Wireless speed not as fast as wired

[Yoosto]

Hello everyone,

I just gota new Internet plan with 50Mbps but, even thought I have an excellent signal strength on my PC, the speed doesn't go over 20Mbps. But when I wire it, the speed goes all the way up to 50Mbps. I assume it is slower because of my outdated Network card (Canyon CN-WF511) which only supports IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g.

Would the problem be fixed with a new Network card that can support IEEE 802.11n or should I buy a Wireless repeater or maybe something else?

Also, my PC is three rooms away from the Router so getting a longer wire is a last resort.

My Router is Technicolor TC7200.

Thank you for helping!

 

[digitaldoc]

You are getting the 50 Mbps speed via the wire, so your cable provider is providing the bandwidth you are paying for.

Your router, the Technicolor, is a gateway device that combines the modem and router into one device. In too many cases, these devices are not up to the latest standards. While the latest WiFi standard is 802.11ac, your Technicolor is on the previous standard, which is 802.11n. It says that is is dual band, but it does not state what its actual speeds are. I believe the lowest N speed is 150 Mbps, so this should far exceed the speed of your internet connection.

http://www.technicolor.com/en/solutions-services/connected-home/modems-gateways/cable-modems-gateways/tc7200-tc7300

Your network card, the Canyon, you state is G, which will top out at 54 Mbps (it is so old I cannot find the specs on it to verify this). This means that the bottleneck of your networking setup is the card, which should be replaced with either an N or an AC one.

On the one hand, while AC gear will not get the full speeds which will be limited by the slower router, I would still go with it as the price differential over N is not much. I can suggest the TP-Link Archer T4U.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-T4U-Wireless-One-Button/dp/B00JBJ6VG8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1428874594&sr=8-2&keywords=tp+link+ac1200

 

[bill001g]

If you can get 20m out of a 802.11g card you are doing real good. All wireless is half duplex and you should only expect about 1/2 the speed for download. 802.11g claims 54m.

A 802.11n card should improve your speeds but wireless is extremely dependent on your house so you never really know how much you get.

 

[Yoosto]

You are getting the 50 Mbps speed via the wire, so your cable provider is providing the bandwidth you are paying for.

Your router, the Technicolor, is a gateway device that combines the modem and router into one device. In too many cases, these devices are not up to the latest standards. While the latest WiFi standard is 802.11ac, your Technicolor is on the previous standard, which is 802.11n. It says that is is dual band, but it does not state what its actual speeds are. I believe the lowest N speed is 150 Mbps, so this should far exceed the speed of your internet connection.

http://www.technicolor.com/en/solutions-services/connected-home/modems-gateways/cable-modems-gateways/tc7200-tc7300

Your network card, the Canyon, you state is G, which will top out at 54 Mbps (it is so old I cannot find the specs on it to verify this). This means that the bottleneck of your networking setup is the card, which should be replaced with either an N or an AC one.

On the one hand, while AC gear will not get the full speeds which will be limited by the slower router, I would still go with it as the price differential over N is not much. I can suggest the TP-Link Archer T4U.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-T4U-Wireless-One-Button/dp/B00JBJ6VG8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1428874594&sr=8-2&keywords=tp+link+ac1200

Hi, thank you for your response. I just bought a new Network card (TP-Link TL-WN751ND) which is 802.11n, but the speed is the same. My signal is excellent and the technician who installed my new Router said that the position of the Router is great and there shouldn't be any interference in singal or speed. I'm not sure what to do next. And wiring my PC and the Router should really be a last resort.

 

[g90814]

What are the settings for wireless on your router?
Optimum settings are:

Mode: Wireless N ONLY
Channel: Auto
Channel width: 40Mhz
Security: WPA2
Encryption: AES

If you have wireless g devices and have to use mixed mode, that slows down all other devices to 54Mbps maximum.

 

[Yoosto]

What are the settings for wireless on your router?
Optimum settings are:

Mode: Wireless N ONLY
Channel: Auto
Channel width: 40Mhz
Security: WPA2
Encryption: AES

If you have wireless g devices and have to use mixed mode, that slows down all other devices to 54Mbps maximum.

Hi, here are my Wireless options on the Router:

802.11 n-mode: Auto (The other option is Off)
802.11 N Support Required: On (The other option is Off)
Bandwith: 40 Mhz (Although it says "Current: 20Mhz" and won't change to 40Mhz)
Sideband for Control Channel: Lower (I can also choose Upper, don't know if that's better)
Regulatory Mode: Off (Other options are: 802.11d and 802.11h)
OBSS Coexistence: 1 (Enabled) [Or 0 {Disabled}]
STBC Tx: Auto (Besides this option, it has On and Off)

Also, WPA2 is Enabled and I changed the Encryption to AES.

 

[bill001g]

I think it is the OBSS that is limiting you to 20mhz. What this means is it detected a neighbor using wireless near you are limited you so you do not overlap. Hard to be sure what really works better you would have to try both options.

 

[Proofy]

I have the same issue. I edited my router with your settins and "bill001g" advice. Still the same. How did you solve this? Did you connect it with ethernet cable in the end or you fixed your wifi speed somehow ?