Quote (VFW @ Sep 27 2016 05:32am)
Okay so telling him to spend a ton first before switching a cable to a stronger feed of data. It makes a huge difference have you personally tested this? I run cables plenty and have tested the cat5 and cat 6. Before changing a home system start with cables, then modem, then router, modems go, it and will cause the most issues
Cat6 is the cheapest upgrade that's noticeable. I wouldn't spend a mad amount on something like a router, when honestly a cable switch will give a better range of unbroken packets
Not to mention he bought and paid for a wireless adapter. Which he still is having issues with. So by doing the cable first and testing he's out what 10bucks, your all telling him to go drop 80-300 before his issue gets better like no spend 10 bucks test the cat6 to see if your speeds are better if not call your isp get a modem replacement, run another test. Everyone here is spend spend spend rather then let's be logical and use theories to solve the issue not make people spend money unless needed
Think about what you're saying here.... You're saying a ETHERNET CABLE improved your wifi range? That's literally the dumbest thing i've heard all year.
Cat6 is over priced & still COMPLETELY useless for general use. Cat5e Supports up to 5gbit now, Which is WAY more than plenty. Hell, a lot of people cant even use the 100mbit limit of plain Cat5.
Did I say to buy a router?
If you dont know what the fuck you're talking about, Then dont offer advice here.
@OP
The first thing you should always do with wifi issues, is to scan your area to figure out how many routers are on what channel.. Typically slow wifi speeds are due to over populated channels. You can use a free cellphone app to do this.