Should you UPGRADE your ROUTER to get FASTER Wi-Fi Speeds?

[@door941]

Great video, all the IT gurus are in the comments but none making videos like you. Keep up the good work!

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks :-)

[@travelwithharisandsameen]

The only video that perfectly explains the real time coverage difference. Great work (y) !

[@Rexkramer68]

First of all wouldnt it be better for the router to be in the centre of the house instead of a cupboard under the stairs.Maybe would get better wifi from original router.

[@Jayrod64]

True, but this is also a realistic situation. People don't often think about where to place the new router. They will often place the new router where it's most convenient, which often is right next to the modem.

[@anyportinastormqwert]

Thank you, I've been doing this for two weekends now with the same results.

[@antnybcapalini2378]

If you move the router out of that wifi torture chamber you have it in, your speeds and range will increase GREATLY..lol

[@matthewpiggott767]

AntnyB Capalini very clean carpets though, clearly doesn’t have pets or kids, lol

[@harrisonkristian8355]

I guess I am pretty randomly asking but do anyone know a good site to stream new tv shows online?

[@rykergael5335]

@Harrison Kristian i watch on flixzone. Just google for it :)

[@dominicalessandro186]

@Ryker Gael Definitely, been watching on FlixZone for years myself =)

[@harrisonkristian8355]

@Ryker Gael Thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) I really appreciate it!!

[@leaolp]

Great video, man. This router looks amazing and powerful but i dont know if it's worth the money...too expensive to still have darkspots and bad signal coverage. I have the Archer c60 and it works great for me.

[@jaycollins9377]

Very good and informative video easy to understand and very well explained keep up the good work.

[@SuperBassman30]

You should be due a speed upgrade to 100mb on virgin and also get get hub 3. Still using old hub 1 which is terrible due to where the antennas are. I work for virginmedia

[@Jayrod64]

A better router can help internet speeds somewhat, as the hardware can handle higher speeds better, but it more so improves range. The modem/router combos that ISPs often rent out or give their customers are usually hot garbage, as they are poor WiFi range, overheat easily, etc. Even then, proper placement of the router is critical for the best performance. Placing it high up in the middle of the house helps the signal spread out evenly and effectively. Also, it's not just that 2.4 GHz connections can travel further than 5 GHz. It's that 5 GHz connections often can't travel through walls.

[@rogerserafin]

Excellent information. Thank you so much. Subscribed !!

[@VezerloProductions]

I was asking myself this all day.

[@Don_Mundo]

Thanks for turning a 5 min video into a 22 min one

[@rac1132]

There is a thing called "Skipping" if you don't know that...

[@stevejessemey8428]

Fantastic review, much appreciated 👍

[@jbrodsky100]

12:39 Your phone is on 4G

[@beingatliberty]

your testing broadband speeds via wifi not really testing full potential wifi bandwidth between devices, but the results on 2.4ghz v 5ghz highlights to users how deoendant 5ghz is on line of sight for big speeds not much penetration through walls on this model. and that 2.4Ghz goes further.

[@coondogtheman]

If you mount the router higher it should send out a better signal instead of having it on the floor. I'm thinking of getting a new router. A recent issue on mine is the wifi is slow but wired is fine and some iPad apps like KZbin kids wont work on a slow connection.

[@richiesquest3283]

Well explained and presented thanks.

[@LocksLondon]

Hi Vince, useful video. Did you make the other video on how to configure the home hub into an access point?

[@Mymatevince]

I'm sorry I still haven't done it. There will be information on Google if you hunt around :-)

[@Nicholas-uo5fp]

In south africa its also called a R-U-T-E-R

[@troy028]

I know this is old but why not just put the hub in bridge mode that way the tp-link and that hub dont interfere with each other?

[@thedragonknight8061]

I have wired connection on my ps4 and the connection goes up and down regardless of having wired

[@thedragonknight8061]

@Arnulfo Torres ye, my phone which is very old has much more stable connections and sometimes more

[@woodlandsavenue88]

Who is your internet provider and how much are you paying as that could be a facter.

[@thedragonknight8061]

@@woodlandsavenue88 i have the fastest speeds my area can get, sadly quite slow

[@8-bitarcadebrawlergaming176]

12:40 When you didn't realise that your phone was on 4G instead of WiFi

[@NYinSD]

Great video mate! you rock!

[@johnmedany9294]

Part of the issue where you were checking both 2.4 and 5 at the same time is that you were doing them at the same time - when you are getting 60mb on one connection then you aren't going to get 60mb at the same time on the other as your total bandwidth is only 70mb - Realistically as well as doing both at the same time try doing one at a time on the TP link to compare the actual through put.

