Wifi speed

[Finn3005]

Hi I am a bit of a tech geek but i know nothing about wifi and networks I recently got a new ISP and the range is ok now i have moved it but the speeds are awful over wireless how can I increase it on a BUDGET do I get a AP or mesh or a new router what would be the best and where do i put them. I live in a 2 story house with parents and bro and sis, there is 7 main room and I want it to be fast every where

[BiotechBen]

21 minutes ago, Finn3005 said:

I live in a 2 story house with parents and bro and sis, there is 7 main room and I want it to be fast every where

What classifies as "fast" for you? I know that there are some people on this forum who would kill for 30/30, and there are other who seem gigabit symmetrical to not be fast enough. 

 

Is it new construction (after 2000), old construction (pre 1950), or something in between, concrete/plaster or drywall?

 

24 minutes ago, Finn3005 said:

I recently got a new ISP and the range is ok now i have moved it but the speeds are awful over wireless how can I increase it on a BUDGET

What is your BUDGET?

[Donut417]

25 minutes ago, Finn3005 said:

Hi I am a bit of a tech geek but i know nothing about wifi and networks I recently got a new ISP and the range is ok now i have moved it but the speeds are awful over wireless how can I increase it on a BUDGET do I get a AP or mesh or a new router what would be the best and where do i put them. I live in a 2 story house with parents and bro and sis, there is 7 main room and I want it to be fast every where

The further you are from the router the more the speed will lessen. The router and device will negotiate a lower speed to keep the connection more stable. Secondly higher bands like 5 and 6 Ghz will give you faster speeds, BUT they have less range and penetration power. 

 

Dense materials like concrete and brick will cause issues for the WiFi signal. You also have to consider that other WiFi networks use the same frequencies are yours. So there is a possibility to get interference from your neighbors if they are close enough. Generally you will see this on the 2.4 Ghz band, but if your close enough you can see it on the 5 Ghz band as well. Other devices also use the WIFi spectrum, so keep that in mind. 

 

You also need to define what's consider slow? Also what speeds are you paying for? What kind of internet do you have? 

[Finn3005]

1 hour ago, BiotechBen said:

What classifies as "fast" for you? I know that there are some people on this forum who would kill for 30/30, and there are other who seem gigabit symmetrical to not be fast enough. 

 

Is it new construction (after 2000), old construction (pre 1950), or something in between, concrete/plaster or drywall?

 

What is your BUDGET?

Im not sure exactly when my house was built but after a quick google search around 1930-1949 I would want about 150+ mbs down and like 50+ on upload my budget is around 100-150

[Finn3005]

1 hour ago, Donut417 said:

The further you are from the router the more the speed will lessen. The router and device will negotiate a lower speed to keep the connection more stable. Secondly higher bands like 5 and 6 Ghz will give you faster speeds, BUT they have less range and penetration power. 

 

Dense materials like concrete and brick will cause issues for the WiFi signal. You also have to consider that other WiFi networks use the same frequencies are yours. So there is a possibility to get interference from your neighbors if they are close enough. Generally you will see this on the 2.4 Ghz band, but if your close enough you can see it on the 5 Ghz band as well. Other devices also use the WIFi spectrum, so keep that in mind. 

 

You also need to define what's consider slow? Also what speeds are you paying for? What kind of internet do you have? 

I have fiber it should be 500mbps for all rooms it says and at the moment in my room i get about 50 down and 20 up next too my router its like 150 and 70

[Donut417]

Just now, Finn3005 said:

it should be 500mbps for all rooms

Yeah on an Ethernet wire. Nothing is guaranteed when it comes to WiFi. 

[Finn3005]

16 hours ago, Donut417 said:

Yeah on an Ethernet wire. Nothing is guaranteed when it comes to WiFi. 

NO it should be 500mbps wireless and it says guaranteed 425 in every room as it states on there website and on the information that was in the box

[Donut417]

1 hour ago, Finn3005 said:

NO it should be 500mbps wireless and it says guaranteed 425 in every room as it states on there website and on the information that was in the box

That’s not how WiFi works. No ISP guarantees WiFi speeds.  WiFi is unreliable and unpredictable. 

[Finn3005]

3 hours ago, Donut417 said:

That’s not how WiFi works. No ISP guarantees WiFi speeds.  WiFi is unreliable and unpredictable. 

they can guarantee when I pay extra to get guarantee speeds in every room in my house 

[Echothedolpin]

1 hour ago, Finn3005 said:

they can guarantee when I pay extra to get guarantee speeds in every room in my house 

Then talk to them?

 

The other posts are correct, and I’ll second those opinions. Wi-Fi is highly environmentally dependent.

 

 

[Bdavis]

Regardless of what they promise, ISP supplied hardware is almost always shit. Use a wired connection when possible, then use your own Access points that are preferably hard wired to your router.

 

If you can't run wires try a mesh system.

[Finn3005]

On 10/6/2024 at 7:24 PM, Donut417 said:

The further you are from the router the more the speed will lessen. The router and device will negotiate a lower speed to keep the connection more stable. Secondly higher bands like 5 and 6 Ghz will give you faster speeds, BUT they have less range and penetration power. 

 

Dense materials like concrete and brick will cause issues for the WiFi signal. You also have to consider that other WiFi networks use the same frequencies are yours. So there is a possibility to get interference from your neighbors if they are close enough. Generally you will see this on the 2.4 Ghz band, but if your close enough you can see it on the 5 Ghz band as well. Other devices also use the WIFi spectrum, so keep that in mind. 

 

You also need to define what's consider slow? Also what speeds are you paying for? What kind of internet do you have? 

I have brought an AP but I cant get it to work I have it setup with a cable going from isp router to my switch uplink port and then cable from switch poe port to ubiqiti AP but when i try to set it up in the app i says cant connect