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Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 11:42 AM
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The Fact remains though that the WiFi Speed from this Router is pathetically slow and the signal weak. If you read through a LOT of the comments on the Forum relating to WiFi Speed issues, the vast majority of people are saying the very same things so we cannot all be wrong.
I get 49mb Download speed to my PC that is Ethernet wired to the router. My laptop that is about 8 feet away from the Router gets a wireless download speed of 16mb, similar for various other connected devices that use WiFi.
So...what do I do?
Do I ask PlusNet for a reduction in my monthly tariff as the equipment that they supply is not capable of sending out a sufficient signal to give a decent speed on WiFi ( When you have up to 78Mb/s ability, 16Mb/s although quick is quite a drop)
Do I buy a new Router that IS capable and send PlusNet the bill?
It remains that the Technicolor TG582n router ( with all the latest firmware updates applied) is not up to the job, so why are PlusNet sending out these cheap and nasty items that clearly unable to perform as required?
The sales of Goods Act 1979 states that an item MUST be "Fit for Purpose", unfortunately this doesn't seem to be the case with the Router that PlusNet supply.
dick:red All caps title edited as per forum rule.
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 12:38 PM
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Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 12:49 PM
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but don't try going down the sales of goods act and "not fit for purpose" route as you will lose. the router does what it is advertised as doing.
it does not guarantee any particular speed, any speeds quoted are an "up to" speed and theoretical maximums.
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 12:59 PM
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What most people that don't want to rant do is work out their own solution of better router, access points or whatever and pay for it out of their own money.
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 1:06 PM
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Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 1:08 PM
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Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 4:14 PM
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Quote from: jsm51 .... and pay for it out of their own money.
Using a TP-Link Archer VR600 modem-router.
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 4:21 PM
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i remember the days when nothing was provided. you signed up, got your username and were left to your own devices.
the entitlement complex that some people have is quite amusing.
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 4:37 PM
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Quote from: chenks76 yep, some people want everything for nothing.
It's not a case of " something for nothing", the cost of your Router is incorporated in the price you pay per month, PlusNet or whoever dont " give" you a Router out of the goodness of their hearts.
My point is though, that if you do a little research, you will find plenty of people with the same problem, so obviously a problem exists with the Wifi speed for a lot of people.
Yes, perhaps there are those of you who are quite happy not to rock the boat and accept a poor transfer speed. Go get a car and be told it "can" go up to 78 mph but in reality, when you get it, it does 16mph, but hey, "lots of other people" are happy with 16mph and don't complain so shut up and accept it.
I'm sure a lot of you would be straight up the garage.....
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 4:40 PM
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Quote from: pwatson Are you using WPA2 encryption on the wifi?
and/or do you have 802.11g devices?
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 6:44 PM
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You can also look at http://192.168.1.254/WIFI_Analyzer.lp and http://192.168.1.254/wlan_device.lp and/or look at this thread.
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 6:47 PM
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Quote It's not a case of " something for nothing", the cost of your Router is incorporated in the price you pay per month,
And that is one of the key points. If you think of the engineering reality, it is genuinely impossible to provide a router that will achieve the desired performance for the most demanding customers in all situations. If you provide the most expensive router available it will push up the price for everyone, even those that would be perfectly happy with the 582n. I get a sync speed of 14Mbps at the same price as your 78 Mbps. Is it reasonable that I should pay even more for wifi performance that I cannot use?
What you are buying from Plusnet is a consumer-grade internet access service not a home networking service. To do that at the price point required to compete in that market means that, of necessity, it comes with a cheap router.
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 8:02 PM
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Do you think this is adding to the problem then?
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 8:08 PM
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802.11n devices will be limited to 802.11g speeds if the security is not WPA2 and 802.11g devices connected to an 802.11n network will slow the wireless network down.
Re: Rubbish Router
22-09-2014 8:42 PM
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Quote from: Roostie
Quote from: chenks76 yep, some people want everything for nothing.
It's not a case of " something for nothing", the cost of your Router is incorporated in the price you pay per month, PlusNet or whoever dont " give" you a Router out of the goodness of their hearts.
My point is though, that if you do a little research, you will find plenty of people with the same problem, so obviously a problem exists with the Wifi speed for a lot of people.
Yes, perhaps there are those of you who are quite happy not to rock the boat and accept a poor transfer speed. Go get a car and be told it "can" go up to 78 mph but in reality, when you get it, it does 16mph, but hey, "lots of other people" are happy with 16mph and don't complain so shut up and accept it.
I'm sure a lot of you would be straight up the garage.....
Do you complain and take the car back when it can only go 10mph in a traffic jam? Think of radio interference (including microwave ovens as well as other nearby networks, other devices on the wifi etc etc) as traffic.
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