100M need advice and help for a possible fix - Page 4

Deathcrush87 · 21-11-2015, 18:13

ok. you see my dear General, im using a wifi card that only has a 300 mb/s thing.
and we use a 100 mb VM plan.
and no one in the house has a 5ghz wifi device, beside the PS3 guy, and he really doesnt care.
so, is going for a 800mbits really gonna have much impact?

General Maximus · 21-11-2015, 18:42

When you get a letter in the not too distant future from VM telling you you are being upgraded to 150mbits for free you will be back here moaning your ass off you can't get over 90. Wifi is the way forward and everything is moving to 5ghz and ac so you had might as well get something which is compatible/future proofed now otherwise next time somebody buys a console/phone/tablet/laptop they will be moaning it is slow or they cant take advantage of the full potential of their device.

pip08456 · 21-11-2015, 19:41

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Originally Posted by General Maximus

When you get a letter in the not too distant future from VM telling you you are being upgraded to 150mbits for free you will be back here moaning your ass off you can't get over 90. Wifi is the way forward and everything is moving to 5ghz and ac so you had might as well get something which is compatible/future proofed now otherwise next time somebody buys a console/phone/tablet/laptop they will be moaning it is slow or they cant take advantage of the full potential of their device.

Couldn't agree more General.

General Maximus · 21-11-2015, 20:06

thanks dude

Deathcrush87 · 21-11-2015, 20:26

sometimes in life you should look at what you have, not at what you could have..
anyway, ima get the new superhub, then probably will go for a router.. i will try to convince the landlord to go for the general's, if he accepted then YAY!
if not, i will wait then.
any tweaks for the new superhub? port forwarding, channels? i donno..!?
what is the best channel?

pip08456 · 21-11-2015, 21:40

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Originally Posted by General Maximus

thanks dude

No need to thank me for your good advice given, I'd be the first to jump on you if I didn't agree with you.

"what is the best channel? "

Search for and download the free version of inssider which will show the channels being used by everyone in your area. 13 is usually a good bet.

Deathcrush87 · 21-11-2015, 22:08

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Originally Posted by pip08456

No need to thank me for your good advice given, I'd be the first to jump on you if I didn't agree with you.

"what is the best channel? "

Search for and download the free version of inssider which will show the channels being used by everyone in your area. 13 is usually a good bet.

thanx ^^

MUD_Wizard · 22-11-2015, 00:14

Do we have progress yet?

I'm not sure you understood anything from the first links I gave you...

Every hour since the last reboot of the Superhub, your internet connection has been getting more and more unstable. It's like watching someone in quicksand arguing about different (cheaper) ways to get out of the sand and slowly sinking lower and lower. lol.

I'd be rebooting that hub daily if I were you!

At least until you either put it in modem mode (problem solved) or get a later model of Superhub that does not have the problem.

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Originally Posted by General Maximus

http://www.amazon.co.uk/367/dp/B004T...s=asus+rt-n56u

The Asus RT-N56u would be the minimum spec I would recommend (above a Superhub 2/2ac), as it has beamforming to help with mid-range signal problems and the OP obviously has wifi signal and interference issues on the 2.4ghz band in a multi-floor tenancy. He needs all the help he can get. Btw, I wouldn't go back to the 2.4ghz band if someone paid me. 5ghz is the only way to go, but for those still stuck on the 2.4ghz band (3 lanes of congested hell), then getting a decent router is the only option.

An Asus RT-N66U would be better: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-RT-N66U...s=asus+rt-n66u

So FREE Superhub (+ £5.99 p&p), or Asus RT-N56U, or Asus RT-N66U are my recommendations for better wifi.

I still think the Powerline option could be salvaged with a little testing to work out what the issue is (maybe replacing the BT powerline adapters for some cheap TP-Links around £24).

Deathcrush87 · 22-11-2015, 00:52

Dear Mud Wizard,

the only reason im not rebooting the superhub is to show my landlord the problem. every hour or so i save the BQM monitor as a png file, so it would make sense to him that there is actually a problem with our internet.
my landlord promised me to come over on Monday, and then we shall call VM together. hopefully they would send us the new superhub.

btw, what is the difference between SH2 and SH2ac?

after that - getting the new superhub - i will try to convince my landlord to get a proper router, like those which were suggested here. if he said no, then i will wait to have the money for it myself.
also, last time i called VM they said p&p for the new sh would cost us £20, is that true? you mentioned £5.99, i really hope its £5.99.. maybe they are trying to rip us off?

i do not have a 5ghz wifi card yet. i had this on my wishlist;
http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-pc...5H7.html?src=3

talking to a VM staff, he told me 5ghz would be actually worse for me, as 5ghz has less range than 2.4, and that the distance between the router and my room is a big problem. i dont know if its true or not, thats what he babbled to me.

after all, i may try another kind of powerline as well.

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btw, what is this?
http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-n6...4KY.html?src=3

pip08456 · 22-11-2015, 00:54

The superhub 2 is wireless "N" the superhub 2ac is wireless "ac".

Deathcrush87 · 22-11-2015, 00:59

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The superhub 2 is wireless "N" the superhub 2ac is wireless "ac".

what is the difference between N and ac?

pip08456 · 22-11-2015, 01:02

300-600Mbps and 1300+Mbps ish

Next time you look at a card to buy look at the description as well.

"Fastest Wi-Fi standard: 802.11ac
The PCE-AC68 uses Broadcom's new 5th generation Wi-Fi 802.11ac chipset to reach speeds of up to 1.3Gbit/s through the 5GHz band, which is three times faster than 802.11n Wi-Fi. At the same time, it maintains full backward compatibility with all previous Wi-Fi protocols, providing high performance two-way transmission while ensuring a smooth transition to 802.11ac and seamless interconnection with existing devices. "

Deathcrush87 · 22-11-2015, 01:03

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Originally Posted by pip08456

300-600Mbps and 1300+Mbps ish

which one should i ask them to send us?

pip08456 · 22-11-2015, 01:06

Up to you.

Deathcrush87 · 22-11-2015, 01:15

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Originally Posted by pip08456

Up to you.

is there any compatibility issues with our current devices? either N or ac?

well, defo im gonna ask for the ac then, as it has 1300 mb/s

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Originally Posted by pip08456

300-600Mbps and 1300+Mbps ish

Next time you look at a card to buy look at the description as well.

"Fastest Wi-Fi standard: 802.11ac
The PCE-AC68 uses Broadcom's new 5th generation Wi-Fi 802.11ac chipset to reach speeds of up to 1.3Gbit/s through the 5GHz band, which is three times faster than 802.11n Wi-Fi. At the same time, it maintains full backward compatibility with all previous Wi-Fi protocols, providing high performance two-way transmission while ensuring a smooth transition to 802.11ac and seamless interconnection with existing devices. "

lol, thats why it was wishlisted ^^
tbh i do not have a clue about any of these technical specs, thats why i post my questions here.

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is my current card compatible with SH2ac?
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/d...L-WN881ND.html