Poor WIFI range and speed in home

MickyMike

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My aim is to improve my WIFI range and speed at home. My home WIFI/ISP set-up is as follows:

I have coax internet cable from a wall into a splitter. Splitter goes into pay TV [Foxtel] via coax and into my old modem via coax. From my old modem I have an ethernet connection into a new NETGEAR N750 router/modem. My normal internet TV is connected to the internet via ethernet into the new router/modem. On WIFI I have a range of phones, tablets and computers [probably 4 at any one time].

My internet speed remains poor and its range through the house also remains poor [best download speed is 25 mbps/upload speed is 1.2 mbps].

Should I bypass my old modem with an adapter and would this give me better WIFI range and speed? Any suggestions gratefully received. Much thanks in advance and please respond in plain language.
 
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I wouldn't recommend the extender shown. It is a 2.4Ghz only. It then halves the throughput because it has to receive and transmit in 2.4Ghz. If you have an old router you could configure it as a WIFI access point. Connect it via ethernet cable or powerline network adapters or MoCA adapters. That would get you wired connectivity away from your base WIFI point. You then create another WIFI point to supplement your coverage.

Have you used something like inSSIDer to check to see how many competing WIFI signals there are? It could be that you have sufficient competition that you will never get great throughput. Check for competition, choose the least used of channels 1, 6, 11. Make sure your 2.4Ghz is set to 20Mhz bandwidth.

kanewolf

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I wouldn't recommend the extender shown. It is a 2.4Ghz only. It then halves the throughput because it has to receive and transmit in 2.4Ghz. If you have an old router you could configure it as a WIFI access point. Connect it via ethernet cable or powerline network adapters or MoCA adapters. That would get you wired connectivity away from your base WIFI point. You then create another WIFI point to supplement your coverage.

Have you used something like inSSIDer to check to see how many competing WIFI signals there are? It could be that you have sufficient competition that you will never get great throughput. Check for competition, choose the least used of channels 1, 6, 11. Make sure your 2.4Ghz is set to 20Mhz bandwidth.
 
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MickyMike

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Sep 29, 2014
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Thanks kanewolf. I actually posted a reply via my phone to Bossman but it does not seem to appear. I have heard that extenders are not necessarily the solution. I have called a technician and we will see how we go.
 

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