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Post by Slinger on Sept 13, 2023 11:45:20 GMT
...when many (most?) people disable it and use a proper mesh. Definitely NOT " most" from what I've read, which is a fair bit. A " proper" mesh is comparatively expensive, especially in today's financial climate. I'd even suggest that " most" people probably don't even know what a mesh is. You seem to assume that everyone is in the same position as you, with the same depth of knowledge which you have sought out for your personal situation. In fact, a great many wi-fi users don't even live in a property that would benefit from a mesh system, I certainly don't. |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 13, 2023 12:11:25 GMT
I only assumed from the houses I've been to. Most routers have crap WiFi that is doubtful to reach every part of the house. Most of my friends have mesh units to give full coverage. We have 5 of them.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 13, 2023 12:49:16 GMT
Thanks Steve, sounds very promising. The Mrs has decided she wants to keep the landline after all so we will give Vodafone a try. Voda went Voice Over IP for us a month or 2 ago. We don't use the landline. Not even plugged in but they sent a dongle to plug into the router if we wanted to. More useful info, thanks Steve. First I have heard about this. So you just plug your old phone into this dongle or do you need a new one? Ideally we need to keep a landline for the in-laws to call from Greece - their internet is a cluster of gargantuan proportions thanks to one "engineer" who came and right royally fkd it up. |
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 4, 2023 10:33:21 GMT
Yesterday I cancelled Three broadband and hopefully the router will be on its way back soon.
I had a lightbulb moment and have completely reorganized the Sky router set up. Instead of having it in the hall near the phone socket, I am now running a long RJ11 cable so it can sit in the middle of the living room. This has great benefits - it's the best place for giving a strong WiFi signal to the rest of the house, I can run a much shorter network cable to my streamer and Mac; our Sky WiFi booster has been moved from living to bedroom where the weakest signal is and now we get max strength WiFi there - fantastic!
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Post by Slinger on Oct 4, 2023 13:34:02 GMT
Interesting! Conflicting advice as ever ... Well I will find out tomorrow. I'll happily trade some of its top speed for reliability. 2. Place your router centrally Wireless broadband routers transmit from all directions in a circle. This means the more centrally you can place it, the better your home's overall coverage will be. Putting your router near a window means that you're broadcasting outside as well as inside, and sending some of your strongest broadband connection – quite literally – out the window... Another reason to place your router in the centre of your home is to avoid anyone else accessing your Wi-Fi – if your connection can't be picked up by devices outside your house, then you're less likely to have to have your connection compromised. |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 4, 2023 14:12:19 GMT
The above doesn't apply for a 4G/5G router, as positioning for the mobile data signal should be optimised.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 6, 2024 9:12:32 GMT
After problems with Amazon Firestick connecting I fired up the old Router.
(Yes I know, mustn't have 2 routers running)
However,
New router no connection for Firestick
Old router straight in
Try a few times on each for same result
Laptop and streamer working fine on new router
Both Three mobile broadband
Technology
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Fro
Rank: Quartet
Posts: 342
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Post by Fro on Jul 11, 2024 21:02:20 GMT
What are you guys getting for internet speed??
Upload Speed
980 Mbps
Download Speed
790 Mbps
Ft Worth, Texas
AT&T UVerse Fiber Optic Internet
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 12, 2024 9:23:48 GMT
I'd be delighted with 10% of that
13 Mbps down
6 Mbps up
Three Mobile broadband
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Post by stellabagpuss on Jul 12, 2024 11:27:58 GMT
54 Mbps download
20 Mbps upload
Sky Fibre
Fibre cabinet, Copper to House
Rock, Worcestershire, UK
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Post by orange55 on Jul 12, 2024 11:41:05 GMT
Same as above on Sky Fibre.
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Post by nicholas on Jul 12, 2024 12:58:46 GMT
Download Speed
944 Mbps
Upload Speed
947 Mbps
Atlanta, Georgia
AT&T UVerse Fiber Optic Internet
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bencat
Rank: Quartet
Posts: 353
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Post by bencat on Jul 12, 2024 13:21:02 GMT
Download speed
138 Mbps
Upload speed
21.1 Mbps
Liverpool UK
Vigin Media Direct Fibre .
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atoz
Rank: Trio
Posts: 147
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Post by atoz on Jul 12, 2024 15:51:14 GMT
Download
45.7 MBPS
Upload
6.45 MBPS
Antrim, N.Ire
BT copper
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Fro
Rank: Quartet
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Post by Fro on Jul 12, 2024 16:38:38 GMT
Man! What gives with the crappy internet speeds in UK?? I'm happy with my speed/strength through UVerse Everything I listen to or watch is streamed these days. I do have a bunch of downloaded CD music files on my Taiko Extreme hard drive, but to be honest, the higher resolution (up to 192khz) music I can stream from Qobuz/Roon sounds best on my system! My Oppo 105 CD/SACD/BluRay player sits idle these days.
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Post by orange55 on Jul 12, 2024 19:07:49 GMT
Man! What gives with the crappy internet speeds in UK?? I'm happy with my speed/strength through UVerse Everything I listen to or watch is streamed these days. I do have a bunch of downloaded CD music files on my Taiko Extreme hard drive, but to be honest, the higher resolution (up to 192khz) music I can stream from Qobuz/Roon sounds best on my system! My Oppo 105 CD/SACD/BluRay player sits idle these days.
They have just switched on fibre to the door in my village and they offer 1 GB in both directions, so you can get faster speeds in growing number of areas. But there is a lot of old networks still out there. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 12, 2024 22:07:51 GMT
It's pathetic, I can't even get Sky's "full fibre" Service in North London. My Sky speed is 70mb - not amazing but reliable at least.
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Post by mattspl on Jul 12, 2024 22:15:05 GMT
Mine is Vodafone fibre in North county Dublin.
500mbps download
50mbps upload
You can pay more and get 1000mbps, but we don't need it.
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Post by stellabagpuss on Jul 13, 2024 6:40:42 GMT
It's pathetic, I can't even get Sky's "full fibre" Service in North London. My Sky speed is 70mb - not amazing but reliable at least. Well your lucky Jules, as l pay for Fibre, and l can't even get your speed. Where's MartinT when you need him 🤣 Personally having superfast speeds is wasted in many aspects, as bandwidth costs companies money,and you discover this when certain websites still open at the same speed. Faster speed is a Godsend if you have,family flat out on YouTube or Netflix, it's video content where it comes in handy. Personally I think where lucky.. Remember dial up speeds 🤣 |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 13, 2024 6:49:59 GMT
Music Room 60Mbps down, 2Mbps up, on EE 4G+ mobile.
Main barn 200Mbps down, 2Mbps up on Three 4G+ mobile.
Honestly, even supporting IT remotely, it's plenty.
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