Hi all,

I live in a student dormitory. The internet speed in my room is 10Mbps however next to the door and passageway it hits 200Mbps. The distance is only few meters !

I am suspecting I might be connected to a distant router?! For example, l am in my room now and the internet speed on my phone is hitting 200Mbps which is 20Mbps on my PC.

What can I do in this case? Thanks all !

  • SnuffleWumpkins@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Is there an option for 2.4ghz or 5ghz?

    5ghz is faster however 2.4ghz is more consistent when you’re further away from the router.

    Just a thought.

    • Beef_Whalington@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Just for the sake of clarity, 5ghz isn’t any faster in and of itself, its just a much less “busy” frequency. You are correct that 2.4ghz can travel further due to being a lower frequency, but it isn’t inherently slower, there is just a lot of traffic on that frequency in densely populated areas, which can have an adverse effect on your speed.

      Edit: a typo and removed a word due to grammar