o2 Router IV

kh85 · 15 Jun 2012 at 23:18

Currently using the o2 Wireless Box IV Router. This router states that it can handle b/g/n Looking into the wireless settings on the router, the wireless speeds aren't 150mbps which is the max for this router.

I have changed Channel to "1" as using inssider shows this to be the cleanest option and after reading some forums they say to use WPA2 for security with AES. Router has latest firmware, and still connection speeds keep changing.

Does anyone know why it won't stay at 150mps or at least near that speed.
Does anyone also know if this o2 router is Dual Band?

This is what it looks like when I change the settings:

Image 1

Then when I refresh, the actual speed has dropped:

Image 2

Image 3 - inSSIDer

Thanks

steven_belfast · 15 Jun 2012 at 23:37

Yep this is the speen that your computer / devices will be talking to the router,
i have never seen it stay at 150.

Try using channle 13.
Thats what i have always had the best speed on.

steven_belfast · 15 Jun 2012 at 23:37

Ps : as far as i know its not duel band.

kh85 · 16 Jun 2012 at 00:26

Hmm, it never seems to stay unstable what ever channel. It's not a faulty router either its new. o2 seem to only give you the most basic router options too which is frustrating.

steven_belfast · 16 Jun 2012 at 00:36

What have you got beside the router or close to it ?
I dont know i liked that router, ok i thought it was a great router for a isp until i got my orange bright box.

ltnmzh · 16 Jun 2012 at 00:40

the free routers are always the cheapest and ****. cordless phones may be also causing problem.

steven_belfast · 16 Jun 2012 at 13:42

ltnmzh said:
the free routers are always the cheapest and ****. cordless phones may be also causing problem.

Not always, as i said the options you get in the orange bight box are sweet,
I have had some great fun playing arounds with it.

kh85 · 16 Jun 2012 at 13:53

There's nothing else close to the router. There are
8 wireless devices connected to it, and two pc's through ethernet.
The devices arent always connected at the same time though.

kh85 · 16 Jun 2012 at 14:04

Apparently older g devices can reduce speeds as the router has to slow down to process G speeds?

steven_belfast · 16 Jun 2012 at 14:16

Yep when it comes to speed the router will slow down to match the slowest device connected.

steven_belfast · 16 Jun 2012 at 14:18

If using windows vista / seven use this command :

Code:

Netsh wlan show all

This will show all networks in range and also the max speed.

steven_belfast · 16 Jun 2012 at 15:22

steven_belfast said:
If using windows vista / seven use this command :

Code:

Netsh wlan show all

This will show all networks in range and also the max speed.

Depending on the network card,
I get a max speed of 54 on a N router that does 150 and this is due to having to use a vista driver on my seven netbook.