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Intermittent wifi dropoits

Kaleem71
On our wavelength

on ‎28-06-2022 21:07

HI, of late i have been experiencing wifi dropouts on a few of my devices.  I spoke to an advisor and they split the ssid name and stated if i connect to the 5g i wont be experiencing the issues of wifi drop out. A week later same issue wifi dropping out on my devices. If i get the wifi pods would that solve the issue? 

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Anonymous
Not applicable

on ‎28-06-2022 21:52

Hmm 2.4 ghz has greater reach.

Navigate to 192.168.0.1 and click on the Check Network Status link and post your hub stats here. 

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Kaleem71
On our wavelength
In response to Anonymous

on ‎28-06-2022 22:08

The advisor told me that best network to connect to is the 5ghz! Its more reliable however if indo connect to the 2.4hgz i get drop outs on there to! Would wifi pods solve the issue?

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Anonymous
Not applicable
In response to Kaleem71

on ‎28-06-2022 22:13

Pods can strengthen wifi reach but if there are underlying issues they won't fix them. 

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Stobbsy74
Superfast
In response to Kaleem71

‎28-06-2022 22:21 - edited ‎28-06-2022 22:28

5g has greater speed but generally has lesser range and more susceptible to interference. 2.4g generally has less speed but more range than 5g. 

If the advisor is telling you otherwise, then they dont know what they are talking about. You just have to go onto YouTube and watch any review video where a person breaks down performance/range/band of a router.

Pods might fix the issue, I personally went with a 3rd party mesh router system and never had an issue since.

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Kaleem71
On our wavelength
In response to Stobbsy74

on ‎28-06-2022 22:53

Iv been looking at a few mesh wifi systems but which ones would you recommend? I was thinking the 2g has a better range but typical advisor talk! I did a network diagnostics and all devices come out with low wifi signal even though im literally in the next room from the router!

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Stobbsy74
Superfast
In response to Kaleem71

‎28-06-2022 23:18 - edited ‎28-06-2022 23:27

I dont think I can recommend 1 over the other as I have only experience with my own mesh system. I would recommend looking at a number of comparison videos on YouTube or reviews as they vary greatly in price.

I dont condone the following, but before I bought the mesh, I tried a 3rd party router from Amazon, which I returned promptly after trying as it didn't meet my requirements with no hassle and full refund.

A lot of people on these forums like the Deco mesh, me personally with being on 1gig, I wanted something with higher performance so payed more money. It all depends on what package you are on, and range needed and your own requirements.

I would say if you can get a tri band system, although dual band function perfectly fine, tri band have a dedicated wifi channel to connect together.

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