[@Mymatevince]

Hi, thanks for the comments. Yes that would have been nice to see each one individually but I always struggle with the length of my videos as they end up too long and then no one watches!!! My thinking was that I wanted to see if the TP-Link Router handled both phone and laptop together better than the Virgin media router. You are right though as if I was to press the mobile one first then it would give the most bandwidth to that device so in hindsight maybe individual tests would have been better :-)

[@RAimotion]

+John Medany good point. this test is kinda retarded. and none technical

[@scottellis5911]

Yep I have QoS on my WiFi router lose around 20mb download but helps with 2 xboxs on the network

[@DB_Videos275]

Why are you still using the old Superhub 1 surely virgin should of upgraded you to the hub 3??

[@djm4160]

That was shite as well

[@Arbitrator207]

Question if I may.... Would adding a router to the SH3 improve the quality of my 'wired' connection?My issue is with latency, packet loss & disconnects whilst using a wired connection.

[@topouzidd]

So, are the default settings using the device as a wireless router, or is it used as an access point? Since your BT box already has a router, the second device would better be set to Access Point function. But if the Archer has a better processor and much more memory to handle more packets and faster transmission, the archer should be used as a router, and not the crappy old BT box. But if we have two routers in the network, this could be confusing and bad, so the router inside the BT box should be disabled, but you ctually can't disable the router function from a modem/router device. What's the best way to resolve this?

[@levon9]

New router presumably 802.11ac? Old one? 802.11n? or also ac?

[@undisputedscrub9748]

I know this is an old video but if you see this could you test the same routers with ethernet connection? Then show a speed comparison of those?

[@jeffreylee4183]

very good test, just have a question, while using this router, is there any time that this router suddenly disconnect from the internet. cause i have an old tplink rounter and it had this problem, i tried to root or reset the software of the router but it doesnt work, so i dont know if this problem will occur on this archer c3200

[@jeffreylee4183]

i like playing online games and 30m is already good for me and the stability is more important

[@Djrabj]

Is it possible to get better speeds if I change my router from sky to netgear router for online games because I experience lag during games

[@Djrabj]

Ads Shotta I use a Ethernet cable

[@Mymatevince]

If possible then definitely use an Ethernet cable. It just works 100% of the time and is very reliable :-)

[@Djrabj]

My Mate VINCE if I change router to netgear from original sky fibre router will it be better to you think 🤔

[@CMAC86]

Robert johnston you would also need to port forward the correct ports for PlayStation to get fluid gameplay. read up on it

[@miikapekk5155]

I was forced to do the same with my Virgin hub 3 and Tp link ax6000 , I saw a vast improvement in range and speed. Virgin hardware is awful! Except I turned off the Virgin hub wifi because I think having 2 devices, so close generating EMF interference cannot be good for the performance of either one of your connections. Even if they are both using different channels there's always spill over. Like how in the early days of wifi, when someone turned on the microwave oven you would drop your WiFi connection or you'd see a sudden drop in your torrent download speed.

[@datderpa9499]

Hello vince is this router better for everday use compared to the virgin media hub

[@Apex_xtrixstr]

That helped so much thank you

[@andrewmulligan1085]

Hi vince try a tenda 6 mesh system it is a very good signel around your house

[@StarKid786]

Couldn't you just replace the virgin media hub with the TP link altogether instead of bridging them together?

[@nicstech8111]

Upload date, topic, router choice..... snap!

[@godfatherking999]

Hi great video but did you notice when ur were testing @12:45 outside u were connection to mobile data not wifi on ur smartphone.

[@tonybaines3332]

what advantage are upload speeds ? great vid by the way.

[@Mymatevince]

One example would be when you upload a video to KZbin.....if you have a low speed then it will take an eternity to upload a 1080p or 4k video to KZbin. Most people need a faster download than upload so that is why service providers normally give better download speeds as generally you spend more time getting information from the web than placing information onto it.

[@gordonli6568]

what do you mean vince at the outside test on the tp link because I saw your Phone was on data outside

[@kortrijk056]

what would happen if you turned the hub in to a modem ?

[@Craigcul]

normaly with wifi it is better to have the wireless as high as possible to get a better signal posably upstairs in the center of the house would give all rooms and outside a better signal. maybe try a test like that.

