Another TG582n wi-fi speed question!
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Another TG582n wi-fi speed question!
05-05-2013 12:22 AM
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Firstly let me say on the whole I am (was) happy with the performance of the router. It was certainly better than the O2 IV box I had, and I'm used to the interface so got all my config stuff done ok.
But having moved to Unlimited Fibre from Essential and getting great speeds (73ish down, 17ish up) I am now unhappy since the wi-fi speed is the weak link.
I've tried all the common tricks; changing channels, horizontal/vertical placement but nothing is giving me more than 65Mbps which equates to about 38Mbps on the one device that matters - a PC that can't be hard-wired to my network. The speed isn't bad in the scheme of things but I know it should be better. It's using a 150Mbps TP-Link USB adapter and I've on occasion, when I've been fiddling with settings, seen it report, albeit briefly, "150Mbps" only to then drop to 65Mbps. The router just doesn't want to go any higher. Changing most settings in the router's GUI sees a figure of 130Mbps appear but this always drops back to 65Mbps. The TP-Link software reports 100% signal strength (though my phone/tablet is pretty bad in another room) so is the problem with the router or just the fact that there's quite a bit of wi-fi activity in my immediate area preventing it offering a better connection?
Is it worth throwing some money at this and getting a new router? I've been looking at a TP-Link TL-WR841N as it's only £20, but then I see a model with dual band and my phone and tablet have 5GHz capability, and then I think gigabit ports and suddenly I'm at £50. Which will be a waste of money if it doesn't improve the 2.4GHz situation.
Yours thoughts welcome.
Andy
Re: Another TG582n wi-fi speed question!
05-05-2013 3:25 AM
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Re: Another TG582n wi-fi speed question!
05-05-2013 7:15 AM
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If you want 130Mbps without using 40MHz (taking up 2 channels, over half of the available non-overlapping channels on 2.4GHz), you need a N300 adapter.
Re: Another TG582n wi-fi speed question!
05-05-2013 7:17 AM
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http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/31083-smallnetbuilders-wireless-faq-the-esse...
Re: Another TG582n wi-fi speed question!
07-05-2013 6:47 PM
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Reporting back on my testing.
@zzZzz good site, thanks.
@ejs very useful, cheers. I'd heard of the 20/40 switch but not sgi.
@apjashley1 good point, useful for troubleshooting.
However, nothing's actually helped. Well not strictly true. Making sure only WPA2 is used did help my tablet and phone a bit. What's odd though is that if I disconnect all wi-fi devices and then change enable 20/40 and enable sgi then the unit only reports a speed of 144Mbps, never any higher. Now I am assuming, maybe wrongly, that with nothing connected that the speed shown would be the maximum potential speed and so was expecting to see a higher figure.
So I'm still not sure it this router's at fault or if it's showing all that it can offer.
Andy
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07-05-2013 6:54 PM
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07-05-2013 7:31 PM
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Yes that's my thinking too. It's fairly 'busy' in the spectrum here. 4 on Ch1, 3 on Ch6, 1 on Ch7, 4 on Ch11 and 2 on Ch13 (inc me).
Guess I'll just leave it; it does work so I have no real complaint.
Cheers
Andy
Re: Another TG582n wi-fi speed question!
14-05-2013 7:58 AM
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14-05-2013 2:45 PM
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Point taken. Guess it's just too 'noisy' here for the router to give any more.
Next step will be to look at wiring in the wi-fi PC (time to get the drill out) and maybe upgrading to dual-band router for the phone & tablet. So ditch the 2.4GHz band altogether.
Andy
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15-05-2013 1:28 PM
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