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dumptydo

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#196454 31-May-2016 21:22
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Hi all!
My first post as a Slingshot fibre user.
Just got the 100/20 Mbps fibre connection. Was getting 100-106Mbps downloads last week direct from router and 86+Mbps over wifi.
This week after Slingshot did what they referred to as "a change over" Im getting anything between 6-20Mbps download over wifi. Ethernet is still 86-100Mbps.
Slingshot after 6 hours of waiting and farting around only contribution is to send me another modem as the CSR "doesn't really know whats wrong mate."

Questions for all you illustrious and wise Geekzone peeps is ...
1. Has anyone else experienced this huge drop in wifi and if so how did they fix it?
2. Should I replace the NF4V modem Slingshot provided (which I noticed has dropped 3 metres of signal around the house compared to my old Belkin) and with what?

Any advice is greatly appreciated and one day hopefully I'll be able to return the favour!
Below is a pic of a linetest I did.





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  #1563319 31-May-2016 21:24
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Speedtests over WiFi are inconsistent and shouldn't be considered for anything really, unless you live in an environment completely free of interferences.

 

If you have a smartphone you can look for apps (such as InSSIDer) and see if there are other WiFi networks in your area causing interference. But it will always be a seesaw - sometimes more down than up. 





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