New router won't give me faster download speed on steam

Mets12345678 · Jun 1, 2014

So I just got a TP-LINK TL-WR700N mini pocket router and after watching some videos this router shoud give me a huge performance increase. But it hasnt been giving the boost I want. If anyone could help me that would be nice.

USAFRet · Jun 1, 2014

This depends on several things:
What was your old router?
What is your speed from the ISP?
Wired or WiFi?

Mets12345678 · Jun 1, 2014

USAFRet :

Well I'm trying to bridge or extend my wifi from my router and use ethernet

USAFRet · Jun 1, 2014

Still completely unsure of what you have and what you are trying to achieve.

Bridge your WiFi to the original router?
What is your overall speed you pay the ISP for?

Network performance depends on the slowest device in the chain.

Mets12345678 · Jun 1, 2014

USAFRet :

Instead of using a 100 foot ethernet cable to connect to my computer I bought this mini pocket router to see if I could connect the ethernet into that and get up to 150 mbps as the router says.

For wireless connection my download speed is about 16 mbps

USAFRet · Jun 1, 2014

OK.
Downloading from Steam, your actual internet connection speed is almost certainly the limiting factor.
If your connection is 5Mbps, that is all you will ever get, no matter what router/WiFi/ethernet stuff you have going on in your house.
What do yo pay your ISP for?

The router advertising 150Mbps is merely between you and the router. It has nothing to do with connecting outside your house (to Steam).
And that "150Mbps" is a theoretical max, if the two devices are right next to each other, and zero other interference.

Mets12345678 · Jun 1, 2014

I pay for 50 mbps

USAFRet · Jun 1, 2014

Mets12345678 :

OK, now we're getting somewhere.

With an ethernet cable straight to the router, you should see ~50Mbps.
Any WiFi in the middle will almost certainly change that.

So your new TP-Link router talks to the original router via WiFi, and then cable to your PC?
The wiFi environment between the new router and the original WiFi source is probably the culprit.

If all you were getting before was 16Mbps via WiFi, and the new router is in mostly the same location, you won't get a whole lot better. It is still seeing the same overall signal.

Again, a clearer picture of your whole environment from end to end would help in diagnosing. As it is, I'm just guessing.

Mets12345678 · Jun 1, 2014

USAFRet :

Mets12345678 :

OK, now we're getting somewhere.

With an ethernet cable straight to the router, you should see ~50Mbps.
Any WiFi in the middle will almost certainly change that.

So your new TP-Link router talks to the original router via WiFi, and then cable to your PC?
The wiFi environment between the new router and the original WiFi source is probably the culprit.

If all you were getting before was 16Mbps via WiFi, and the new router is in mostly the same location, you won't get a whole lot better. It is still seeing the same overall signal.

Again, a clearer picture of your whole environment from end to end would help in diagnosing. As it is, I'm just guessing.

The router is in the basement and the new router is 2 floors up

USAFRet · Jun 1, 2014

Mets12345678 :

That is almost certainly the issue.

Mets12345678 · Jun 1, 2014

USAFRet :

Yes thats why I got this router because it has a ethernet cable in it and all you do is plug it in to the wall. But I didnt get any performance boost so this is where im stuck.

USAFRet · Jun 1, 2014

Mets12345678 :

What do you mean "all you do is plug it in to the wall' ? I'm assuming that is for power?
Where is the actual signal coming from?

So....you have a router downstairs, serving up WiFi.
You got a new router (TP-Link) and plugged it in upstairs.
What is this new router supposed to be doing? Does it connect to the main router via WiFi? Which 'router' is your PC connecting to?
It's not as simple as 'just plug it in'.

Mets12345678 · Jun 1, 2014

USAFRet :

Mets12345678 :

Its supposed to be extending the wifi because upstairs is a weak point

What do you mean "all you do is plug it in to the wall' ? I'm assuming that is for power?
Where is the actual signal coming from?

So....you have a router downstairs, serving up WiFi.
You got a new router (TP-Link) and plugged it in upstairs.
What is this new router supposed to be doing? Does it connect to the main router via WiFi? Which 'router' is your PC connecting to?
It's not as simple as 'just plug it in'.

Mets12345678 · Jun 1, 2014

Its supposed to be extending the wifi because upstairs is where the wifi is weak.

USAFRet · Jun 1, 2014

Mets12345678 :

Right. Your PC upstairs gets a crappy WiFi signal. A router upstairs will get exactly that same crappy WiFi signal.
What you really need to do is position that new router midway between the main router and your PC.

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