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AC1900 R7000 Router not providing upgraded speeds on 5Ghz
My ISP upgraded my internet speeds from 100Mbps to 400Mbps. I am using an Arris TM1602A modem and the ISP tech says he is seeing the increased speeds from the modem. Whenever I do a speedtest, the be...
Not sure what was causing the drop in speeds to around 100M but now I am seeing consistent download speeds around 230-250Mpbs, with that number going above 300M as I move closer to the router/modem room.I decided for now not to use an extender as I had forgotten that they impact the throughput and primarily extend the 5Ghz range.
jhex7000 wrote:Any thoughts on installing the AC1900 WiFi Mesh Extender and set it up as an extender for the 2.4 and 5Ghz bands? It looks as if it can be used to extend existing network wifi bands as well as create a new access point.
AC1900 is a speed. Not a model.
but if I was going to recommend range extenders, I'd recommend the triband extenders.
Reason why is the standard extenders drop your thoroughput 50%. They have to send and then receive using the same chip and they can't do both at once. Which is why they drop the thoroughput. The tribands mitigate this by reserving 1 of the 5ghz chips just for router---extender communication. Making them much faster since they don't take the speed hit right off the bat.
Not sure what was causing the drop in speeds to around 100M but now I am seeing consistent download speeds around 230-250Mpbs, with that number going above 300M as I move closer to the router/modem room.I decided for now not to use an extender as I had forgotten that they impact the throughput and primarily extend the 5Ghz range.