Did any one test the internet connection speed with and without this router? Does anyone know how much this router will affect the internet speeds?
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I only get 6mb down, so both before and afters were the same results. with a minor increase actually.
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I'm interested in hearing more about the testing. Did you use speedtest.net or something similar? How far apart were your tests run, 5, 10 30 mins? I didn't experience any issues, bit I'm wondering if something about the test(s) your ran is the cause.
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If you have a good router, and connect this to extend the range, the speed not as fast as you would have if connected to router itself, but the speed is not slow, I say it's a moderate speed. ... It's a workable speed of connection.
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Just saw your message, I too was originally thrilled with this router until it started giving me headaches a few weeks into owning it. I just updated my review with the following, maybe it will help you as well if you're still experiencing issues: ****Update 2/17/11***** The router worked great for about 3 weeks, then suddenly I started having significant range and connection problems for any of my networked components more than a few feet away from the router. I noticed this was particularly bad in the evenings when I would see many other neighboring wireless networks popping up in the scan for local networks. After first fearing that I too may have gotten a defective unit, I did a little research online and realized that changing a few default settings related to channels may help. I first went in an changed the network settings from mixed to N-only (5ghz) and G-only (2.4ghz) since I really didn't have any B or A wireless devices to suppport. Secondly, and most importantly, I went in and changed the default channel settings for both networks. Originally I had both channels set to 'auto', but I changed the channel width on them both to be 20mhz, and then I made sure to select different standard channels for each. Voila - great range and connection speeds were restored! The router has been working great for the past week since I changed these settings with no further issues.
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Mine works flawlessly:) Just make sure your router hase the latest firmware!
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I had same problem. Wired connection gave me D-60MBPS, U-12MBPS and wireless gave me D-1MBPS, U- 12MBPS.. the internet was very slow. I followed Van Nguyen's advice to change the setup "You need to log into the router and go to the Advanced tab then go to Setup and QoS Setup. Uncheck Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings and apply" and i started getting D-22MBPS, U-12MBPS.. thanks!! hope this helps to others.
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In Castle Rock, WA on the I-5 corridor, I just did a test at Speedtest.net and I'm currently getting 2.74Mbps down, and 2.99Mbps up. I would guess this is due to my semi-remote location, and the way that I'm using it (as a shared connection for my entire home network) and not the device itself.
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I had the same issue with the router a month or so back. Before it was fine, then all of a sudden the download speed would barely go over 1 mbps. I tried a bunch of different things and finally found a post on a website from someone with the same issue and I tried it and it worked and fixed the speed issue. You need to log into the router and go to the Advanced tab then go to Setup and QoS Setup. Uncheck Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings and apply. After I did this, my router was back to normal just like the post said. Hopefully this will work for you as well.
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i have had lots of issues with the router. i would sit outside with my iphone controlling my music via apple tv and the connection to the wifi would drop. i was sitting maybe 30 ft away. also the router need to be reset a lot. i would have to unplug and plug back in to get it to reset. The speed is fine. Not sure if you should buy this router, though i don't have any recommendations. i am connected to a Time Warner cable modem.
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Changing to channel 1 in router gets me about 1.6 Mbps down when monitor is on. Other channels I get even less. When monitor is off I pull down over 15 Mbps. Only good option I see is using 5 ghz but not all devices can handle it. I love the monitor but its a wifi killa'
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Worked fine for me. What kind of internet connection do you have? And speed?
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Maryanne, I haven't used it yet, just got it a few weeks ago and haven't used it. I picked it up for small router not sure yet. When I do I will post..
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Win7 and 8 support is spotty at best. With the drivers from Netgear's website, I could only get a 2Mbps download speed. I thought the issue was the OS, so I upgraded to Win8 but had the same issue. My two other computers can download at my cap of 25Mbps. All are wireless. All are less than 20 feet from the router and in the same room with no blockage.
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Hi, maybe i am not the right person for you to ask this question now, cause i am actually having problems now. It was working fine, but for some other reasons, i needed to re install everything from Factory, and now is not working properly. I go a Little bit far from the router, and the speed goes down town. Hope my answer is usefull. Cheers
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The loading speed was a little slow and the internet speed was average waiting time. Not as slow as the loading speed. I hope this was helpful to you.
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So far, I can't get the WiFi to connect on mine. I've done the firmware upgrade, but that didn't help. It sees the router with a strong signal, but won't connect when I enter the code. So, I'm using the cable for now, but if that's all that works, I should take this one back and get the one without WiFi that is $70 less.
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This is a terrible router! I have charter 100m service and would, on average, get about 5-10mbps wireless. I bought the Asus RT-AC56U and on average I get about 75mbps on wireless. It's more costly but worth it. Also I had to restart the netgear AT LEAST 2 times a day because it would just randomly drop all connections. Hope this helps!