Darren Maybe not a wireless problem. I just tried a wired connection and it was no quicker. Funny thing is though it's just got significantly faster in the last 10 mins – such that it will actually load The Guardian home page before I loose the will to live. I suspect it's BT messing the knobs and buttons (the local exchange has just been "upgraded").
Looking at the Netgear setup page, it says it's connected at 2048k but using the thinkbroadband.com speed tester (over the wireless connection) I'm getting nothing like that – just over 1000k if I'm lucky. The router is actually no more than 4m from the Mac in the same room so I doubt it's a signal level or interference issue. Phil -- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] E: [email protected] www.myspace.com/philwardmusic Phil Ward is the exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. On 17 Sep 2009, at 14:16, Darren Morgan wrote: > Steve, > > I don't think you'll see any benefit from upgrading your router to > an 802.11n model. Both .11g and .11n are quicker than your broadband > speed (most probably). You should only see improved speeds between > two .11n equipped devices if you upgrade. > > > Phil, > > Are you sure you have a wireless problem? Is there a noticeable > difference if you connect to the router with an ethernet cable? Have > you tried repositioning your router? I get noticeable improvements > if I just fiddle with the ariels on my old Belkin modem/router. > > > > Darren > > > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Phil Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > > Emrah. I've tried the old switch off/on and restart technique – many > times. > > Phil > > -- > Phil Ward > > Skype: aphilw > E: [email protected] > E: [email protected] > www.myspace.com/philwardmusic > > Phil Ward is the exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. > www.veilletteguitars.com > > Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. > > On 17 Sep 2009, at 13:43, Emrah Omuris wrote: > > > > > I would say unplag the electricity of your wireless modem and plug- > it > > back again. Also restart your Mac. This has worked for me many > times, > > in terms of speed issues. > > > > Netgear modems are actually very stable (at least they have been for > > me in the past) - however there is always the Airport Extreme or > Time > > Capsule options. > > > > On 17 Sep 2009, at 13:38, Phil Ward wrote: > > > >> > >> Steve, > >> > >> I have the same iMac as you and use a Netgear DG834PN and BT > >> Broadband. Wireless access for me has never been particularly quick > >> (mind-bendingly slow today for instance) and I've occasionally > >> wondered about using an alternative router – I'd probably go for > >> something other than Netgear however (recommendations anyone). > >> > >> Phil > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Phil Ward > >> > >> E: [email protected] > >> E: [email protected] > >> www.myspace.com/philwardmusic > >> > >> Phil Ward is the exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. > >> www.veilletteguitars.com > >> > >> Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. > >> > >> On 15 Sep 2009, at 22:52, Steve Davies wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> A few years ago I purchased the Netgear DG834G router for my BT > >>> broadband on > >>> Sam's recommendation. > >>> > >>> It works fine but I was wondering if there is any benefit to be > had > >>> by > >>> upgrading from this 802.11g router to an 802.11n ? (The Netgear > >>> rangemax > >>> DG834n for example.) > >>> > >>> I am on an intel core 2 duo iMac, (Details below.) and wonder if > >>> anyone can > >>> make a recommendation based on experience? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Steve. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Model Name: iMac > >>> Model Identifier: iMac8,1 > >>> Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo > >>> Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz > >>> Memory: 4 GB > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> AirPort Card Information: > >>> > >>> Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x8C) > >>> Wireless Card Locale: Worldwide > >>> Wireless Card Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 > (5.10.91.19) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Darren Morgan > [email protected] > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
