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Random TV Buffering
OK. I studied all the setup procedures, tweaking and ideas to get the most performance out of my T-mobile gateway. Though having good speed is only part of the answer, I cannot seem to rectify my TV...
@coooldad, those numbers look pretty good to me! I'd be very happy if I could get that speed. My gateway connects, at best, at 60-70 Mbps, and usually only 35-40 Mbps. Nonetheless, I am still able to use 48 devices simultaneously, including streaming TV, computers, et al. My point is that speed is relative to what you're trying to do. If your devices are operating well and are accessing the Internet at the speeds you show above, you are doing very well.
You did exactly the right thing with the Orbi! While you are adding a hop from the gateway to the Orbi, it doesn't appear to have negatively affected your WiFi signal. Just make sure that the Orbi is in Access Point mode so that solo the T-Mobile gateway is managing DHCP.
As for WPA, that is really a factor of the client that is connecting. It's a security setting for the WiFi you are broadcasting in your home. It has nothing to do with the tower. Hence, WPA3 is more secure than WPA. Some older devices can't read WPA3, which is why you sometimes have to create a new network with only WPA/WPA2 and 2.4 GHz.
Hope this helps. Good luck, although it doesn't look like you need it!
Ok, bocaboy2591,
Regarding your advice, I decided to give my Orbi's SSID a whole new name and not the KVD21's SSID, if that's ok. I then reconnected all devices solely to that while hiding T-mobile's WiFi. Also, I noticed channel drop-down settings for each 2.4 & 5GHz in both my KVD21 and my Orbi settings. They both are at a default number. But what's the best way to find the right settings to achieve maximum performance? Am I able to attain such information from my nearest cellphone tower or is there another way? I have a tower less than a half mile away. I'm upstairs in the house and did a speed test. Though upstairs and expect slower speeds, still not impressed. The Ping is slightly high and packet loss at 88.7%. Though I'm mechanically inclined and somewhat techs savvy, I'm not an expert at this. Could use some help tweaking any settings to Max performance. I'm trying to do my diligence in order to keep this service. I would like to believe in it! …..
Thanks so much!
