Is this how it works?

[Hamface55]

Hello,

 

So I currently get 20-40 mbs. Depends on the time of day. I have lived with that for the past 4 years and I am kinda fed up with it. The router I am using is provided by the internet company. If I get a different router will that boost it or is it capped at 40 because of the company. I honestly don't know a lot about this type of stuff. I am connected by Ethernet too.

 

Thanks,

Dylan

[Radium_Angel]

6 minutes ago, Hamface55 said:

Hello,

 

So I currently get 20-40 mbs. Depends on the time of day. I have lived with that for the past 4 years and I am kinda fed up with it. The router I am using is provided by the internet company. If I get a different router will that boost it or is it capped at 40 because of the company. I honestly don't know a lot about this type of stuff. I am connected by Ethernet too.

 

Thanks,

Dylan

Probably capped by the company. What are you paying for throughput-wise?

[Derrk]

You get what you pay for. If you're paying for 40mbs connection, you'll probably get 40mbs

[Alex Atkin UK]

It may also depend on if you are using WiFi as I have seen my own back when I only had 2.4Ghz drop to as low as 1Mbit due to neighbors signals interfering.  So in that respect, changing the router CAN make a difference, but then just getting a dedicated wireless access point (or ideally just physically wiring your clients into the router) would also do that.

 

There are some circumstances where changing the router could help maintain that 40Mbit though.  If its being limited by interference on your phone line (if its DSL) then some routers can handle it better than others.  But if its just due to your street being heavy users at peak time, there is nothing you can do about that.