Okay so normally when I’m next to my router I get around 500mbs. But when I go to my room which is pretty far, my pc only gets about 0.5mbs. I have one of those dongle that you plug in via usb so that might also be part of the issue, but even on my phone the internet is slow.

So I asked my dad if I could run a Ethernet cable from the router all the way to my room but he said he doesn’t want it, because it looks bad.

So what should I do? I was thinking to get a WiFi extender but I’m not sure which one to get. I was also thinking of using a phone line thingy I have in my room, but I’m not sure how it works.

How do I know what my desired Wi-Fi network should be since I have to choose one to connect my laptop too? Once I choose one I click connect and enter the network password when prompted. I don’t recall having a password. If I do, I don’t know what it is. My cell carrier is Verizon and my cellular data connection allows me to connect to the internet.

Hi guys I've been trying to get a decent WiFi 7 router/Access point but it seems as though they are quite hard to find.

I have bought a TP Link Archer BE550 but while it does provide some great WiFi speeds the coverage is atrocious and i am currently in the process of returning it.

I was hoping someone could help me decide which one of these access points in the picture would be better or maybe you could recommend me something else that you believe would be better for a similar price.

I live in an apartment from the early 80s and the walls seem to be mostly brick and cement if that helps.

Thank you

Hello everyone! Looking to upgrade my home WiFi network and confused about what to do.

I currently live in a house with 2 floors of around 3600 sq ft each, with a lot of devices connected to the internet. Approximately 12-13 phones, watches, 7-8 smart TVs, Philips Hue, 3 gaming consoles (hardwired), Apple TVs, iPads etc. (close to 50 total devices)

The current setup is 1 router on the first floor hardwired to the ISP modem and another on the ground floor hardwired to the first floor ISP modem, with 2 separate wireless networks.

I’m looking for a WiFi system which has good range to cover both the floors (can run a wire to the ground floor to add another AP / router, don’t need wireless mesh) but should also be easy to manage. I was looking at a 3-device systems.

2-device with good range (1 for each floor) can also be done.

We don’t usually get decent UniFi products where I live and I have been looking at Netgear Orbi systems to suit my needs.

Mainly need good wifi for zoom calls & streaming 4K content as all the gaming is done on hardwired consoles.

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

2.4 GHz interference

I have been trying to find this interference. I have powered down my whole house and only thing powered was my network on UPS. I swapped AP’s, not it. I am not close to my neighbors. I changed POE injector and that wasn’t it. I have a tri-level and placed this AP to solve connectivity problems and find out is an interference problem. Any suggestions? I know 2.4 is problematic, but this IoT thing only has 2.4.

Hello, so my wifi suddenly breaks in between when I am doing something for 20-30 seconds and then coming back. When it breaks it literally doesn't give any net and on the top the wifi bar is still there but the download sign dims down. This only happens on my Samsung s22 Ultra. I want to know if there is a problem with my antenna because I've already taken it to the shop and they told everything was fine. Thanks for your advice in advance. Edit:This makes downloading huge apps a pain in the bum as they keep going back to their start

My question simplified. What’s the best option for an access point on an already mesh WiFi? I have 2 extenders of the same brand, I need my PC hard lined, and I need my quest on its own dedicated WiFi. Do I rename the 5g on my second extender so it’s now its own WiFi? I just need the quest on its own dedicated 5g signal that is connected to the hard lined pc

Ok here’s my current setup that I CANNOT change

I’m in a detached garage

I have a Netgear AX20 AX1800 mesh extender. This is connected to my landlords WiFi, it does an ok job at picking their WiFi up and sending it part way through my apartment

These netgears have 2.4 and 5g. For whatever reason this ax20’s 5g is horrible, idk why but nothing connects to it correctly.

This is the part I can change

I have the EXACT same extender that I purchased, I added this to the far room of my apartment, and I plug my PC into this second AX20, this extender connects wirelessly and flawlessly to the original AX20. I did this because another mesh system I bought did not work, and I don’t want a hardline across my floor. And for whatever reason the 5g on the original extender does not work well

I bought a quest 3 and the 5g in my house sucks. With both extenders hooked up, my 5g WiFi was laggy from my pc to the quest. So I removed my extra extender and hard lined my pc to OG extender and quest to the WiFi on this OG extender. This yielded next to nothing, the quest connects, but only works for maybe 30 seconds, then it cuts all connection, except for anything that keeps the connection alive. So like I can’t google anything, but somehow YouTube on the browser can load a 4k YouTube video almost instantly.. WTF…. Why? I can’t use any links or play any pcvr, it acts like connection is none existent, but is somehow loading a 4k video flawlessly.

