At work we keep connection counts below 10 for productivity so there is no router I know today for such high counts. Not that it won't work. Even the 20USD router "works" but as you see there are troubles as the count climbs.
Only a seasoned tech would know that 802.11n has but one non-overlapping channel and that many devices don't work well in a crowded area. They may drop and reconnect which you accept in an airport but not at home.
For this I'd pull back to 802.11g and field a router then a WAP to split the herd so to speak.
No one would be able to warrant a single access point to handle that many devices without issue.
There's so much to know about this that I can't put it all in this space.
Hi everyone,
I moved home from University about a month ago and brought with me all my devices (phone, macbook, iPad, consoles etc). There are only 3 of us at home, but we probably have around 25 devices that can connect to the wifi, and maybe between 10-15 of those can be connected at any one time.
The wifi connection has started dropping out repeatedly and some devices are not connecting at all. I have called my ISP Virgin Media, and they tell me that the router is fine, and that all the signals are working as they should be, and that basically, we have too many devices trying to connect at any one time.
While the person on the phone made this sound convincing, I struggle to believe, from personal experience and from browsing the internet, that this is truly the case. I would like to invest in a new router, and then use my current router simply as a modem.
The problem is, a lot of my devices now use 'ac' instead of the older connection standards, and I would ideally like a router that can support 'ac'. But the main thing i need is a router that can handle many devices at once. I don't want to spend more than £80/$100 on a new router (this may not seem like a lot of money to spend on a router to some people, but i can't really afford something more).
I would really like to hear some recommendations on what router i should buy? Bearing in mind that i need it to support many devices as the main priority, and ideally supporting 'ac' connections.
Thanks
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