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WIFI speeds

james612 — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:14:17 GMT

Hi all. We recently moved to a new property that has Fibre so we upgraded our BT account to get 300meg with a guarantee of 150meg minimum. Are those numbers achievable on WIFI and at a stable speed? I've done numerous tests online and we still only get an average of 35meg download even if the upload is upto 50+ now. Unfortunately the router is under the stairs so a wired connection appears out of the question. If I cant get the promised speeds on WiFi then there's no point paying for Fibre. Hopefully someone can help.

Thanks.

Re: WIFI speeds

licquorice — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:35:26 GMT

No ISP guarantees wifi speed, there are too many variables to affect the signal. Why not move the router to a better location, either run an Ethernet cable or use powerline adaptors between the ONT and router.

Re: WIFI speeds

james612 — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:37:02 GMT

We were told that the router had a specific port as its Fibre. Is that not true?

Re: WIFI speeds

licquorice — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:46:15 GMT

I have no idea what you mean by that.

Re: WIFI speeds

james612 — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:34:23 GMT

I cant move the router as the WAN port is under the stairs and I cant run any cables to anywhere else as its a rented house.

Re: WIFI speeds

licquorice — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:48:08 GMT

You could use powerline adaptors to connect the ONT to hub. Something like these but you don't need to use BT ones.

https://shop.bt.com/products/bt-broadband-extender-flex-1000-kit-080219-BB4X.html

Re: WIFI speeds

james612 — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:28:18 GMT

Haha set just arrived with the BT TV hub.

Hopefully it will sort out the poor speed to the PS4.

Thanks for your advice.