Hi all,
Have NBN with the 100/40 plan. TPG has supplied their own modem, while the ethernet speed gets me around 92 Mbps download, the wifi speed is crap. I get around 35 Mbps download at best over wifi. So, I was wondering what modem I should get that would be able to boost my wireless speeds up.
I was going to recommend this too.
ASUS RT-AC68U
I actaully use the DSL-AC68U in bridge mode with my telstra gateway and i get 90MBPS on the other side of the house (15M as the crow flys), while the gateway was getting under 30MBPS
About to do this myself, what settings did you have to set to make this work and what firmware are you running ? Cheers!
i just plugged in the ethernet cable and changed the it to primary WAN as the connection.
Netgear R7000 paired with the Asus-Wrt (XVortex)
Bridged with the Optus CG3000v2
No problems since purchasing it 2 years ago
Just bridge the Huawei from TPG with a high end router.
The modem is just as good as any other modem, it's the router part of the Huawei that sucks.
The TP-Link C9 linked above is a perfect example of a decent router you could use.
It's actually not a Huawei modem TPG gave, but a Netcomm Wireless.
As long as it's Bridgeable…
Modem Technology is pretty much identical across brands (with a few exceptions like Fritzbox) and even where there are differences, the Broadcom Chipset used by Netcomm is the best performing for NBN so far.
I've got a Netgear R7000, with FTP NBN. Has worked very well, I didn't need a modem just a router. I used a Cisco adapter to activate my old cordless phone as a voip phone.
http://www.draytek.com.au/support/downloads/vigor2130-series…
Cabled speed is fantastic
Wifi Range feels laking though :(
whats your budget?
Check this out https://www.amplifi.com/, abit pricey but it's performance is way beyond the high-end netgear, dlink, asus etc.
Here's some initial review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvZyjIhcByA
and here
Less than $150 would be nice and less than $100 would be even better.
So do I just need a router or a router and modem or a combo?
Well you used the term Modem, so everyone has assumed you are on FttN cause that's the only (current) NBN technology that needs a modem.
Are you on FttN (or FttB) Fibre to the Node or Fibre to the Basement?
If so, you will need a modem and all NBN compatible modems are combo modem/router's. You're not going to get a quality unit for your stated $100-150 price though.. That's where the budget priced models site!
My bad sorry, I'm on FTTP. Fibre to the premise.
So you only need a router with WAN port.
The TP Link recommended at the top of the thread is decent.
@scubacoles: Thanks for that! Now, I have another dilemma. I get speeds of around 30 Mbps wireless and TPG said since ethernet speed is close to around 97 Mbps, there is no problem in the connection and they told me the Netcomm n300 Wifi Gigabit router they supplied isn't a very high quality, and I should buy my own. However, on the box of the router it says it supports speeds of up to 300 Mbps, and my connection is only 100 Mbps. So I was wondering if I have any ground to argue against TPG on.
Probably unlikley..
That 300 figure is a Theoretical maximum capability… You're never going to see that in the real world.
and to be clear it's 300mbps (bits not Bytes, big difference!)
WiFi speed depends on so many factors some of which are listed below;
1) distance from the router (if you're measuring WiFi speed any further than 1m from the router, then the advertised speeds are physically impossible)
2) radio interference (from welders, microwaves, poorly maintained electrical items, cordless phones and most importantly other people's WiFi networks) - download a wiFi scanner app on your phone to see what other WiFi networks you can see and to see if there are any channels that aren't as busy… ANY overlap in channels will reduce WiFi speed (so ideally look at Channels 1, 6 or 11 which are the most likely to have no overlap). Once you've found a clear(er) channel, change your Router settings to force it to transmit on that clear Channel. Most routers are set to Auto Channel (which is supposed to select the clearest channel, but in my experience makes no such attempt and sets the channel to Channel 1)
3) receiving device capabilities (your router has 802.11n capability.. If you're measurting on a device with only 802.11g capability, the maximum speed will be limited to 802.11g speeds (theoretically 56mbps).
4) number of devices connected (more devices equals more overheads and more devices increases the chances of another device drawing bandwidth while you're testing)
5) any WiFi extender devices (WiFi extenders work by halving your WiFi speed… Your router sends a packet of data then waits, while the extender sends the packet of data again etc etc etc.. as a result, the router and extender only transmit 50% of the time)
Should I upgrade my modem router Netcomm Wireless NF10W to an Asus DSL-AC68U or bridge it to an Asus RT-AC68U? looking for improved speeds and wifi Wireless range.
TP-Link Archer C9 with DD-WRT?