Internet routers

[bush_basha]

I am just wondering if the routers you get from the service providers are any good or should they be upgraded to a good one, if so types and brands?

Reason I ask is we have NBN with the standard service provider router, speeds are ok but downloading through utorrent its not overly fast, and I've never really had speeds to write home about, granted i am only on the 25 speed one anyway.

Also occasional the Internet is crappy and slow and hardly works (wifi and sometimes Ethernet) but a turn off and on of the router fixes that. Surely I shouldn't have to reset the router every couple of days though?

[Devil CV8]

Without searching to see if you've answered before, what ISP are you using, what NBN variant do you have and what is the model of the router.

[bush_basha]

Using TPG, on the 25/5 I think speeds. The lower of the lot. Went the lowest to start with yo test it out. The router is the ISP standard issue a netcomm wireless N300

[Phizzle]

The router is the ISP standard issue a netcomm wireless N300

Then you can definitely improve!
Pick one in your budget https://www.ple.com.au/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryId=624

Anything around the $150 will blitz it. If you plan on upgrading to better NBN speeds, spend a bit more on the top of the wazza gear

[munz]

what has been your max download mb/sec through utorrent

[bush_basha]

Thanks for that. I figured I could improve just wasn't sure if it's worth it. But I guess it is. Is there a better brand or something I should be looking at obviously Tri and dual bands aren't going to be useful to me?

Most of the house is Ethernet at the moment so the TVs and equipment run on Ethernet just the things that can't run on cords are Wifi.
What I saw last night is I have 7 devices on wifi, with the Ethernet plugged in will the device still pick up and use wifi over Ethernet?

The most I have ever seen on Utorrent is like 1.1mb, Only briefly though it mainly sits around 500kb or under

[team illucid]

uTorrent used to be fast but about 4 years ago discovered fast food. Try a faster client like Deluge for a start. I am on ADSL and manage to sit at 1.2 constantly. As for the router, I doubt spending any money will get you much speed boost given your connection speed. The NBN is no magic bullet at 25/5.

[bush_basha]

I've just started to use qBitTorrent to see and I think the max was 1.2 on that the other day but it doesn't sit there.

I'm not overly worried about speed boost as much because I can go higher on my plan,
It's more so to do with my last paragraph in the original post, occasionally the router will need resetting because the Internet is slow and crappy and once reset it goes good again.

Will devices still use wifi for Internet even with Ethernet plugged in as I show I have 7 devices on wifi but at least 4 of them are plugged in to Ethernet.

[team illucid]

You can configure the Ethernet port to disable wifi whilst connected or just disable the wireless adapter manually through network properties.

[C4B]

Set the ethernet so it has priority over WIFI. The WIFI will still stay connected, but it will only be used if the ethernet connection is disconnected.

Here's an ok blurb to save me typing the process (it's similar for most versions of windows):

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows...in-windows-10/

[bush_basha]

So should that be done on all devices TVs gaming consoles etc? If the wifi is connected does that mean it's running on wifi and not the Ethernet essentially getting slower speeds?


One thing also I'm using plex on the laptop and then streaming it to a TV (both on Ethernet), is it relying on an Internet connection so if the Internet is slow and crappy that day will the playback not work as it should?

As last night it struggled to play back the media I was watching, it would play then stop and play for a bit then stop etc. then I had enough and reset the router and it was good for that movie until I went to the next one

[C4B]

So should that be done on all devices TVs gaming consoles etc? If the wifi is connected does that mean it's running on wifi and not the Ethernet essentially getting slower speeds?


One thing also I'm using plex on the laptop and then streaming it to a TV (both on Ethernet), is it relying on an Internet connection so if the Internet is slow and crappy that day will the playback not work as it should?

As last night it struggled to play back the media I was watching, it would play then stop and play for a bit then stop etc. then I had enough and reset the router and it was good for that movie until I went to the next one

If you've got devices that are always connected via ethernet, just delete the wifi connection (on some devices it's called "Forget Connection"). There's no point in having it connecting to the WIFI if it's always hardwired.

[Micks]

Or Ol mate could get himself a decent wifi device like this: http://www.ubiquitishop.com.au/192_7..._m2_hp.product

[C4B]

Or Ol mate could get himself a decent wifi device like this: http://www.ubiquitishop.com.au/192_7..._m2_hp.product

It's hilarious when you see the dual/tri band wireless AP's on the market. People think if it's dual band it must be better and a have longer range. What they end up with is a hole in their wallet of a few hundred dollars (or more) and everything connects on 2.4Ghz anyway.

I doubt most of the sales reps even understand that the higher the frequency the less effective it is at penetrating obstacles. If a 2.4Ghz AP won't reach that back room 5.8 sure as hell won't.

[bush_basha]

Is it even worth getting tri or dual for future planning or not worth it at this point in time.

Can anyone recommend a decent router. The netgear nighthawk or linksys among others seems to get good reviews however I was reading some reviews and some specs of different routers said router: yes modem: no, isn't the modem the part that access the Internet or was that in the past