Slow wifi Medialink AC1200 router

[Lkonk]

Hello,

I have a 250 mbps service through RCN. Have an Arris SB6183 modem and a Medialink AC1200 router. The wifi speeds I am getting are 6-20, upload is worse. The router sits by the TV along with the modem. I am connecting to 2.4GHz as 5Ghz isn't coming up on my laptop. I should still be getting more than that even at 2.4 GHz.I tried changing the channel and chose 20 for bandwith, i only helped a little. Please help. I am not experienced in this and need to get it to work. Thanks in advance.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I can tell you this right now. At least with 'N' and 'AC' wireless, you're not going to get 250Mbit/sec over 2.4Ghz wifi. Nah-ah. Maybe possible with an 'AX' router, since they have new encoding schemes for 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz both (and maybe 60Ghz too).

But what you need is 5Ghz, and that propagates less through walls and floors than 2.4Ghz does, so ... if 5Ghz isn't reaching, then you're basically kind of screwed.

Have you considered PowerLine networking? Or Mesh? Asus has a new dual-pack of AX6100 routers, that claims support for 4804Mbit/sec mesh connections using 'AX'. I don't think that those are available yet, and they're like $750-800, I think, for both.

A 5Ghz wireless 'AC' ("wifi 5") Mesh network, will probably get you 200-250Mbit/sec wirelessly. That's your best bet right now, for the money, if you need "full speed" from your internet connection. But it probably won't go much above that, so if you boost your internet connection to Gigabit speeds, you'll need to go wired, either ethernet, or PowerLine.

 

[JackMDS]

To know where you stand connect a computer with short cable to the Router and check how much you really get from the ISP at the entry point.

Then stand with the Laptop few feet away and check the Wireless.

According to the test you (or by help here) would be able to find a solution.



P.S. If what you get is 20 MBytes/sec, then it is actually what 200 Mbits/sec. provides.