So I messed around with some router settings and got this going for me.
However, this is a bit misleading. My speed was around 5 Mb/s before this but I need to upgrade some hardware because my speed should actually be around 100 Mb/s or at least that's what my family is currently paying for =x
And here we go. New router doing work :v
You said your family was paying for around 100 Mbps. Try messing with your wireless (or wired) ethernet adapter. Change the setting for "speed & duplex" from "Auto Negotiation" to "1.0 Gbps Full Duplex" or whatever the corresponding setting for your interface is and see if that increases your speed. Also see if you can upgrade your router's antennae if it has them and learn about signal boosting and radio transmitter power, and things like repeaters. The latter is more hardcore stuff but here's an article:
http://compnetworkin...ef_repeater.htm
Also try what this guy did, as stated in his last paragraph with the Wifi Analyzer to see if there are better channels for your adapter to tune into:
http://www.amazon.co...ore=electronics
By AC technology do you mean "Alternating Current" or the IEEE 802.11ac wireless standard? Because the former is for electricity and the latter is for wireless internet speed and pretty fast, supporting upwards of 1 gigabit connections. Wireless AC adapters cost quite a bit too, I'd think - ac is a pretty new standard. Some info here:
http://lifehacker.co...my-wi-fi-faster
Also, for everyone who posted in this thread, could you post how much you're paying for your internet speeds and what your network consists of? That is, modem -> router -> ethernet adapter.
I'm considering buying each one and I've decided on these, along with Comcast XFinity Blast!
Modem:
ARRIS / Motorola SurfBoard SB6141 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem ~$75.07
Router:
ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router ~$129.94
Adapter:
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter ~$39.99
Antennas:
Super Power Supply® 3 x 9dBi 2.4GHz 5GHz Dual Band WiFi RP-SMA Antenna style 2 ~$17.98 - getting these omnidirectional 9dBi antennas for the router to increase the signal range and strength. I could put them on the wireless adapters but if I put them on the router it can reach all the adapters instead of just one getting the benefits.
Here's the list of internet-only plans from Comcast in my area. There's also a $500 installation cost for getting XFinity into the house and all that:
Blast! used to be only 50 Mbps and was already a good deal so it's cool that Comcast doubled it, making it even more of a good deal compared to Performance, which is 4 times slower but still costs a little more than half of Blast!. ISPs do that these days. I think it's Google Fiber's fault but I'm happy about it. After 12 months, regular charges apply, which is $76.95 a month max which isn't that bad for 105 Mbps down, though it sorta sucks that the up is limited to 5 Mbps for Comcast (maybe not for the business internet) but it's still better than my current 0.12 Mbps up from Verizon.
Total could be up to $839.93, depending on the installation cost. Some have said it could be $100, with $500 being the max it could be. After that it should be just $76.95/month for the internet.
Edited by Waker, 20 September 2014 - 02:35 AM.
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