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The laptop's wireless is going to limit you. The speeds you're seeing are about right for 150Mbps Wi-Fi.
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can i ask why this is the case?
i found this video on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlmshDGfa18
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There's nothing in that video to say what type of wireless connection they're using (except that it's 5GHz).
You have a really basic single stream, single band, adapter. It's as low-end as Wireless-N gets.
If you want to get anyway near 150Mbps of actual throughput you'll need to upgrade. What's possible will depend on the laptop.
You have a really basic single stream, single band, adapter. It's as low-end as Wireless-N gets.
If you want to get anyway near 150Mbps of actual throughput you'll need to upgrade. What's possible will depend on the laptop.
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That's great mate, thanks for taking the time to reply
. are you able to recommend a decent wireless card?thanks again
the laptop i have is MSI GE70
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Also been looking at the powerline option. Would this be better/more stable/faster than buying another wireless card?
Been looking at Netgear XAVB5201 500 Powerline Adapter Kit for £30. Stupid question probably, does the wireless hub still work as normal for our phones in the house when the powerline is being used? I would assume it would......
Been looking at Netgear XAVB5201 500 Powerline Adapter Kit for £30. Stupid question probably, does the wireless hub still work as normal for our phones in the house when the powerline is being used? I would assume it would......
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Yes they are much better, even though 802.11 ac is faster than you will get through any consumer grade power lines, the wired connection gives you better performance in terms of reliability and latency. Tbh most power lines are fast enough they won't cause bottlenecks for any domestic connection.
Powerlines are great, will never be going back to wireless
Powerlines can be great.
As above, it depends massively on the internal wiring of the house, as well as other devices being power on, all of which affect the speed.
Wireless can often be the better option, providing you have a decent router and wireless card.
The Superhub 2 provides much faster connection than powerlines in my house of 5GHz.
Weirdly I seem to get a lot (3/4 times a day) of "no internet" issues with both my desktops connected via Devolo 500mbps power line sockets.
It doesn't seem to impact my phone on wireless or the PC upstairs that's hardwired to the Virgin router as well.
It doesn't seem to impact my phone on wireless or the PC upstairs that's hardwired to the Virgin router as well.
Using Devolo Duo(2 port) AV500 kits here(3 of them), i get zero drops. One device is only used from time to time, but have no problems with the connection when it's needed.
How many devices do you have? Does that happen with one in particular? And have you tried connecting it to a different power outlet(just as means of testing)? Also, if you have the device plugged into a 4 way adapter(or similar), that's likely the cause of the issue(they should always go directly into a wall socket).
Yep, the exact same kit.
I've got the one upstairs plugged directly into the wall socket, but an 8 way adapter plugged into it, there's no other socket option in that room where the router is.
The one downstairs is the same scenario.
The weird thing is, i'm still connected to the network, there's just no internet connectivity for about a minute, infuriating when i'm just browsing, but when I'm uploading a huge file for work and it drops halfway through it's even more so.
I've got the one upstairs plugged directly into the wall socket, but an 8 way adapter plugged into it, there's no other socket option in that room where the router is.
The one downstairs is the same scenario.
The weird thing is, i'm still connected to the network, there's just no internet connectivity for about a minute, infuriating when i'm just browsing, but when I'm uploading a huge file for work and it drops halfway through it's even more so.
I'm still waiting for my free upgrade from M/L 20Mb/s (with a 1Mb/s upload) to 50Mb/s (with a 3Mb/s upload).
Anyone in a similar situation as me? And does it get you confused when you're supposed to receive the upgrade as it details I should receive it by summer 2015? (although that is an estimate for the region/county I live in and/or the town, not the actual exchange).
Screenshot of the 20Mb/s (with a 1Mb/upload) to 50Mb/s (with a 3Mbs/ upload) upgrade banner:
I'll have to apply for a SuperHub 2 unless they contact me and send it to me.
Anyone in a similar situation as me? And does it get you confused when you're supposed to receive the upgrade as it details I should receive it by summer 2015? (although that is an estimate for the region/county I live in and/or the town, not the actual exchange).
Screenshot of the 20Mb/s (with a 1Mb/upload) to 50Mb/s (with a 3Mbs/ upload) upgrade banner:
I'll have to apply for a SuperHub 2 unless they contact me and send it to me.
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Wired or wireless? Superhub 1 or 2?
Wired and a superhub 1
Is your NIC gigabit or just 10/100? You need a gigabit (10/100/1000) ethernet NIC/card to get 100+ meg speeds. Are you connected to the router at 1000Mbps or 100Mbps (check in Network & Sharing Center if you're on Windows)? Are you using a Cat5e cable or better? Have you tried a different cable? Have you tried a different port on the SuperHub? Just some suggestions.
The SH is pretty awful, and the SH2 isn't much better. I'm on 152Mbps and ended up just putting the SH2 into modem only mode, and building a pfSense router to handle the connection properly. I re-purposed an old Dell Inspiron desktop (Core2Duo E7600, 2GB DDR2 RAM) and added an Intel Pro 1000PT PCI dual port gigabit ethernet NIC for WAN and LAN, and a TP-Link WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter for 5GHz WAP access.
Using the SH2 as a router I could only get 3MB/sec over VPN, and that's always been the case since they released it. A replacement unit didn't change anything so it's definitely a bug/limitation with the SH2. Using a proper pfSense router on the other hand, I get the full 152Mbps even over VPN...
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Is your NIC gigabit or just 10/100? You need a gigabit (10/100/1000) ethernet NIC/card to get 100+ meg speeds. Are you connected to the router at 1000Mbps or 100Mbps (check in Network & Sharing Center if you're on Windows)? Are you using a Cat5e cable or better? Have you tried a different cable? Have you tried a different port on the SuperHub? Just some suggestions.
The SH is pretty awful, and the SH2 isn't much better. I'm on 152Mbps and ended up just putting the SH2 into modem only mode, and building a pfSense router to handle the connection properly. I re-purposed an old Dell Inspiron desktop (Core2Duo E7600, 2GB DDR2 RAM) and added an Intel Pro 1000PT PCI dual port gigabit ethernet NIC for WAN and LAN, and a TP-Link WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter for 5GHz WAP access.
Using the SH2 as a router I could only get 3MB/sec over VPN, and that's always been the case since they released it. A replacement unit didn't change anything so it's definitely a bug/limitation with the SH2. Using a proper pfSense router on the other hand, I get the full 152Mbps even over VPN...
Ahh It could be my router.
I'm running a netgear wnr1000 http://www.netgear.com/service-prov...rking/wifi-routers/WNR1000.aspx#tab-techspecs.
From what i can see I don't think its gigabit, says this:
Five (5) 10/100 (1 WAN and 4 LAN) Ethernet ports with auto-sensing technology