[@beanstoast287]

sick viewing angle bro

[@geared_rider]

Why did you not test with 2.4 GHz on laptop

[@andyz3925]

Only 70 mbps from your internet provider? I have 200mbps, 5G, a Smarthings hub and STILL having connection issues? Maybe it has to do with near 20 devices its connecting to? Hmm.. my next step is getting me your H.R. Giger looking thing a meh shig router.

[@SkashTheKitsune]

if you are wondering why the speeds are so different from the laptop and phone it's simple... Phone has better WiFi antenna and phone also is using a native app rather than Internet Explorer... That's something to put into consideration, HOWEVER! This is a speed and range test between 2 different routers, not the 2 devices, the mobiles will always be better with mobile signals because it's what they are designed for, my phone would be better than yours because I have external WiFi antennas, my phone would also have better 3G and 4G coverage because it has external 3G and 4G antennas that are designed for it. The media hub is not the best because in reality... it has internal antennas and it doesn't have a grand selling point, they are given to customers to get them started and it's barely got the WiFi to keep the customers interested, it's like me selling you a car without bluetooth, 10 years ago it would be acceptable, but these days, any car over US$15,000 is expected to have it in some shape or form or else the car won't be sold as well as the others, even if it has heated seats and leather interior along with satnav... Customers see "WiFi" they accept it as good enough, where someone like you would probably go for Pro gear to get the best out of their network

[@scottellis5911]

If you doing speed test same time on each it's not going be accurate

[@AK-fu8jx]

WTF??? I don’t get it why is your download speed is upto 70mbps but only 5mbps upload speed? My plan is only 10mbps with 10mbps download speed and 5mbps upload speed?

[@TheCheshireCat.]

Why don't you put the new router in a central point rather in a cupboard, you'd find the wireless more reliable and only use modem mode on VM? Technically you can't have two routers connected without setting up static routes.

[@itzjustarobloxplayeryt9677]

How can you wire the house?

[@andrewuk]

Looks like a mesh system would suit you better.

[@gogegemy]

Great we just move house and thinking to improve signals

[@sxdtoast9025]

can i use new router on a old modem

[@loganbuckley2010]

yes

[@loganbuckley2010]

yes

[@95winston]

Hello Vince …… I live in a house the is adjoined to my brothers and his family ….. and we have sky internet with the main router in his side ..... but he has run a internet cable under the floor into my side of the property ,,,,, and I have a really old Linksys wag320N WiFi router connected to my downstairs pc …… and that gives me a weak WiFI signal upstairs would a newer router improve my signal with that set up ……. I can pick a weak signal from my linksys and also from the sky Modem any advice would be helpful vince

[@djm4160]

I'd buy an up to date router & if possible extend the cable in order to move router upstairs

[@qtcolbs]

can you have both at the same time

[@lori-5106]

Okay it’s all true what you are saying , BUT the outside speed that you got from your phone it’s not real , if you look closely, the phone isn’t on wifi its actually on 4g , the phone was testing your mobile data not your wifi . ( and side note , laptops have stronger wifi than any other smart phone )

[@Phil-Sands]

Superhub, despite being crap does broadcast 2.4ghz and 5ghz at the same time.

[@f.a7896]

you see my parents are dead set on keeping the WiFi as is because all they do is surf the web and watch KZbin, that's fine for around 5 mbs upload but the things i'm doing requires allot more and there's no convincing to upgrade the actual WiFi, so maybe this will work

[@funsclub2931]

12:29 The Google thing turned on haha

[@ipotatomaster3661]

Nice house

[@badcopnodonut607]

How can you tell? All we saw was the floor. 😂

[@LilUziDirt]

I get 212 down and 12 up on virgin media

[@pineapples7449]

Updating the router while not upgrading the modem and cat5 to cat6 cable doesn’t do much.

[@paslotplayer]

I do not believe i can. I believe i am stuck with the DSL router the phone company gave my account.

[@toddpa-c3826]

Wow - You need to edit all that down to 10mins and not actually perform each test visually.thats why we have simple editing software

[@elbledal]

Todd Patterson some of us like to see the process of how it all works

[@rac1132]

Or, just skip the dam video and don't complain...

[@rac1132]

@@elbledal And that too.

[@badcopnodonut607]

Rootah! Rootah! Rootah!

[@markshellard5894]

I’ve been wondering about this

[@rayfl502]

The company left an o out of your router mate!

[@alvindanica]

i like the old school method of writing it down the results despite of you having laptop in front of you all the time that might have Microsoft excell that you can input the results.. i find it so confusing why your not using it.. lol lol lol

[@ankabest8827]

How much u pay for 70mbps isp ?

