Question Wifi problems

[Goober30]

When I'm at my moms house the wifi box is plugged into my PC with an ethernet cable and when I go to my dads house I bring that same exact wifi box from my moms to his house and I plug it into my PC with an ethernet cable and for some reason the wifi is great there but at my moms house it's completely trash I don't know why because it's the same wifi box

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

First off, by WiFi box, are you referring to your own wireless router? Second, do both parents have the same ISP's and data packages?

 

[Goober30]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

First off, by WiFi box, are you referring to your own wireless router? Second, do both parents have the same ISP's and data packages?

No I only use one wifi box it doesn't have to be connected to anything but I use an ethernet cable to plug it into my pc

https://imgur.com/a/fZqFg2s

 

[bill001g]

It seem like you are using the device you call a wifi box as a wireless bridge. It likely is some kind of router that has been set to repeater or client bridge mode.

In a way it the same as if you used a USB wifi nic except yours is connected via ethernet. It is not something I recommend people buy but if you already have the device it will provide the function. Even though it hooks to your pc via ethernet it is still a wifi connection and all the problems that go with any wifi connection.

Like all wifi issue you have 2 sides of the connection. Could be the router at your moms house is not as good.

You would need the model numbers of both router and your wifi box so you can look up what wifi they support. A simple example would be if your moms router only supports 2.4g but your dads router also does 5g. Lots of other factors like location of the main router and what radio channels it runs on.

 

[Goober30]

No like Its one box and every time I switch houses I bring it with me

It seem like you are using the device you call a wifi box as a wireless bridge. It likely is some kind of router that has been set to repeater or client bridge mode.

In a way it the same as if you used a USB wifi nic except yours is connected via ethernet. It is not something I recommend people buy but if you already have the device it will provide the function. Even though it hooks to your pc via ethernet it is still a wifi connection and all the problems that go with any wifi connection.

Like all wifi issue you have 2 sides of the connection. Could be the router at your moms house is not as good.

You would need the model numbers of both router and your wifi box so you can look up what wifi they support. A simple example would be if your moms router only supports 2.4g but your dads router also does 5g. Lots of other factors like location of the main router and what radio channels it runs on.

No like its one box whenever I switch houses I bring it with me

 

[cruisetung]

Tell us the brand and model number?

It looks cumbersome though.

All you need is a actually a wifi adapter if you can buy one for yourself.

 

[Goober30]

Tell us the brand and model number?

It looks cumbersome though.

All you need is a actually a wifi adapter if you can buy one for yourself.

Verizon 5G Home Internet

 

[cruisetung]

Verizon 5G Home Internet

You are talking about your mom or dad's router?

We are also asking what brand/model for that "wifi box" you bring with you when you switch houses.

There could be many reasons the signal/speed sucks at your mom's home. It could be location, room layout, line of sight, distance, environment noises, etc

 

[bill001g]

So you have your own personal internet connection that you pay verizon for ?

If the box is actually a verizon 5g system then you are not using wifi you are using mobile broadband. Although both are radio signals they are very different.

It could be that verizon has better cell tower coverage at one location that the other.

The last time I read verizons contract it technically should not even work if you move it to a different house. They want a much more expensive plan that people with RV use.

 

[cruisetung]

It's possible OP did has his own personal home internet router.

OP should check Verizon coverage map and also move the router to the window as close as possible to get better signal since the device is just like a larger mobile smartphone with wireless AP and ethernet connection.

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[BFG-9000]

As said, 5G is not Wifi, and with an ethernet cable you are not using Wifi at all.

For 5G coverage you have to actually look up the nearest tower on a map like this and point your box at it. If the tower is on the wrong side of the house, so the house itself blocks the signal, well then you'd know why it doesn't work well. A phone can drop to 4G/LTE but a 5G box sold for using excess 5G bandwidth that higher paying phone users aren't currently using... may not be able to.

I don't know what about your box is so super-secret that you refuse to divulge the model number, but some 5G gateways do have antenna ports. Usually those aren't used unless for some reason you cannot move the box itself to a stronger signal location, because at 5G frequencies long antenna cables are lossy enough that they can make things worse.