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Old 11-15-2014, 10:01 AM   #1
StrykerSteve
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Default Looking for internet speed advice

I gave my provider (Telus) a call and inquired about better packages than my current 50/10.

For ten bucks more, I was able to get 100/20 because I'm on a fiber optic connection. Score.

Now for the issue, I never had any issues with my wifi before, I got a consistent 50/10 on all of my devices (PS4/PC/laptop/phone) with the old 2.4G modem.

However, with the higher speeds, I now need to connect to the new 5G network to reach them. This is fine for devices that detect 5G, but for something like my PC or my PS4, they do not, so I'm stuck connecting to the same old 2.4G.

Now this wouldn't be an issue, but for some reason, the 2.4G now gives me 35/30 (wtf), so my speeds on these devices are actually SLOWER than before.

I was able to hardwire the PS4 in, so I'm able to get the 100/20 there, but my PC is stuck with the now-slower speed because it's 3 floors above the modem.

Any ideas on how I can get the PC to connect back to at least 50 download? I feel like I took one step forward but two steps back.

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