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Not enough Range
Hey, so my Original router is around 18MBPS and on the Extender it says 300MPBS, when I run a test I'm only getting around 11-16mpbs. Also I run tests to see if there's a average and some tend to be 9...
Well yea I do have a phone line but that is quite far. I wouldn't say far but I have to exit my room, go down the stairs which is 5 steps away from my room and then go down 13 steps and the phone line is there. Also isn't that netgear router 300MBPS? And the TalkTalk one is a 38MBPS... So the netgear is way better
AdzzyMalone wrote:
Well yea I do have a phone line but that is quite far. I wouldn't say far but I have to exit my room, go down the stairs which is 5 steps away from my room and then go down 13 steps and the phone line is there.Does this phone line plug into your router? I'm trying to figure out what type of Internet service you have. I think you have some form of DSL but I don't know if the TalkTalk router has a DSL modem built into it or if you have a separate modem. It's important to know this.
Also isn't that netgear router 300MBPS? And the TalkTalk one is a 38MBPS... So the netgear is way better
It sounds like you are quoting wireless speeds. There is no such thing as a 38 Mbps router. Common wireless speeds are 54 Mbps, 150 Mbps, 300 Mbps and higher. What is the exact model number of the TalkTalk router? I will try to look up the specs on line.
The other point I've been trying to get across is that getting a new router with fast wireless is not going to help if your Internet service is 18 Mbps. Think of the Internet as a garden hose. Upgrading your wireless network to 300 Mbps is like feeding that garden hose into a fire hose. You are still going to get only a trickle of water through that fire hose. You need to upgrade that garden hose by getting faster Internet service. To do that, you need to call TalkTalk. Hopefully, there is a faster Internet available to you.
