Recent content by testertony

Mission accomplished 950 megs download

Got the new router installed, and so far speed ever so slightly down. I got the Netgear AX5400 and I was expecting more, but I will settle for reliability.

Modem was supposed to be here yesterday BEFORE I called for the upgrade. The CM2000 is on Spectrum list but doing pre-install reviews the Netgear community has a post that it's not covered. Of course, due to the ongoing excuse, the modem will arrive today. Same with wireless router arriving...

Answered my own f** question :mad:

Waiting to receive the access point, since the router and modem live in the office (center of the house) I wanted to raise the location from 26 inches desk height to 55 inches (added a shelf). Since the shelf is metal will I have created a new interference?

So then maybe a single AP would be much better than the combo C7000 I have now. Maybe I don't even need to add a second since my home is 2000 feet. And then I can always add a second, and/or change it out when wi-fi 6 get more prevalent.

The CM2000 is supported and is why I chose it. The switch may not be needed if I go with the Orbi setup. Besides expense why do you say "avoid any type of mesh?" I have the capability of going wired access points in the 2 locations.

As a result of checking for a speed bump I discovered that I am "grandfathered" into an old Time Warner plan which is costing $20 more a month than the equivalent Spectrum plan which is where the money goes anyway. And last night many devices went off wi-fi causing a bunch of resetting. Now I am...

Since nothing has acted up since I started this post, I may leave "well enough alone" I am still checking to see if I may bump my internet speed which will require a new modem and then I can screw things up more from there.

It is not hard wired back to the base. I think they think that the new standard is as good. I am going to hunt for one that's wired even though that means I will run another cable. Access easy for that.

So actually I could get that mesh system now, disable the combo, and see how that reacts to my dilemma. I have a couple of high speed switches as long as putting the satellite through a switch doesn't cause a bottleneck.

One thing I do not like is that modem firmware has to be updated by Spectrum. I would like control of that, but that could be a two edged sword.

So (for example) Netgear Nighthawk CM2000 and Nighthawk mesh MK62?

So after some deliberating, pinging, and thinking (I disconnected the smoke alarm) I have arrived at these new questions. Is my modem router sufficient? (it is Netgear C7000 v1 at least 4 years old). Should I up my speed and get a new wi-fi 6 modem router? Would a mesh type extended hard wired...

So in my diagnosing I thought maybe there's a program to do that until I saw the PRICE!