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Hi there,
I have a Linksys WHW0302 Velop Tri-Band mesh, with two nodes - the parent node is connected to a new Sky cable modem via ethernet, the second node is upstairs in my home office. The wifi on the Sky modem is turned off, as it interfered with our Hue lighting and Sonos sound systems, and our several Google Home devices. Everything in the house is connected to the wifi network created by the Velop.
The Velop was bought in 2018 and has had firmware updated. But it is giving very variable wifi speed, even when the device being used is right next to the node.
The speed check in the Linksys app shows a Sky's internet is working fine - we are on the Ultra 2 service and get about 515Mbps. This is what the Linksys app speed text shows.
Speed tests on devices range from 30-400, but mostly top out around 100-120. Sometimes - randomly - the speed will get stuck at 30-50, even if the laptop is right next to the main node.
I know wifi speed will never hit the wired speed exactly, but there seems to be a pretty big gap between 515 at the modem and the speeds achieved via the mesh.
I have set IPv6 to passthrough, and I used the channel tuning function in the Linksys app, which resulted in some channels changing and the wifi did improve.
Does anyone have any ideas? Or do I need to fork out for a better mesh network? I've had Netgear recommended to me, but they seem to cost £1500, which is a little ridiculous.
Or do I just need a single wifi router with extenders, rather than a mesh? I'm not sure what the difference is. As I said, the Sky wifi itself it disabled, as I believe with Sky Q it creates its own proprietary mesh network which messes with Hue, Sono, Google, etc. Our house is big but it is a 70s build with thin internal walls.
Any help is appreciated! I'm at the limit of my technical knowledge in terms of networking!
I have a Linksys WHW0302 Velop Tri-Band mesh, with two nodes - the parent node is connected to a new Sky cable modem via ethernet, the second node is upstairs in my home office. The wifi on the Sky modem is turned off, as it interfered with our Hue lighting and Sonos sound systems, and our several Google Home devices. Everything in the house is connected to the wifi network created by the Velop.
The Velop was bought in 2018 and has had firmware updated. But it is giving very variable wifi speed, even when the device being used is right next to the node.
The speed check in the Linksys app shows a Sky's internet is working fine - we are on the Ultra 2 service and get about 515Mbps. This is what the Linksys app speed text shows.
Speed tests on devices range from 30-400, but mostly top out around 100-120. Sometimes - randomly - the speed will get stuck at 30-50, even if the laptop is right next to the main node.
I know wifi speed will never hit the wired speed exactly, but there seems to be a pretty big gap between 515 at the modem and the speeds achieved via the mesh.
I have set IPv6 to passthrough, and I used the channel tuning function in the Linksys app, which resulted in some channels changing and the wifi did improve.
Does anyone have any ideas? Or do I need to fork out for a better mesh network? I've had Netgear recommended to me, but they seem to cost £1500, which is a little ridiculous.
Or do I just need a single wifi router with extenders, rather than a mesh? I'm not sure what the difference is. As I said, the Sky wifi itself it disabled, as I believe with Sky Q it creates its own proprietary mesh network which messes with Hue, Sono, Google, etc. Our house is big but it is a 70s build with thin internal walls.
Any help is appreciated! I'm at the limit of my technical knowledge in terms of networking!
