Wireless adapter locked at 72.0 Mbps

[Lazmarr]

Hai all, I recently upgraded to sky fibre unlimited a couple of days ago and it is currently syncing at 40000 down and 9996 up, which I get wired ~35 Mbps down and ~9Mbps up. ^.^ Wireless I get ~20Mbps down and ~8Mbps up.
However my Belkin Surf N150 micro usb adapter is only syncing at 72 Mbps whereas it should be ~150Mbps any help on getting it up to this sync rate would be helpful.
Also I am only using the wireless adapter, in the next room, which is only ~18 feet away from the router and the signal only has to go through a wooden/glass door.

Would it also be worth upgrading my wireless adapter, as I have had it for a while now, to a Belkin N300 Wireless USB?

 

[bill001g]

You need to force the router to use 40mhz or wide channels. By default all routers must support the option to only use a single channel if they detect someone on a adjacent channel. Its not like anyplace exists where some neighbor isn't using the channels. Forcing it to 40mhz prevents it from doing the adjacent channel detection.

Since your router does not support 300 (which is wide channels and 2x2 mimo) you still will be limited to 150m. Now if your current adapter does not say it support 150...which generally mean 40mhz channels then that is your problem. 72.2m is the maximum rate you can run with a single channel.

 

[Lazmarr]

You need to force the router to use 40mhz or wide channels. By default all routers must support the option to only use a single channel if they detect someone on a adjacent channel. Its not like anyplace exists where some neighbor isn't using the channels. Forcing it to 40mhz prevents it from doing the adjacent channel detection.

Since your router does not support 300 (which is wide channels and 2x2 mimo) you still will be limited to 150m. Now if your current adapter does not say it support 150...which generally mean 40mhz channels then that is your problem. 72.2m is the maximum rate you can run with a single channel.

I have a SR101 SKY Hub and in the setup page there appears to be no option to change the frequency to 40mhz.
Also I did not quite understand your answer, my USB adapter is N150 and are you saying that if the adapter is operating on a single channel, 20mhz, it will be working at 72mbps?

 

[bill001g]

This is the table that show the combinations of encoding,channel width,guard bands and mimo streams that determine the speed. Only the top part is very relevant

http://mcsindex.com/

Sorry I read it backwards I though the belkin was your router. It is controlled on the router. Documentation on that router is tough to come by. The only comment I have seen is that it support 144m. That is sorta non standard. It means it will run 2 streams...ie 2x2 mimo but only on a single channel. This means maybe a 300m adapter could sync up with it at 144. Not sure most devices went to wide channels but since this is a device mainly used in the UK maybe their are different laws.

I would be temped to put the device in bridge mode ...if thats possible and then put in a more advanced router behind it.

 

[Lazmarr]

This is the table that show the combinations of encoding,channel width,guard bands and mimo streams that determine the speed. Only the top part is very relevant

http://mcsindex.com/

Sorry I read it backwards I though the belkin was your router. It is controlled on the router. Documentation on that router is tough to come by. The only comment I have seen is that it support 144m. That is sorta non standard. It means it will run 2 streams...ie 2x2 mimo but only on a single channel. This means maybe a 300m adapter could sync up with it at 144. Not sure most devices went to wide channels but since this is a device mainly used in the UK maybe their are different laws.

I would be temped to put the device in bridge mode ...if thats possible and then put in a more advanced router behind it.

Thanks for your help, that is exactly what I was wanting to know. Again thank you for your help ^.^