Good day,
I live in the Philippines. I've been having problems with my internet lately. I was using a DSL connection before which had no problems with wifi. My ISP (PLDT) provided a modem for this and everything, all worked well for years.
A few months back, I decided to upgrade my internet to FiBR Optic. From 6Mbps to 25Mbps. This was a wonderful upgrade, all worked well for my desktop...the problem was the wifi. My ISP replaced my DSL modem with a FIBR modem, naturally. But since then, Wifi connections were very unstable.
The problem with Netflix was and still is, the streaming quality would jump from 240p to 4k and back. Sometimes it would just hover between 420p and 720p. I know, this is a common problem with Netflix. Specific titles are also a factor but whenever I connect my Smart TV directly to my modem via Ethernet cable, things would work without a hitch.
Yeah, simple solution would be just connect my TV directly to my modem, yes. If only I could, I would.
You see, my ISP has locked 3 of the 4 ports on this modem. I can't even control bandwidth control per connected device; which I think would be a solution for the up and down of streaming quality. Despite having full admin rights to the modem, its really programmed to lock the users out when it came to these features. I can fiddle with the mac address and lock people out but what I would want is to distribute my bandwidth to different parts of our house.
The weird thing is my modem is only 2 feet away from my TV but it really has a hard time keeping the streaming stable, Netflix or Youtube. What saddens me the most; is when my mom who is in the next room (3 feet of concrete wall) watches Netflix, its on 420p 60% percent of the time. Her TV is just 1080p (via Chromecast) so sometimes she doesn't even notice but, I'm paying good money for this speed so her and other people in our house can enjoy at least a stable connection.
(The modem is in my bedroom)
I've even bought a repeater which didn't do squat when it came to stability. Yeah, it made the connection stronger but that's that.
So, here's my question.
I'm planning to get this router: https://www.amazon.com/Tenda-Wireless-Internet-MU-MIMO-AC6/dp/B06X1CHFJ5
I would like to know if I can just connect this to my ISP's modem, then use this router for my TV + wifi and control all other internet stuff I would need.
If you can recommend another router than does well for concrete walls, I'll try to find them here in my country. Our house isn't big at all. I'm very sure that range isn't the problem. Its a single floor house but walls are all concrete. Can't remember how much sqm my home is but just imagine 3-4 sedans lined up for length and width.
Anyway, sorry for the lengthy post. I really did all the research I could but I just wanted to be doubly sure and wanted to get an opinion here.
Thank you.
I live in the Philippines. I've been having problems with my internet lately. I was using a DSL connection before which had no problems with wifi. My ISP (PLDT) provided a modem for this and everything, all worked well for years.
A few months back, I decided to upgrade my internet to FiBR Optic. From 6Mbps to 25Mbps. This was a wonderful upgrade, all worked well for my desktop...the problem was the wifi. My ISP replaced my DSL modem with a FIBR modem, naturally. But since then, Wifi connections were very unstable.
The problem with Netflix was and still is, the streaming quality would jump from 240p to 4k and back. Sometimes it would just hover between 420p and 720p. I know, this is a common problem with Netflix. Specific titles are also a factor but whenever I connect my Smart TV directly to my modem via Ethernet cable, things would work without a hitch.
Yeah, simple solution would be just connect my TV directly to my modem, yes. If only I could, I would.
You see, my ISP has locked 3 of the 4 ports on this modem. I can't even control bandwidth control per connected device; which I think would be a solution for the up and down of streaming quality. Despite having full admin rights to the modem, its really programmed to lock the users out when it came to these features. I can fiddle with the mac address and lock people out but what I would want is to distribute my bandwidth to different parts of our house.
The weird thing is my modem is only 2 feet away from my TV but it really has a hard time keeping the streaming stable, Netflix or Youtube. What saddens me the most; is when my mom who is in the next room (3 feet of concrete wall) watches Netflix, its on 420p 60% percent of the time. Her TV is just 1080p (via Chromecast) so sometimes she doesn't even notice but, I'm paying good money for this speed so her and other people in our house can enjoy at least a stable connection.
(The modem is in my bedroom)
I've even bought a repeater which didn't do squat when it came to stability. Yeah, it made the connection stronger but that's that.
So, here's my question.
I'm planning to get this router: https://www.amazon.com/Tenda-Wireless-Internet-MU-MIMO-AC6/dp/B06X1CHFJ5
I would like to know if I can just connect this to my ISP's modem, then use this router for my TV + wifi and control all other internet stuff I would need.
If you can recommend another router than does well for concrete walls, I'll try to find them here in my country. Our house isn't big at all. I'm very sure that range isn't the problem. Its a single floor house but walls are all concrete. Can't remember how much sqm my home is but just imagine 3-4 sedans lined up for length and width.
Anyway, sorry for the lengthy post. I really did all the research I could but I just wanted to be doubly sure and wanted to get an opinion here.
Thank you.