So I've just moved into a new house with four friends and the initial modem and router we purchased just isn't cutting it. The modem is a Motorola sb6121 SURFboard and I feel it should be adequate. The router is a Medialink Wireless N Router
, I believe this is the problem.
We pay for 50mb/s down and 15mb/s up through comcast and we get what we pay for through wired, the living room where the router is, and in the bedroom sharing a wall with the living room. However in the 3 bedrooms about 30 feet away the speeds drop to 10-25 down while maintaining 15 up. Additionally we have a person living in a small guest house in the backyard about 75 feet away from the router area and at that distance the connection is spotty, and the speeds drop to about 1 down and 5 up.
I'm not sure if this is something that can be fixed with a firmware update or some tweaking of the router settings or if we need a new router. I've already tried changing the channel the router is broadcasting at but got no better results than when it defaulted to channel 3. I could probably manage a budget of up to $100 but obviously cheaper is better. It should be noted that four of the five people at the house are heavy internet users and it wouldn't be unlikely to have 4 computers streaming music, web browsing and gaming at the same time. If this is completely unachievable for the budget please let me know and I'll have re-evaluate my options.
, I believe this is the problem.We pay for 50mb/s down and 15mb/s up through comcast and we get what we pay for through wired, the living room where the router is, and in the bedroom sharing a wall with the living room. However in the 3 bedrooms about 30 feet away the speeds drop to 10-25 down while maintaining 15 up. Additionally we have a person living in a small guest house in the backyard about 75 feet away from the router area and at that distance the connection is spotty, and the speeds drop to about 1 down and 5 up.
I'm not sure if this is something that can be fixed with a firmware update or some tweaking of the router settings or if we need a new router. I've already tried changing the channel the router is broadcasting at but got no better results than when it defaulted to channel 3. I could probably manage a budget of up to $100 but obviously cheaper is better. It should be noted that four of the five people at the house are heavy internet users and it wouldn't be unlikely to have 4 computers streaming music, web browsing and gaming at the same time. If this is completely unachievable for the budget please let me know and I'll have re-evaluate my options.
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Carrier has Arrived
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