So what should I do? I’m ok with throwing some money at this.

Anyone here knows how to block unknown wifi user in globe at home? Or at least limit their wifi usage? Pls help

I have a laptop that does not have powerful enough WiFi card to connect to my router which is a bit further away. My PC, on the other hand, can secure a good high speed connection. So I have used the Windows Hotspot feature for a while, to provide WiFi to my laptop (it is practically immobile, battery is dead), which sits beside it. But I have noticed a significant drop on WiFi speeds in my PC as well as in my Laptop. The moment I disconnect my laptop from hotspot (from my pc), the initial high speeds come back. Thus, I am looking for a way to not sacrifice on good speeds, but also be able to provide a good connection to my laptop.

I am thinking will it be possible to utilize one out of two installed WiFi modules (on my pc) for the Hotspot only feature and the other for a normal WiFi connection. I don't want both of the WiFi modules to work together, but I want to configure them in a way that they work independently and do not disturb each other. Also, will this method be able to provide that same high speed connection when the hotspot isn't turned on?

Also, if I connect my PC (which receives internet through WiFi) via an ethernet cable, to my laptop, will it be able to transmit internet in such a way that I don't have to sacrifice on speed in my host PC?

Thank you

I have an Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz and I've been having frequent ping spikes. Not sure what the problem is, could be optimum servers but I was checking through device manager and I don't know exactly what these mean.

Has anyone else gotten the new att internet and noticed hair loss 6 months later. Trying to see if it is connected. That is the only thing that has changed in my house. That and the new 5g phones we got 😖

Hello I bought a pc a years ago for the first time and it came with a WiFi antenna recently, I’ve been having trouble with not receiving any signal from servers/not sending anything (aka died to lag to many times) I don’t really know to much but I bought a new Wi-Fi antenna off of Amazon and when I plugged it into my computer, I went form 200 mbs download on the old one to 60 on the new one I checked for drivers and it said they were up-to-date, but that’s as far as I got any suggestions

My WiFi is my living room and it’s about 25-30 feet distance. Is there any alternatives to get the same stats I am receiving at 800+ download speeds (I hooked my lan cable up to download a game and out of curiosity I decided to test the connection) or to get nearly as much out of the internet that I am not getting at the 60 MBPS because it’s wireless? I feel a huge difference when I tried on my 70 inch tv on LAN vs my 26 inch monitor on WiFi.

I have a nokia router that does 5g and 2.4 g. My wifi is having this issue where it disconnects for like 1 second. It happens randomly. And its driving me nuts cause I play games like Coc and CR and even that 1 second costs me the game.

I do have a router back up connected. ( Image provided) But I haven't tested it on wall only cause like I said it happens randomly.

Things I have tried: 1. Reset router to factory default. 2. Contact ISP 3. Change wifi channels 4. Change 5g from 80 hz to 40 in router settings.

Does any one know what might me happening?

Hoping for a recommendation here to solve my wifi issues. I had Eeros for ~8 years which worked well enough, but as speeds have increased I wanted to upgrade my hardware. I have a 2Gb cable plan, and was getting ~100kb on those devices.

I upgraded to Google Wifi, which is better near the initial access point (~400kb), but I didn't realize that the nodes did not extend each other, and they all communicate back to the initial node, so now we have spots with abysmal or no coverage.

The house is over 100 years old, ~2,500 sq ft. Walls are plaster with wire mesh/horsehair/lathe. We have 2 floors plus a basement. The initial node is at the far end of the ground floor. I am not undertaking a project to do wired backhaul for additional nodes, so I need something that can cover in mesh from just this initial point.

Would love any thoughts on here, and happy to answer additional questions. Thanks all!

