that my other computer for my brother is around 50 mbps with all the normal devices connecting wirelessly or wired to my router at the same time. On my computer its at 268kbps
WalterLee wrote:1. Around like 60 or 70 a month----Not cost. What speed do you pay for?
2. Fastlane hardly did anyhting
3. My extender hasn't moved one bit before the situation ocured and I can't get any more optimal with connection with router vs device since the computer is too far----and it might not have been the device moving. it could have been something like furniture or something else in the path thats causing blocking. have you tried moving it elsewhere and connecting a different device to it?
4. Says up to date----not helpful. what firmware number?
5. Most speed tests say that my other computer for my brother is around 50 mbps with all the normal devices connecting wirelessly or wired to my router at the same time. On my computer its at 268kbps----50 mbps where? in the same location? different location? testing on what band? testing on what website?
Found the problem, In my router settings I saw that my speed was limited to 2mbps changed it back to what it was, it must've been my brother trying to keep his high speeds
