Hi people,
I have a problem that needs expert knowledge exceeding mine by light years.
I have a TP Link AC 1200 Dual Band Wi-Fi, 4G LTE Router, Archer MR400 which is being used as the main device for accessing internet. It is placed in the living room, far away from any metallic objects and high enough to receive coverage between 75 and 100 percent. Because we live in a place where landline connection is not available, we need to rely on wireless, which is why we bought this router as it also supports connections through SIM cards.
Now, we have 3 SIM cards from the same ISP - two are used in mobile devices (one is in mine, the other is being used by my partner) and the third SIM card is being used with the TP Link. The connection through our phones is normal and when I tried connecting my laptop through my phone using Mobile Hotspot (the phone was placed at the exact same place the router is at), the average DL speed I achieved was 40 mbps and UL was 10 mbps. However, when I tested the connection through the router, the avg DL/UL speeds were 4.50 and 1.30. This is an insane difference.
I did the same test with my wired desktop computer (Ethernet cable between the computer and the router) and the speeds were very like the DL/UL speeds of the wireless connection. So I'm guessing the problem is not with wireless, but with the router itself.
I looked at the router settings but whatever I did, nothing changed. The speeds remained the same.
What I did was:
- Advanced - Operation Mode - tried "3G/4G Router Mode" and "Wireless Router Mode", the results were the same, though I do see that "3G/4G Router Mode" has less YouTube buffering
- Update device firmware and ISP firmware, no change
- Wanted to turn on NAT Boost, however I cannot find that function (the menu option System Parameters under Advanced - System Tools is not there, not in "3G/4G Router Mode" and not in "Wireless Router Mode", nor when I turn off Traffic Monitor and QoS)
- Turned off the firewall under Advanced - Security - Firewall & DoS Protection and under Advanced - Security - IPv6 Firewall, no change
- Changed the Band from Auto to Manual and setting it to 1 (6 and 11 are not there) under Advanced - Network - 3G/4G (I had to turn off Mobile Data before doing this because it gave me an error), this made speeds drop even further.
What am I missing?
I have a problem that needs expert knowledge exceeding mine by light years.
I have a TP Link AC 1200 Dual Band Wi-Fi, 4G LTE Router, Archer MR400 which is being used as the main device for accessing internet. It is placed in the living room, far away from any metallic objects and high enough to receive coverage between 75 and 100 percent. Because we live in a place where landline connection is not available, we need to rely on wireless, which is why we bought this router as it also supports connections through SIM cards.
Now, we have 3 SIM cards from the same ISP - two are used in mobile devices (one is in mine, the other is being used by my partner) and the third SIM card is being used with the TP Link. The connection through our phones is normal and when I tried connecting my laptop through my phone using Mobile Hotspot (the phone was placed at the exact same place the router is at), the average DL speed I achieved was 40 mbps and UL was 10 mbps. However, when I tested the connection through the router, the avg DL/UL speeds were 4.50 and 1.30. This is an insane difference.
I did the same test with my wired desktop computer (Ethernet cable between the computer and the router) and the speeds were very like the DL/UL speeds of the wireless connection. So I'm guessing the problem is not with wireless, but with the router itself.
I looked at the router settings but whatever I did, nothing changed. The speeds remained the same.
What I did was:
- Advanced - Operation Mode - tried "3G/4G Router Mode" and "Wireless Router Mode", the results were the same, though I do see that "3G/4G Router Mode" has less YouTube buffering
- Update device firmware and ISP firmware, no change
- Wanted to turn on NAT Boost, however I cannot find that function (the menu option System Parameters under Advanced - System Tools is not there, not in "3G/4G Router Mode" and not in "Wireless Router Mode", nor when I turn off Traffic Monitor and QoS)
- Turned off the firewall under Advanced - Security - Firewall & DoS Protection and under Advanced - Security - IPv6 Firewall, no change
- Changed the Band from Auto to Manual and setting it to 1 (6 and 11 are not there) under Advanced - Network - 3G/4G (I had to turn off Mobile Data before doing this because it gave me an error), this made speeds drop even further.
What am I missing?