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turneg01

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#315926 30-Aug-2024 14:01
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Hi there,

 

Im trying to sort out my extended families internet. Currently staying with them so its urgent,haha.

 

The download speed is slow as at 4.24 Mbps, see below.

 

Modem is supposingly quite old - B315

 

 

What would people recommend? Not wanting to commit to a 12 month contract.

 

 

 

Spark says i can buy a modem for $150 and get a free smart mesh 2 and hopefully that will help with speeds due to it being an old modem.

 

If i still find the internet to slow then will need to go on to Fibre. 

 

Is there a cheaper/better way of getting faster speed. Any help is much appreciated.

 


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  #3277176 30-Aug-2024 14:04
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That modem is VERY old. New modems are hugely better in both Wifi and Cellular performance. You're extremely likely to notice a good improvement with a current gen Spark Smartmodem+Smart Mesh unit.

 

(That said, fibre's going to be better so do that if you can)

 

Cheers - N

 

(Caveat - if they are in an awful coverage area, then the new modem might not give the improvement expected - what speeds do you get on a spark phone at the same location as the modem?)

 

 





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