ADSL speed drops on wireless network

[paulinct]

I have a 4 meg line from telkom and have switched over to mweb 4 meg uncapped adsl with mweb


When I do a speedtest on my mac (which is hard wired from router to mac) I get good download speed tests around 3.5 mb/s.

When I do the same speedtest on my iphone (on wireless network) I get speeds of only 1.5mb/s or a few minutes ago .8 mb/s

Telkom say nothing wrong with line - MWeb say they are not throttling me. No further advice provided
Any ideas? I stream TV through my apple TV which is connected wirelessly.

I am wondering if some software is not up to date - have checked apple software and all good but maybe router /router settings. When I do line check with my laptop on wireless network speeds are similar to imac so also think may have something to do with the apple products??

When I start watching a program speeds are fine but after about 30 minutes or so they start dropping off as I watch which is frustrating and eventually the programs hangs while it re buffers but by then I am *+*&* off!

Does any body have a solution/suggestion - I would just like to get a stable speed even if it is a little slower
thanks in advance
Paul

 

[InTheCube]

Sounds like your router firmware and your Apple devices are not playing nicely with each other. Most likely it is a problem with your router. You should check if there are any firmware updates for your router, and apply them.

What router do you have? How far is your Apple TV from the router? How far was your iPhone when you did the test, and what was the signal strength? Have you ensured that this is not a problem related to signal strength?

Another possibility is to change the wireless channel on your router, on which the WiFi network is broadcast. There could be other devices (cordless phone, microwave, fluorescent bulbs, other WiFi networks, garage remotes, etc) that interfere with your WiFi signal. Most routers/wireless access points will default to broadcasting on channel 1 - the most commonly used channel. You should change it to channel 6 or higher, preferably channel 11 (the last channel).

You should also consider changing your band from 2.4ghz to 5Ghz. WiFi networks are broadcast in the unlicensed and widely used 2.4Ghz band, which is open for use by other devices as well. If your router and your other devices support WiFi in the 5Ghz behind, you should switch to it instead. It is less widely used (and hence less congested) and should give you a better experience. Not all devices support WiFi in this band though.

 

[Mr.Jax]

+1 What Saajid said.

Also:

If you have an android phone, get hold of ' Wi-Fi Analyzer', it will help you finding the best channel to use. (It shows all other wifi's within range and on which channels they are, and recommends a channel to use).
This app might be available for iPhones/iPads not sure.

Distance also plays a role here. What's the signal strength like ? (Wi-Fi analyzer can help you with that too).