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Gen5 Upgrade..
I have decided to upgrade to Gen5. I have some questions that I want to be addressed before the install. I currently have an HN9000 model which uses 2 cables from the dish to modem. I had my in...
wildcats198308 wrote:With 2 children under 16 in the house the Quota Limits are much needed!
No doubt! :)
The Wi-Fi is pretty basic, no doubt. No frills. I think, though, for a lot of people basic is good. Many don't know much about computers (after fifteen years my folks still wouldn't know how to get to a web site if you gave them the URL), and more options means more confusion for them. I only use one computer at a time, and it's only me, so the built in Wi-Fi is great.
But, of course, one can still use their own router, so that's good, too. My Netgear router works perfectly with the modem, but it doesn't really do anything more than the built in Wi-Fi, and having one less component sitting there is nice for me.
How are your speeds?
Yeah, Basic is best for most people. If it wasnt for my niece and nephew I would possibly give the built in WiFi a try. But then again I have multiple devices and tablets and the Kindle Fire tablets I have like to do random system updates with out warning and you cant turn off auto update for the system updates.
Some of the speed tests that I ran were quite slow. I was tested and ran tests on different connections. Started with my WD Router and it was extremely slow. Did tests with the built in WiFi and direct. I have to say I did get a bit speed test happy LOL.... Some of the tests I ran on testmy.net kept going up to higher data usage. I didnt really do much except speed tests and test a few websites and played a game for about 20 mins and my usage meter showed I used 500 MB in about 2 hours... I was glad to see my usage was reset.
With Gen5, it's best to use the 25MB file for downloads and the 4MB file for uploads. The 25MB file has forwarding disabled, so it won't resize to anything larger.
I see a couple of nice speeds, including one that was in the high 50s. Very nice.
Maybe someone will have some ideas for you on how to get the speeds up when using Wi-Fi. Maybe you could try the different bands (2.4Mhz and 5Mhz) to see if one gives a better result than the other.
Being that you came from a legacy plan you are probably gettiing the daily data resets. Lucky bugger! But, just to be safe, I wouldn't go hog wild today. Wait until tomorrow, when you know for sure it's resetting, then go hog wild. :)
I couldnt remember what was recommened to run tests on I thought I seen someone say 12 so thats what I was using for most and as you could tell the one jumped up to 73.4 MB. I think the 50 was directly connected to the modem. I have tested 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz connections with my WD Router. The last test I ran was with my laptop using the 5G connection on the WD Router (20.59 Mbps)
It is not a daily reset.. ( GabeU I guess you were on the 20 day reset) I have noticed my usage was reset 3 or 4 times already in 7 hours. Yea I am going to wait and make sure it keeps resetting at least tomorrow as well. Then I will do more if it does. I might even let the kids have full access for a while ... or is that too much LMAO..
