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Changing Wi-Fi channels to manual selection on Telus/Modem router
Before someone interjects to suggest that we should refrain from manually changing channels and let the router handle it automatically, I want to highlight that this might not always be t...
Yes, they are easily changable. The one user may have had the Wifi Hub, which is a bit of an outlier. It has a few issues. That one is not nearly as frequently used as it used to be for new installs. The T3200 that I have is an older gateway Telus uses. The Boost Wifi6 AP is part of all new installs.
I did a quick network scan and I have 66 wifi networks in range currently. The network utility shows that channels 11 for 2.4GHz and channel 100 for 5GHz are the best I can choose based on the nearby networks. I won't bother posting screenshots from the T3200M as they aren't typically used for new installs anymore. I will include the Wifi6 Boost screenshots. The 5GHz low network I left as auto for the channel.
Have you actually made any changes to switch from Auto to Manual?
It's easy to assume it's changeable but with the Shaw/Rogers Tecnhicolor router/modem it's visible but slightly greyed out now so we can't change it. Another Telus user in a post from a few years ago with Fibre wrote he can't.
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserYes, they are easily changable. The one user may have had the Wifi Hub, which is a bit of an outlier. It has a few issues. That one is not nearly as frequently used as it used to be for new installs. The T3200 that I have is an older gateway Telus uses. The Boost Wifi6 AP is part of all new installs.
I did a quick network scan and I have 66 wifi networks in range currently. The network utility shows that channels 11 for 2.4GHz and channel 100 for 5GHz are the best I can choose based on the nearby networks. I won't bother posting screenshots from the T3200M as they aren't typically used for new installs anymore. I will include the Wifi6 Boost screenshots. The 5GHz low network I left as auto for the channel.
I appreciate your efforts!
In my congested area Auto works best for 2.4 GHz. On the other hand since everyone in our condo are also using 5 GHz for streaming and gaming, only channel 157 is optimal. It's the best of the worst. But I get the advertised 500 Mbps on 157 only and exceed it via Ethernet cable.
I also have bandsteering disabled. Only smart devices including WiFi Google mini and a printer/scanner are connected to 2.4 GHz. These devices run only on 2.4 GHz. But I notice a major performance hit immediately with 5 GHz when in Auto. It's stuck on 44.
I might try to get out of my Shaw contract and switch to Telus internet assuming all basic Fibre modem/routers have unrestricted access to WiFi channels.
