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My WiFi is DIRT CHEAP but sucks. How can I diy improve it? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Spectrum offered me “poor ppl internet” for qualified areas (such as my apt complex) for a flat rate of $20/m. When I moved to a home. The agent assisting with the transfer of services stated I longer qualify for this cheap internet and my rate would have to be raised $40 higher. I said can you be a bro and just look the other way. He said hell yeah why not. so I’ve kept this low price ever since but he did mention if I move again, or have to upgrade speeds I will loose that rate unless I can convince the next agent again.

So I have really affordable internet but it has trouble keeping connection. I have to switch from WiFi to phone data multiple times a day. My Roku wireless doorbell (which is less than 3 ft from the router) cannot function properly as it looses connection within an hr of setup, cannot cloud game from Xbox, etc. I have heard of something called a “WiFi Mesh ecosystem” or a WiFi extender. I’ve done a bit of research and both and wonder if either can be of benefit. Or anything else for that matter.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

This sounds more like your wireless router sucks. If it’s a combo modem/gateway from spectrum look into buying a separate modem and mesh network. Unless that messes with your sweetheart payment. Otherwise, you would probably be able to just put a mesh network onto current gateway with Ethernet and disable WiFi on old equipment. Maybe. Lots of possibilities to explore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you have old router 3yrs+ it is probably what causes trouble, try to connect any device via cable that is connecting router to internet, idk if you have dynamic ip or you will need set ip from provider (it should be in contract), mesh system is good, but for big houses, if you have small apartment like 1000 square ft only one Wi-Fi router should be ideal. Idk what router you have, if is it old try replace it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It is def over 4 yrs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

What's the service? Like the upload and download? But yeah you could probably get a better router if your Wi-Fi is that unstable and just replace your current router as long as your router is not built into the modem but if your router combos with the modem you can put your Gateway into bridge mode.