Darren, I'm moving (to Brighton) in the next few months so yes, I'll be looking for an ISP that doesn't have a B and a T in its name.
Phi -- 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 14:37, Darren Morgan wrote: > I see. Maybe a new ISP would be a better investment than a new router. > > Darren > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Phil Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] >> >> >> > > > > > > > -- > Darren Morgan > [email protected] > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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