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.
I would first just try moving it around. Sounds like you have a wifi AC(5) router which is still very capable. But a lot of things can interfere with that signal. If you have a long enough cable move it into another room just for testing to see if your speeds improve. If they do then you know its the location.
I have D-Link DIR-816, which says 300 mbps.
usually on those routers b/g/n 2.4G speed is lowered when both 2.4G+5G turned on
if I turn off my 5Ghz band I’ll get max speed in 2.4 Ghz right?
So what’s the router and 2.4GHz device you’re looking at? Hitting 100 real world without going to 5/6GHz bands often isn’t gonna be easy
After upgrading my internet plan speed, I reset it and disconnected everything to check the speed on a single device to remove any interference. I guess problem is 2.4Ghz limits which is 40mbps.
Even though it’s theoretically possible to get over 100mbps with 2.4 GHz, it’s mostly not the case in real world applications. I’d suggest just using the 5 GHz connection if you have a connection over 50mpbs.
so 40 mbps is the maximum for any 2.4 GHz router in the current market?
Always good to look into
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.
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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.
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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)
Basically, the problem is tied to the router, right? inshort I have to buy a router which has 5Ghz with greater range.
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.
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