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khalessi

This is so slow. How can this be improved. I also cant have 2 laptops on network at same time. I could cry. I am trying to work from home and it is almost impossible

Can this be improved?

I have a tp link router on 3 mobile broadband
I bought a new Acer Swift to wfh

Help please

Orebro

Where do you have the router positioned currently? Can you try to place it by a window to see if it improves? Can you also post the model of the TP-Link router?

khalessi

It is a tp-link AC750 wireless dual band 4G lite router. I cant even have 2 laptops running on it at same time.

The router is in my bedroom about 2 foot away from me and unable to put near window at the minute. I cant attach cable as laptop doesnt have space for cable.

JDxtra

Switch provider, that ain't going to work no matter what router you use.

khalessi

Provider was grand until their router stopped working. Was lightening fast. I rang them for new router and the said they were out of stock. Then told me if mine was broke to bring it in and get it sent away to be checked out. I pointed out that Im immunosupressed and we are supposed to be isolating due to a thing called the coronavirus. He was insistent I bring it in.

ED E

khalessi wrote: »

Provider was grand until their router stopped working. Was lightening fast.

Set the new unit to 3G only, the old one was probably using 3G which is slower overall but faster as nobody is using it.

khalessi

It is now 3:35amish and I retested
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So I suppose I will have to work at night for the foreseeable

NIMAN

Contention issue?

Appears when others are using it, your service is rubbish. Too many sharing it?

khalessi

Just me. I tried to attach another laptop last night for Netflix but kept freezing so gave up

NIMAN

khalessi wrote: »

Just me. I tried to attach another laptop last night for Netflix but kept freezing so gave up

I don't mean others in your house, but others sharing your service.

Who is your provider?
Is it wired or wireless?

khalessi

3 is the provider
It is wireless

ED E

NIMAN wrote: »

Who is your provider?
Is it wired or wireless?

Try reading the OP.

Vodafone’s internet usage has surged by up to 50% in some European countries as consumers shift to working at home and turn to services such as Netflix because the coronavirus is keeping families indoors.

MNOs are being hammered right now. For the most part they just will not be usable for WFH during C19.

downwithpeace

ED E wrote: »

Set the new unit to 3G only, the old one was probably using 3G which is slower overall but faster as nobody is using it.

Try the above. I live in the country and can get both 3G and 4G but 4G is very unreliable so I switched the router to 3G and it's fine. Using Three as well and their supplied router.

snaps

Also sometimes putting the router near or infront of the window makes it worse. From experience from using Internet from LTE providers I found windows shield a lot of signal (Modern day upvc windows). Windows also reflect wifi signal too.
If weather allows, try putting router outside window and maybe see if that helps.
I made a router cover from an old 5L windscreen washer container (Huwaei B593) so i could put it outside. Inside the window i got 2 bars of signal and speed was 5-8mb d/l. Outside the window 5 bars signal and 20-30mb d/l.

65535

Some of those routers you can use external antenna