Spec me a wifi router for plusnet fibre.

Well I went for the TP Link Router in the end and so far I have to say I'm a little underwhelmed!

First of all the CD setup didn't seem to work and when I eventually went through the web-based setup, I've got it working but speed-wise it's very odd!

No matter what speedtest site I use, I'm constantly hovering at 20mbps whereas before I was getting 70+ mbps!?!?!

It's almost as if the router is fighting to limit the speed at 20!?!? Anyone got any suggestions?? (I know that I'm probably doing something really basic wrong!)
 
StevieP said:
Well I went for the TP Link Router in the end and so far I have to say I'm a little underwhelmed!

First of all the CD setup didn't seem to work and when I eventually went through the web-based setup, I've got it working but speed-wise it's very odd!

No matter what speedtest site I use, I'm constantly hovering at 20mbps whereas before I was getting 70+ mbps!?!?!

It's almost as if the router is fighting to limit the speed at 20!?!? Anyone got any suggestions?? (I know that I'm probably doing something really basic wrong!)
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I did notice the bandwith control tab and it's not enabled! :confused:

It's very strange - with the BT Openreach box and Plusnet router the speedtests did vary but they were never limited to 20Mbps!?!?
 
Under the "Basic Status" tab under the DSL section it does say upstream 19999 and downstream 79995 - which I'm assuming is correct!?!? (I should be on Plusnet's 76Mb package!)
 
Just to make sure I've not done something daft on the setup, here's what I've picked:

xDSL Modem Router Mode

VDSL_Plusnet
VID - 101 (greyed out)
Connection Type - PPPoE (greyed out)

Username
Password

Left the 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless setting as-is

I can't see I've done much wrong here??
 
I've tried every speedtest website I know of and they are all pretty much dead on 20Mbps!?!?!

Could the actual wall connection be an issue? I've had a BT Openreach master socket (MK3) put on the wall that has a regular phone socket as well as an RJ11 socket - the cable that went into DSL port on the BT Openreach modem was plugged into the RJ11 port on the wall but a splitter came with the TP Link modem - I assume I don't need to use this and can just connect a cable straight from the wall socket into the "VDSL" port on the back of the TP Link router?? (I did try using the splitter but the connection light never came on!?!)

This is driving me mad!!! :mad:

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It would appear that it's probably not the fault of the router - just re-rigged the BT Openreach box and Plusnet router back up and - hey presto - 20Mbps (whether wired or wireless)

Perhaps Plustnet are messing with the line still??
 
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... How well does the TP-Link work with VDSL connections? I have yet to see an all in one solution play well with FTTC, if anything BT Openreach's modem seems to be the best for both speed and stability, even if it requires you to use a seperate router.

You don't need the "splitter" (which I assume is the ADSL filter) as your socket basically does the same job, there is nothing for the splitter to split as it's already been split.

Is there an option to set one of the ethernet ports as a WAN port? If there is, I would do this, then connect that port to the BT modem, and connect the modem to the socket, and see if that improves the speed issue you have.
 
Orcvader said:
Is there an option to set one of the ethernet ports as a WAN port? If there is, I would do this, then connect that port to the BT modem, and connect the modem to the socket, and see if that improves the speed issue you have.
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To be honest one of the issues in the first place was having 2 boxes instead of one (extra plug socket needed and the loss of an ethernet port) so if that's the issue then I may as well just stick with the Plusnet one!

I think I might leave it well enough alone tonight and see if things change while the Plusnet gear is rigged up and if the speeds jump back up, try the TP Link again!
 
Still, that router offers much better wireless capabilities (including 5GHz wifi) than the TP-Link :p. From what I can see LAN 4 can function as a WAN port, might as well give it a try.
 
Can't recommend all in one solutions - the only benefit is that it looks nicer. Meh. The HG612 modem screwed onto the wall looks quite nice and is out of the way too.

Every time you have a problem and need to reboot the router you've just gone and cut the signal from the DSLAM to the modem, which DLM doesn't like. If you have repeated problems that require a lot of rebooting, you just lost a lot of speed.
 
Orcvader said:
Still, that router offers much better wireless capabilities (including 5GHz wifi) than the TP-Link :p. From what I can see LAN 4 can function as a WAN port, might as well give it a try.
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It's an expensive way to "just" get superior wifi though! (although I'm not actually sure what benefit you get with 5GHz wifi - assume it's a speed boost??
 
easyrider said:
Have you just had it installed?

It takes up to 72 hours to get full speed!
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Had it installed last Monday so almost a week now!

Something is definitely messing with the speed - I'm getting less than 10Mbps now!?!?! :confused: (can I have done anything to have borked it from my end??)
 
StevieP said:
Had it installed last Monday so almost a week now!

Something is definitely messing with the speed - I'm getting less than 10Mbps now!?!?! :confused: (can I have done anything to have borked it from my end??)
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Ring plus-net and get them to do a speed test on your line mate.
 
Just web-chatted with Plusnet and the operator tells me that the speed drop is as a result of my disconnecting the BT Openreach modem last night to plug in the TP Link one! :(

Apparently because I'm still in the 10-day "settling in" period, any disconnections are met with the speed being restricted for 48-72 hours! :mad:

On the up side it would appear that the new router isn't the issue and in a couple of days the speed should bounce back!
 
Good to know StevieP, my routers coming on Monday and will have had fibre for 2 weeks at that stage so hopefully shouldn't hit that issue but at least I now know what could be the issue if it happens!
 
Out of interest, for anyone using the standard Plusnet router, is there any reason I shouldn't change the "WiFi Mode" under the advanced settings tab from "802.11 b/g/n (up to 144 Mb/s)" to the "up to 300 Mb/s" option??
 
StevieP said:
Out of interest, for anyone using the standard Plusnet router, is there any reason I shouldn't change the "WiFi Mode" under the advanced settings tab from "802.11 b/g/n (up to 144 Mb/s)" to the "up to 300 Mb/s" option??
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Anyone?

Also, I've read in the latest "Computer Shopper" magazine that the Plusnet router isn't even gigabit speed so I guess this would be another benefit of going for the TP Link all-in-one??

In respect of the dual band wireless on the TP Link router - am I right in my understanding that the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands are simply different so as to not overload any one band or is one faster than the other?
 
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