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Post by fkawitchypea on Mar 12, 2018 23:06:40 GMT
I am hoping some peas can help me. I just had Spectrum here to see what we need to do to speed up our internet. DS plays xbox and has been complaining about speed. I have noticed lately that my streaming videos has had more issues with bandwidth recently. The technician was so nice and replaced our modem that we rent from spectrum and recommended a new router. He couldn’t quote a price for getting one from them and I have been recently burned by spectrum so I am going to get a new one. He couldn’t recommend one but said we needed one that has 5 ghz capability.
Anyone have any recommendations?
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Mar 12, 2018 23:12:13 GMT
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Mar 12, 2018 23:36:28 GMT
From DH: It will depend on your download speed that you are paying for. We are also on Spectrum and even their Turbo plan which should bring in 100MB a sec. But we are out in the sticks on the end of a long run and that is a rock star day. Rain, squirrels, and whatever else causes slowdowns. Most of the routers on this page will cover your needs. Stick with a gigabit router for future-proofing things in case they suddenly get fiber in your area. But honestly, spend the lowest amount to cover the future tech you need. The $300 router is fast as hell, but wont do dick on a choked spectrum pipe. I have a E8400 ($54) right now doing the heavy lifting at my house and it can max out the 100MB connection just fine over wireless. I would recommend the MU-MIMO routers that are just a touch more. Should be under $90. router linkThen most importantly you need to junk your patch cables that come with all of these modems and most likely the ones you have now. Here's a good source for reasonably priced good quality ones. cablesHope that helps!! |
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Mar 12, 2018 23:42:22 GMT
This is the one we have (and we have Spectrum/Time Warner): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F0DD0I6/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1It's expensive but it made a huge difference in our internet throughout our large, old, brick house. Before we got it we were lucky if one of us could stream at a time, now we can easily have 3 devices streaming at once without issue. That said, we find that the 5G is useless, it seems to be inconsistent so we stick with the standard and it's just fine. |
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Post by fkawitchypea on Mar 13, 2018 10:28:44 GMT
Thanks everyone!
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Post by tenacious on Mar 13, 2018 10:37:30 GMT
Following
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nursalim
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Post by nursalim on Feb 5, 2023 23:03:31 GMT
Well, as I know, Netgear Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream AX5700 is pretty popular. You may give it a try.
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