Recently I upgraded my internet connection to 100mbps and my router’s max speed supports up to 750mbps and it’s a dual-band router. So, when I am connected to 2.4Ghz I get a speed of 40mbps and at 5Ghz I get the speed of 95mbps. Do I need to buy a new router because the only thing I want is my internet plan speed in 2.4Ghz band.

  • jmnugent@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    1.) What exact Make & Model is your Router and how old is it ?

    2.) Do these “slow speeds” happen on only 1 device or all devices ?

    “the only thing I want is my internet plan speed in 2.4Ghz band.”

    That’s not really how any of this works. “internet speed” and “Wi-Fi speed(s)”… are 2 entirely different things (and not directly related).

    Your day to day speeds are going to fluctuate,… because they’re affected by a wide range of things.

    • Your ISP can only control the network-hops that it has direct control over. So for example if you are downloading something that’s 10 x network hops away,. and your ISP only controls the first 3 network hops outside your house,. there could be a potential slow down 5 x network hops away. .and that’s not your ISP’s fault and they can do nothing about it.

    • Regarding Wi-Fi… speeds there are going to depend on a wide range of factors:… The device and OS,… the Wi-Fi chipset and Drivers,… and any environmental factors (distance, obstacles, reflection, etc)

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      1 year ago

      Basically, the problem is tied to the router, right? inshort I have to buy a router which has 5Ghz with greater range.

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        1 year ago

        I mean… if I’m reading correctly,. the DIR-816 is from 2014 ? (nearly 10 years old ?)… if that’s correct and it were me,. I’d replace it.