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In response to "I know I'm not around much lately (work is crazy; we'll be in the news soon) but can you please indulge me with some tech support?" by amanda

Quick question. Is that router the only thing broadcasting WiFi in your house and are you primarily on WiFi? If so, I would suggest that you run

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jul 12 '19, 05:46

some cable down from the router to somewhere in your home where you can install some kind of wireless access point (I can recommend some).

You could confirm if this is the issue by hardwiring to your router with a cable and seeing if the performance is still shit before you go buy a new one.

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I don't have a cable plug on either my home or work machines. can I buy a dongle to test? what else would I have that broadcasts wifi? I think - amanda Jul 12, 05:52 5
- So yeah, I would suspect you're just suffering from Wifi issues. Range extenders are kinda crap (don't make things faster) and only as good as the - oblique Jul 12, 05:55 2
  - okay, I'll look this weekend. I'll probs be back whining again. thanks, dudes. -- nm - amanda Jul 12, 05:56 1
    - This is all you would need to join together two ends of coax -- (link) - oblique Jul 12, 05:58
- this? -- (link) - amanda Jul 12, 05:54 1
  - Yes, something like that would let you test the wired speed of your router -- nm - oblique Jul 12, 05:55

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Quick question. Is that router the only thing broadcasting WiFi in your house and are you primarily on WiFi? If so, I would suggest that you run

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