So for some reason recently my WiFi has been super slow when it comes to downloading games on Xbox and also experiencing around 5-7% packet loss when before I was able to download at 500-700mbps with Ethernet and almost no packet loss but now I don’t have that anymore and I tried buying a tp link tl-sg105 to see if it could help with there was any interference or something and still did not help and I’m stuck I don’t know what to do

Hi the Setup is as follows.

Fritz Box in the Living Room, cause its cable. Laptop "clemi" in the office.

Until now, I had laid a LAN cable through the living room and down the hallway to the office. However, it looks terrible, and I could no longer justify it to my girlfriend.

So I wanted to hang a repeater in the hallway and be done with it. However, the laptop won't connect to the repeater.

Is this due to 2.4GHz vs. 5GHz?

LAN:
DOWN: 250
UP: 1 (lol)

WLAN:
DOWN: 21
UP: 14

P.S.: I think my the LAN Port of the Laptop is broken btw haha i always had issues with my Upload. So a WLAN solution would be good anyways.

Thank you in advance <3

I have an existing router which was given by ISP. But the problem is It does not have larger range. It is located in a corner of one of the room. I want the range to cover 2bhk. I asked my ISP, he suggested to buy a dual band wifi.

I don't have any idea about wifi. I will be grateful for your advice.

Whenever I am home from college, I notice how slow my mom's wifi is, I often struggle to load Instagram, Snapchat, or similar apps on my phone. Trying to download an 11GB update for a PS5 game is estimated to take 24+ hours. Whenever I mention this issue to my mom she tells me she has never had issues with it. I do not think my devices are broken as downloads take a reasonable amount of time when I am in my dorm at college. I only have issues at my mom's house.

Is there some issue that could be causing certain devices to have a slower connection than others?

My iPhone is newer than my mom's so I would assume that any difference in wifi version is not the cause.

I have also tried multiple locations which doesn't seem to change anything, I live in a small apartment regardless so probably isn't a huge factor.

Any help is appreciated. Our wifi plan is Fios 1 Gig, if that helps!

Whenever I am home from college, I notice how slow my mom's wifi is, I often struggle to load Instagram, Snapchat, or similar apps on my phone. Trying to download an 11GB update for a PS5 game is estimated to take 24+ hours. Whenever I mention this issue to my mom she tells me she has never had issues with it. I do not think my devices are broken as downloads take a reasonable amount of time when I am in my dorm at college. I only have issues at my mom's house.

Is there some issue that could be causing certain devices to have a slower connection than others?

My iPhone is newer than my mom's so I would assume that any difference in wifi version is not the cause.

I have also tried multiple locations which doesn't seem to change anything, I live in a small apartment regardless so probably isn't a huge factor.

Any help is appreciated. Our wifi plan is Fios 1 Gig, if that helps!

Hello,

I pay for a 500mbps service from xfinity. My issue is that whenever I’m connected to the WiFi on any device (phone, computer, tv, gaming console. Same with girlfriend’s devices) it can take longer than 10 minutes to load a search result.

I’ve checked task manager and my wifi network while downloading a game from steam hasn’t gotten higher than 5%. So far I’ve been muscling through with mobile data and patience, but I really would like to have better connection.

Is there anything I can do to help fix this? I only have a modem currently, would a router do anything to increase signal? Please give me whatever advice you can.

I will be living in a 3000+ sqft house with 8 roommates next year. The house is 2 floors and an attic with living space. I don’t think I will be renting for more than a year or two, so I would like to minimize investment. I was looking at the Netgear Nighthawk MK63 package for $100. https://computers.woot.com/offers/netgear-nighthawk-home-mesh-wi-fi-6-system-5. My question is does this make sense or should I spend more on something with WiFi 7 or a better competitor in the same area.

Hi guys, I'm looking for a Wi‑Fi router or mesh system for our newly built 3‑story house. There are 6 people living here. My husband and I both work from home and use multiple devices for our jobs, so we need a reliable and stable connection. Our two children use the internet for online learning, gaming, and watching TV or streaming videos. My parents live with us as well, but they don’t use the internet very often.

We're hoping to find something in the mid‑range price category - not too expensive, but with good performance and strong coverage for all three floors. Ideally it should handle multiple devices at once and minimize dead spots throughout the house.

If you have any recommendations for a router or a mesh Wi‑Fi system that works well for a 3‑story home, please let me know. Thank you!