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Firstly, I have the Westell 9100EM15 router from verizon and I live in the tampa area. Please let me know if getting a different one could make a difference. It's like 2+ years old.
Anyway, I'm getting slow speeds considering I have the 35/35 plan. Youtube videos buffer slowly, and I only get around 3mps for torrents. Can someone explain why Youtube videos won't basically load instantly? Why don't I at least get 20mps on torrents? Note, that I'm using a wireless adapter for my main computer, not wired, which obviously probably makes a difference, but when I used wired, I NEVER got past 3mps when I had 25/10. I cannot used wired anymore anyway since lightning killed my ethernet port. I will buy a pci port if have to, however.
I did buy and hook up a linksys e12000, but the speeds were slower than the stock router. I had to return it. Common, I just don't understand. It's wireless N. My 6+ year old linksys wireless G router that I used to bypass the verizon router was faster. At the moment, I'm using the verizon router, which for some reason just started to be faster than the linksys G.
I'm thinking of buying a Medialink Wireless N Router. It's the number 1 on amazon, but I'm not sure if it'll help. Maybe dual band? I don't know what to do. Does anyone have any advice?
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this discussion may be of some help http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=30925676
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I have fios. I realize nothing beats wired, but the problem on wired is that i've never seen download speed above 3mb/s. The question is why?
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If you were never getting above 3Mbs wired, then you have a problem.
You haven't posted enough information to identify the problem.
802.11g normally tops out around 20/20.
A different brand of router (Actiontec) shouldn't make any difference.
A replacement router could make a difference if your router is bad (that is not clear yet).
My suggestion is to download and run WINMTR and post the results.
That should help identify where to look for problems.
How are you connected between the router and the ONT? coax or cat5?
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What part of Tampa are you in? Im in the USF Area and have 35/35. Download is fine but my upload has always varied, never consistant. Youtube has always been spotty for me since Ive had fios. If I try refreshing sometimes I'll get a different cache server and the video will start to buffer. On the router, I had problems with the westell and got a newer actiontec. If you need wireless see if you can request a REV F actiontec, if verizon cant send you one, just get an N access point. Your best bet would be to get an ethernet card, probably the cheapest route and best. Download wise I see about 40mbit, upload Im lucky if I see 16~18 mbit and thats uploading to a local verizon commecial site (Telecom Park). Out side of verizon 8~12 mbit
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