[@PSYCHOPATHiO]

unfortunately TP-Link is the worst of the devices I have tested.,I would advise for a Linksys, Netgear, or Asus Routers

[@onetricksoldier7627]

can this router get upto 1 Gbps on wifi??????

[@otto5423]

Yes, but you need to have a good wifi adapter.

[@zackplays6873]

You know the phone was not connected right it was mobile data when you was outside

[@WednesdayMan]

I use wired cause wired is faster

[@djm4160]

You must have the only mobile phone with ethernet! lol

[@WednesdayMan]

@@djm4160 you can just attach an ethernet adapter to an android phone to get wired internet on it but using a phone with ethernet is very inconvenient unless you live in the same room as the router.

[@gordonli6568]

I got a verizon router that is fast but the wifi siginal so I am buying a modem for my old router because my old router is long range distance

[@deftrefu9573]

thanks for the wifi link to buy -_-

[@kchimusaru]

Not just about range. If you have a gigabit internet service provider, the router allows you to have wifi at these speeds. Weaker routers will cap the maximum speed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXmueqqqiKiIpLM

[@badcopnodonut607]

ROOOOOOTAAAH!

[@jay-goated3666]

If i have a ps4 is a router all I need to get internet

[@adelm2877]

Thank you

[@carsonrothwell_gaming1408]

Why is there a huge hole in the floor 🤷‍♀️

[@MauriceNL1]

why would you buy a tri-band router with your unbelievably slow internet, 70 mbps down. how can you live with that

[@jackh3315]

MauriceNL how fast is yours

[@MauriceNL1]

John Parker the router?

[@oldshoe1]

Those speeds are fine if he's not a gamer .

[@hrizn4636]

You guys are degenerates

[@jeremiahbenton3817]

4:17 Face reveal

[@bruh369]

your router should be upstairs cause the signal works like a fountain.

[@ockong1]

i get 277 down 25 up on my wifi / phone

[@kerbsidemotors9249]

Consumer grade. Routers are rubbish, using PFsense and mesh/access points

[@ostravia]

And Toshiba laptop built quality is the absolute worst. And I mean really crap.

[@scottjohnson4312]

Um Toshiba is good brand i love Toshiba, hp and Compaq

[@bhootpurvmanusya]

are u from a doctor's family by any chance?

[@ostravia]

And what is with the rats nest of cables?

[@woodlandsavenue88]

This is a stupid test as you are paying Virgin Media £40 for 70Mbps down and 5Mbps upload speeds and with the TP-Link you got 50Mbps/5Mbps as it was near the other router. I pay £12 and get 5Mbps/0.5Mbps. I have changed modems/routers and it does not make any difference unless you pay your provider more money to up the speeds. That is why your test is not a true test as you said that your down is 70Mbps/ 5Mbps up. Do the test with the Virgin Media modem switched off? Also Virgin Media use fibre not the twisted pair(two wires) as most other companies use.

[@JackSpank9049]

i can't really understand what you are trying to get across. Now matter how much speed you're getting to your router, it will always be worse on the devices whether that will be wired or wireless. i.e, you can get your router syncing at 50mbps, yet it only shows 48mbps on a actual speed test. and the fact virgin uses fibre is the most obvious part of its service.

[@justine9141]

“rootuh”

[@thefiestaguy8831]

Ironically my router just stopped working whilst watching this..... also Virgin Media superhub.

[@djm4160]

VM superhubs are shite, when you 1st get them they work great but within a few months of use they seem to degrade, I used extensions to move the router around the house to find the best spot but always had issues then I installed it in the loft! not sure what VM would've had to say but I couldn't give a monkeys.

[@SunShine-ud6nk]

I have a 500 kbs

[@seantfinn7071]

Your BT is too expensive every month paying for it bank account. I'm sorry affair.

[@DB_Videos275]

You need to get the hub 3 if you don’t have it by now

[@naaabf]

Stc WiFi

[@saraandsuphicanguzel4863]

I’m not a big man

[@Digmen1]

How do the the Americans pronounce Route 66?

[@JackSpank9049]

'Root' 66

[@Water-sq8vc]

First

[@donkeykongisytpooping3002]

JEFFY Jeffy bad boy

[@miniquadsmegafun3619]

Omg dude this video is way too long, you literally repeat yourself over and over and over during each cut.. I’m gunna go test it in the bedroom-cut- ok I’m in the bedroom and I’m going to test it now with blah blah blah omg man did you try to make this as absolutely horrid as possible? Maybe this taught me not to watch KZbin while in a bad mood.

[@unknownwolf4046]

My Modem/router have problems 😥