wireless stuff and ISP questions

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curtis73

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So I have my home network set up and it works well, but it does use an older Wireless G router. It was always fine for the internet but we've added a Wii and a Roku (both wireless) and we use them pretty heavily for Netflix and streaming video. It sucks... constant buffering or failing to work at all. More on that later. On top of that we've been having to reset the box very frequently so I'm thinking its time for an upgrade.

- when I look at my laptop wireless connection, it says 52M speed. That should certainly be adequate, right?
- will a better wireless router help?

I also need some help with an ISP. We currently have Clear wireless with a home modem hooked into the wireless router. We pay for 2.5M down. I've done multiple speed tests over the last couple weeks and had terrible results. Once I got 3.5M, but most of the time I get around 1M or less.

- is there a place to find ISP ratings? I gotta find a decent one. If I'm paying for 2.5M so I can run my streaming TV, I want 2.5M dang it :)
 
You will find out that you can't be doing a lot of streaming/downloading when using a wireless isp. You would need a dedicated cable or dsl provider, with cable being capable of faster speeds. Look into getting cable internet and I'm sure most of your issues will go away. What router do you have? Wireless G is only capable of up to 54 m/sec So if you don't have internet access over that speed then your fine.
 
It may also be time to replace the router with it being so old. I would definately either get a better speed package or a different internet provider first and then if issues continue then change the router.
 
I also find that Wii is always pinging the DHCP server for an IP address, even when the given IP has a long expiration.

Your throughput form the ISP will be limited by the amount of traffic on your local connection as well. You won't get advertised speeds unless there are very few computers in your neighborhood plugged in.
 
Dngrsone said:
Your throughput form the ISP will be limited by the amount of traffic on your local connection as well. You won't get advertised speeds unless there are very few computers in your neighborhood plugged in.
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help me understand this... This is actually one of the reasons I went with wireless ISP. I figured if I had cable or phone DSL I would be limited by the folks sharing the line on my street. I was thinking that wireless (being a broadcast signal) would not be as subject to those limitations.

I have never in my life had a good ISP. Never. six different addresses, 7 or 8 different ISPs, four states, wireless, cable, satellite, phone DSL... all of them sucked massive sweaty donkey nuts. I gotta find a good one. It seems like most of the problems are from the cheap chinese modems they send you, and then terrible tech support that always assumes its your computer or the phone company's line problem. I'm sick of it. Can a guy like me buy a good, high-quality modem and hook it up to someone's service? Does it have to be their modem?
 
Depending on where you live and how much you want to spend, you can get good dedicated-line service.

Start by telling your ISP that you want guaranteed throughput and see how much they want to charge you.

As for the modem, you just have to make sure the one you use can communicate with their servers using the correct protocols. The ISP can tell you that, as well.
 
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