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Router moving

WoozyBumba29
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I've recently moved my pc that was always wired into my office (upstairs) and have been struggling connection wise. I have 1gb downloaded speeds but my pc is only getting 30mb download. My work laptop that is next to my pc is getting around 300mb. I've done everything I can to try and figure this out, reset the WiFi adaptor, reset the computer entirely, bought an additional adaptor, nothing has worked. So I'm now thinking I need to get my computer wired back in (I cannot run an eithernet cable through 2 walls as we rent). 

I've been searching for ages to find an option to move my router and keep seeing forum mods messaging people to arrange this - why isn't this an option that people can book?

 

Can someone help me please? 

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jbrennand
Very Insightful Person
Very Insightful Person

Assuming your computer gets full speeds when you connect it to the adjacent Hub on a good ethernet cable and then those drop to ~30 when you switch it to wifi - then therein lays the issue!

Prime suspect is...  in your settings the wifi speed is set to 10/100 rather than 1Gb.  Check that first


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John
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I do not work for VM. My services: HD TV on VIP (+ Sky Sports & Movies & BT sport), x3 V6 boxes (1 wired, 2 on WiFi) Hub5 in modem mode with Apple Airport Extreme Router +2 Airport Express's & TP-Link Archer C64 WAP. On Volt 350Mbps, Talk Anytime Phone, x2 Mobile SIM only iPhones.

I've had a Google and cannot see anything that explains how to do that 😭

Client62
Alessandro Volta

Does the work laptop have a dual band WI-Fi adaptor and is connected to the faster 5GHz band.

Perhaps the PC has a single band 2.4GHz adaptor where speeds are up to 50Mb/s but range can be better.

Hey WoozyBumba29, thank you for reaching out and a warm welcome to the community I am sorry to hear this.

This is because it comes under a specialist job, if you would like to book this I can organise this for you? 

It is £25 for this to be done.

Matt - Forum Team


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