Hello weekend Era!
Recently, I wanted to upgrade my internet speeds from 100 up/down to 400 up/down. When the tech came out, he said it be extremely hard to add the wiring necessary for the upgrade due to the way my town house is built.
So I figured, maybe I should upgrade my router. But since I'm not super tech savvy, I'm not sure what I should even be looking for.
I currently have a Netgear R6400. I got it a few years ago and its been ok...certainly better than the junk stock thing verizon gives you. However, it's signal doesnt reach every part of my townhouse well. The floors of this place are pretty thick (for sound protection) and theres a lot of competing signals from neighbors. If I'm close to the router on the 5ghz, I can usually get 90ish Up/down. But on 2.4? I'm often only getting 30 up/down speeds.
My wife and I use the internet quite a bit. She's almost always streaming from either her phone or the Apple TV. I have a PS5, Switch and iPad I use often...
The PS5 is wired. Everything else depends on the wireless.
SO any suggestions? What should I be looking for?
Recently, I wanted to upgrade my internet speeds from 100 up/down to 400 up/down. When the tech came out, he said it be extremely hard to add the wiring necessary for the upgrade due to the way my town house is built.
So I figured, maybe I should upgrade my router. But since I'm not super tech savvy, I'm not sure what I should even be looking for.
I currently have a Netgear R6400. I got it a few years ago and its been ok...certainly better than the junk stock thing verizon gives you. However, it's signal doesnt reach every part of my townhouse well. The floors of this place are pretty thick (for sound protection) and theres a lot of competing signals from neighbors. If I'm close to the router on the 5ghz, I can usually get 90ish Up/down. But on 2.4? I'm often only getting 30 up/down speeds.
My wife and I use the internet quite a bit. She's almost always streaming from either her phone or the Apple TV. I have a PS5, Switch and iPad I use often...
The PS5 is wired. Everything else depends on the wireless.
SO any suggestions? What should I be looking for?