amirhmn2002
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Since we are all working from home I was wondering if I could get some advice to fix a network coverage issues I am having as this issue is affecting my work.
During this time I had to find a room to make a small office away from the noise to get my work done, however as you might imagine the noise would be around the main router of the house and as a result, I'm not getting enough speed to handle my daily work and I constantly get disconnected.
I would really appreciate it if I could get some expert advice on this.
I am currently using the standard hub provided by Virgin with two wifi Mesh provided by them to get coverage around the house, however, the speed I get from the wifi mesh in my office room is between 0.45- 3 Mbps whereas next to the router I get around 80 to 130 Mbps. everything works fine when I receive around 10 Mbps (so I don't need full speed).
I bought a "TP-Link Archer A7 AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Cable Router" standing next to this router improved the speed to around 200Mbps but still 1 to no signal bar in the office room (the estimated distance between the router and the computer is 3 to 4m through the wall and flooring, but I guess the walls are too thick as I am only on 1st floor). The original virgin hub is 15m away (also through the walls in the same room in the opposite corner), but surprisingly I get almost the same signal with the standard virgin router. So no signal improvement even tho I thought the TP-Link was a better router.
I am happy to spend some money (around £200) as I am really struggling to work but as there are so many models I don't know which would be the right solution for me.
For start, I don't know if I need a better mesh unit (NETGEAR Orbi Tri-band Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System with 2.2Gbps Speed (RBK20)) or a better router such as NETGEAR Nighthawk series, Linksys Max-Stream AC5400 MU or TP-Link Archer C2300. These are some of the top models I found online and I am not sure which one would resolve my problem as my first buy was unsuccessful and I was hoping to get some expert advice. Any help would be highly appreciated.
Also using the work VPN seems to slow down the speed slightly as well.
I know I can't ignore the low of physics and I don't expect to get the same signal strength as standing next to the router, but since I am getting 200Mbps and I can get my work done with 10Mbps I only need a system strong enough to give me 5% of the speed I get from my provider.
Unfortunately, the direct cable is not an option.
During this time I had to find a room to make a small office away from the noise to get my work done, however as you might imagine the noise would be around the main router of the house and as a result, I'm not getting enough speed to handle my daily work and I constantly get disconnected.
I would really appreciate it if I could get some expert advice on this.
I am currently using the standard hub provided by Virgin with two wifi Mesh provided by them to get coverage around the house, however, the speed I get from the wifi mesh in my office room is between 0.45- 3 Mbps whereas next to the router I get around 80 to 130 Mbps. everything works fine when I receive around 10 Mbps (so I don't need full speed).
I bought a "TP-Link Archer A7 AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Cable Router" standing next to this router improved the speed to around 200Mbps but still 1 to no signal bar in the office room (the estimated distance between the router and the computer is 3 to 4m through the wall and flooring, but I guess the walls are too thick as I am only on 1st floor). The original virgin hub is 15m away (also through the walls in the same room in the opposite corner), but surprisingly I get almost the same signal with the standard virgin router. So no signal improvement even tho I thought the TP-Link was a better router.
I am happy to spend some money (around £200) as I am really struggling to work but as there are so many models I don't know which would be the right solution for me.
For start, I don't know if I need a better mesh unit (NETGEAR Orbi Tri-band Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System with 2.2Gbps Speed (RBK20)) or a better router such as NETGEAR Nighthawk series, Linksys Max-Stream AC5400 MU or TP-Link Archer C2300. These are some of the top models I found online and I am not sure which one would resolve my problem as my first buy was unsuccessful and I was hoping to get some expert advice. Any help would be highly appreciated.
Also using the work VPN seems to slow down the speed slightly as well.
I know I can't ignore the low of physics and I don't expect to get the same signal strength as standing next to the router, but since I am getting 200Mbps and I can get my work done with 10Mbps I only need a system strong enough to give me 5% of the speed I get from my provider.
Unfortunately, the direct cable is not an option.