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Thuddyy's avatar
Thuddyy
Joining in
3 months ago

Bedroom barely getting 200mb from 1g package

The Hub 5 with 1g package barely gets 200mb in multiple rooms in the house. Granted it is through a wireless connection but an Ethernet is not really an option. Not even getting 25% of the package capabilities is pretty poor in all honesty.

What can I do to boost the signal throughout the house?

  • The 1gb speeds are only to the router, after that there are many different factors that will affect your speeds. 

    I would suggest 200mbs in the bedroom which is I'm guessing another room to where the router is actually pretty good. 

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta

    Folks buy far too much internet and then have no clue as to how to use it !

    What real work task or TV streaming you can't do on a mobile or laptop at 200Mb/s ?

  • jpeg1's avatar
    jpeg1
    Alessandro Volta

    Virginmedia make a lot of money from people who are attracted to big numbers and never use them. 

    Would you go into a restaurant, order ten meals and only eat one? 

  • Adduxi's avatar
    Adduxi
    Very Insightful Person

    I will also mention VM only guarantee 30Mb over Wifi .......  If you need more, buy your own Wifi solution and don't look back.  A decent kit will work with any ISP so will remain to be useful in the future.

    • Thuddyy's avatar
      Thuddyy
      Joining in

      I have a separate router with 2 satellites, would I be better off setting that up with the hub 5 in modem mode?

      • Tudor's avatar
        Tudor
        Very Insightful Person

        Yes. Hubs in modem mode are always better.

  • Your connection is designed to be shared across several devices at the same time.

    Each device doesn't 'see' '1g'.