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connectivity using Nighthawk AC1900 router with an EX7000 mesh extender
I'm at my wits end and thought I'd ask for some help, since Xfinity won't be of much use since I'm not using their equipment. So here's the rundown: I'm using a Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 cable mod...
What speeds do you pay for? (up and down)
What speeds do you actually get hardwired into the router?
Do wired devices having issues or only wireless?
do you have a screen snip of the cable connections page?
the C7000 isn't a mesh router and doesn't support single ssid function. I'd make sure to use seperate ssids from the router so you can choose which band to connect to.
Reason why is 2.4ghz is much more sensitive to interferece, broadcasts further, and has less throughput. So in apartment living, it tends to be close to worthless. So any streaming/gaming device should not be on 2.4ghz in apartment living.
The EX7000 does have a mesh function but again, in apartment living it can be pointless. Because if it moves a device to the 2.4ghz band, suddenly that device can have issues because of interference.
so during setup, disable mesh on the EX7000. Its a bit more of a pain as then you have multiple ssids but then you can choose which to connect to.
and I'll say again, don't use 2.4ghz for any gaming/streaming. It'll be sketchy at best when living in apartments.