Sometimes it isn't even interference, but just a lack of understanding the capabilities of the system. For example; we had a call a few nights ago that the customer was only seeing 0.83Mbps on a speedtest, on our 5Mbps plan. He sent me a screenshot..."what is the problem??" I asked him to power cycle the router and he said "I'll have to wait until my wife's show is done streaming." I looked in the radio and saw 4.2Mbps being used for the stream, leaving .83 for a speedtest. Yes, it's true....wireless devices use a portion of your bandwidth too, tada!!
Another job the other day, I ran the initial speedtest and got 2.5Mbps on the 15Mbps plan. Went upstairs and tested on the wired computer and got 15Mbps. Took the laptop from downstairs upstairs and then got 15Mbps. The router was on the floor in a little cubby area and not transmitting strong enough to give decent speeds in the basement. On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:54 AM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > No kidding. > > I was at one of our subscribers last week.� They were (natch) having > WiFi issues.� Pulled out my handy-dandy DROID WiFi Analyzer, and found 5 > (yes 5) different APs, all on channel 6. > > They had the expected AP connected to our SM. > > They had another repeater-type thingy in a far-off room (sort of > expected); but I hate repeaters. > > Then they had a TV upstairs that was acting as an AP (wha? and it didn't > even have a connection to the network). > > Next to the TV was a Panasonic DVD that was acting as an AP.� Geez. > > THEN, and this was a complete surprise, they had an "internet enabled" bed > that had TWO separate APs (his and hers);� Also not connected to the > network. > > I am just speechless. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 1/28/2015 7:23 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > Wireless router issues seem to be increasingly the thing that we get > judged by.� I am considering starting a new service, either by > subscription or a one time deal.� Kinda like the weCare program I did in > a former life.� > � > But this would be more focused on wireless.� I am thinking a hit squad > would come to the house, turn off all sources of RF and use a high quality > spectrum analyzer to see that the general conditions of the site are.� > Fire up the baby monitors, security systems and microwave ovens and see > what changes.� > � > Recommend frequencies. > � > Then look at the devices the customer uses.� Discover the wifi > capabilities used.� > Look at the wireless routers at the site, see if the routers can feed the > devices.� > � > Recommend new routers if needed.� Analyze router placement(s) in the > house.� Move the routers to more of an optimum place.� Set them for > proper modes and frequencies.� > � > What else could we be doing?� I would like to offer this as a platinum > geek squad service (but with a much better name).� Something that could > have the mission impossible theme music playing in the background.� > � > Antenna Team 7 > Wifi Impossible > Radio Mercenaries > Interference Eliminators > Signal Purity Squad > Network Nirvana.... kinda like that one. > Network Nirvana (tm all rights reserved) > � > � > > >
