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Upgraded to new modem, but same slow wifi issues remain
So i have 1GB service. Had service appointment today because slow wifi speeds for quite a while now, in range of 25mb/s to no connection at worst to 160ish mb/s at best. switched from T3200 to ne...
300 to 400 Mbps sounds right for Wi-Fi. It will drop as you move away from the router. The speed will halve on each hop of a mesh network, as each packet has to be re-transmitted along the route.
Remember, Gigabit service is meant to offer reasonable speeds to multiple devices / users on your network, rather than super high speeds to one user. Many content suppliers cannot provide their data to consumers at GB speeds.
And now the lights on the boosters have all turned red! And i forgot to mention that after the new router install last week that the doorbell camera feature for the alarm system no longer works on my phone. I need for this moratorium on in house technician visits to end so i can return to some form of decent service because this DIY stuff has only made things worse.
NFtoBC
Community Power User
Community Power UserHave you restarted each of the devices? My experience is they work well within the speeds of my low-speed Fibre.
So i was able to reconnect my doorbell in one step, but i keep failing with my roof mounted camera. I can push the button on the back of the camera until the light flashes white and gives off the temporary alarmxxox wifi signal. I can connect my phone to that just fine. I just keep failing in the last step where i try to connect my camera to my home wifi network. I may have to get a technician out to tackle that unless there are some other methods to try.
- NFtoBC
In my limited experience, some IoT devices do not play well with SmartSteering. I had repeated problems with door locks, for instance. This is particularly the situation if they are older devices.
- Restarting the boosters has returned my wifi boosters to having blue lights. Thanks for that suggestion, a small victory like this is huge right now. 🙂
Next challenge, security system cameras!
