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Gen 5 speeds are slowing down
- Aedan,
My HT2000W modem is back up to speed. In the morning during bonus data hours l ran a speed test and it was still slow. I re-enabled the 5.0 Ghz network that I had disabled during all of the testing and troubleshooting and as usual it didn't show up on my computer but did on my phone. So l connected to the 5.0 network on my phone and ran a download speed test of 42Mbps! So l switched back to 2.4 on my phone and ran in the 40s. Went back to my computer on 2.4 network and had a download speed of 43Mbps. So really all that was done was disable 5.0, re enable and connect to 5.0 and switch back to 2.4 . Maybe the upcoming firmware update will help. Thanks to everyone for their help and patience.
Gwalk900 wrote:Wireless is fickle at best.
The HT2000w is a work in progress at this point and firmware updates to address some wireless issues are in the works.
The Netgear has external antenna, the HT2000w doesn't
The Netgear, being a single device may shield better than the more tightly packed HT2000w
In my opinion the wirelees functions of the HT2000w are not yet ready for Prime-Time.
My advice: Use the best personal router that you can afford that supplies the features you need ... muli-freguency performance, distance/radiation pattern, data tracking ......
You can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse and a sow's ear is what the wireless perfomance of the HT2000w is at this point.
Amen. I like my own router with regular firmware updates that I have control over. And both my bands work perfectly. I'm still a fan of 5 GHz BTW, if nothing else for keeping things compartmentalised. It reaches out fine in my modest sized home.
BirdDog wrote:Amen. I like my own router with regular firmware updates that I have control over. And both my bands work perfectly. I'm still a fan of 5 GHz BTW, if nothing else for keeping things compartmentalised. It reaches out fine in my modest sized home.
I normally only use the HT2000W's WiFi when I connect my laptop or notebook, and that's normally only to keep them up to date. It's also always within five feet of the modem when I do so. But, if I used WiFi on a regular basis, I would almost assuredly use my own router, which I know works very well and has always given me the same speed as a LAN connection.
