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Question

Any way to boost wireless network?

by Mar 6, 2019 7:02PM PST

I am a novice at this so please use layman terms. I have fiber optics. They only guarantee 500mbps if you are wired into the dual router. We have a lot of wireless devices. We have 2 iPhones, 2 iPads, 2 laptops, 2 Samsung smart TV’s & a wireless printer. It is worse when we have visitors that connect to our network. Range doesn’t seem to be a problem. I can sit right next to the router & have a very slow connection. Is there any hardware in existence that can boost a wireless signal & make it faster? I also get conflicting advice on using the 2.4 & 5 connection. Can anyone give me a difinitive answer about that?

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You explained it.
by Forum moderator Mar 6, 2019 7:10PM PST
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Is there an answer?
by mkfj57 Mar 6, 2019 7:56PM PST

Is the only answer to turn off every other device except the one you are using? The fiber optics company tells us us it should handle that many devices. I understand lies are told to sell something though.

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It does handle that many devices.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 6, 2019 9:20PM PST

No lie there. But if a device gets chatty which W10 does (read my link) and you don't control it then it goes slower.

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Thank You
by mkfj57 Mar 7, 2019 3:44AM PST

Thanks for the reply. I did read the link you had posted and made sure my settings reflected your advice.

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