- Jun 30, 2013
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Hello there
I have an old D-Link 2730U router and it has lately been performing very poorly. During the day, there are usually several devices connected to it, and only a couple of months ago the internet started becoming very, very slow when those devices are connected. This is a list of devices that are usually connected to the router:
1. HTC One M8
2. HTC One M7
3. 2x Apple iPhone 5
4. Apple iPhone 5S
5. iPad 3
6. Samsung Galaxy S5
7. MacBook Pro mid-2010
8. PlayStation 3 (only rarely, though)
9. Sony Vaio
9 devices is definitely a lot, especially when you have a 2MB internet connection (and that's one fo the best you can actually get in my country, Egypt), however it's not really a matter of bandwidth but rather the load itself on the router; those devices are not all connected at the same time, but even when they are, most of them are just lying there without any internet activity (not even auto-sync is on, I turned it off for most of my family members, including my own devices), and the router never really struggled that much in the past so it is making me want to buy a new one but I am not sure which one to go for? What router can possibly carry that load and still perform efficiently?
I realize that some of the devices I have can connect to the newer bands, like b/g and N ones and such (I am pretty much new to all of this so don't blame me if I am using incorrect terms), so would buying a router that supports dual-bands be better? In other words, I'd connect the newer devices to the newer band and the older ones to the old band?
I hope my questions are clear to you guys, but I can explain more if need be. English is not my first language so I apologize.
Thank you very much for your time and I wish you all a great day and an early Merry Christmas!
I have an old D-Link 2730U router and it has lately been performing very poorly. During the day, there are usually several devices connected to it, and only a couple of months ago the internet started becoming very, very slow when those devices are connected. This is a list of devices that are usually connected to the router:
1. HTC One M8
2. HTC One M7
3. 2x Apple iPhone 5
4. Apple iPhone 5S
5. iPad 3
6. Samsung Galaxy S5
7. MacBook Pro mid-2010
8. PlayStation 3 (only rarely, though)
9. Sony Vaio
9 devices is definitely a lot, especially when you have a 2MB internet connection (and that's one fo the best you can actually get in my country, Egypt), however it's not really a matter of bandwidth but rather the load itself on the router; those devices are not all connected at the same time, but even when they are, most of them are just lying there without any internet activity (not even auto-sync is on, I turned it off for most of my family members, including my own devices), and the router never really struggled that much in the past so it is making me want to buy a new one but I am not sure which one to go for? What router can possibly carry that load and still perform efficiently?
I realize that some of the devices I have can connect to the newer bands, like b/g and N ones and such (I am pretty much new to all of this so don't blame me if I am using incorrect terms), so would buying a router that supports dual-bands be better? In other words, I'd connect the newer devices to the newer band and the older ones to the old band?
I hope my questions are clear to you guys, but I can explain more if need be. English is not my first language so I apologize.
Thank you very much for your time and I wish you all a great day and an early Merry Christmas!
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