--Dave--
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Just got my broadband upgraded to 4meg (from 2meg). Some of you may know that I'm currently using a wireless router to connect to the net from my laptop.
When I'm downstairs (wireless), downloads are nowhere near what they should be, I'm getting 230-260kb/s.
When I go upstairs and plug in the ethernet cable, I'm getting 600-630kb/s.
Am I right in thinking that my wireless router can't handle the download speeds? Are there any routers out there that can?
Cheers
Dave
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Marc
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I notice differences depending how close I am to the router.
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--Dave--
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the signal strength still says 'Excellent' though.
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Marc
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Could be then that the router is transmiting as quickly as it can.
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--Dave--
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was trying to find specs of it last night but had no luck. I thought it would be capable.
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_Allan_
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Check to see if your router has a firmware upgrade. Most should have the option in the admin login.
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--Dave--
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cheers Allan, will try that
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Bart
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is this the same download your doing tho?
your download speed is massively affected by where your downloading from.
IF your talking about torrents, i wouldnt take that at face value.
Also, your broadband will take a couple of days to settle down.
i wouldnt go upgrading your firmware just yet if i was you.
Plus, i would only tend to upgrade firmware if it was the last option, as it can be risky.
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--Dave--
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it's not torrents. Have been downloading stuff from the microsoft website and doing speed tests from numerous sources.
Like I said, it works fine when the ethernet cable is plugged in, it's only slow over wireless
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