Official Crystal Web ADSL performance feedback thread Part 2...

Are you satisfied with your Crystal Web account?

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Zenbaas said:
Let me just clarify that I am a bit of a noob when it comes to "networking" in any guise or form. That said we do stream a lot in our household although devices(Rokus) are mostly via network cables. We also connect cellphones and tablets via wifi and they are sometimes used at the same time. I don't know if this is where "dual band" has it's advantages but I don't mind forking out a little more for something that may be a bit more "future Proof". Suggestions...?
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The TP Link - it will support your WiFi requirements. Just be sure that your existing devices support the 5GHz frequency band or it may be a little bit of a waste then. In which case the W8970 may be a better fit.
 
Crystal Web said:
The TP Link - it will support your WiFi requirements. Just be sure that your existing devices support the 5GHz frequency band or it may be a little bit of a waste then. In which case the W8970 may be a better fit.
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Price difference is small enough that it should be worth it. One last quick question. Would it be worthwhile to "replace" one/two (Probably one) of the antennae with one of these...? --->TP-LINK 2.4GHz 8dBi Indoor Omni-directional Antenna
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I see under the specs for the W8980 it lists this info for the antennae:

Antenna Type:
--Three 5GHz 5dBi detachable antennas (RP-SMA)
--Two 2.4GHz 3.5dBi internal antennas
 
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Do you struggle with WiFI range at the the moment? If so, it may be worth it.
 
Crystal Web said:
Do you struggle with WiFI range at the the moment? If so, it may be worth it.
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We do. Funny enough we have a Tp-link range extended(via power line)in the bedroom but it has created it's own little wifi network so the devices in the household have to "reconnect" to it when the signal is stronger in the bedroom area. Thanks for the help.:)
 
Zenbaas said:
Price difference is small enough that it should be worth it. One last quick question. Would it be worthwhile to "replace" one/two (Probably one) of the antennae with one of these...? --->TP-LINK 2.4GHz 8dBi Indoor Omni-directional Antenna
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I see under the specs for the W8980 it lists this info for the antennae:

Antenna Type:
--Three 5GHz 5dBi detachable antennas (RP-SMA)
--Two 2.4GHz 3.5dBi internal antennas
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Only worth it if you have devices that run on the 5GHz band. I disabled it as it's never used in my place and we have lots of devices that connect to the network
 
So are CW any closer to a resolution on the network problem because my connection is still crawling along!
 
Live chat is down.
My line is horribly unstable and just keeps disconnecting.

Yes, I have power cycled the router multiple times.

f-me, internet is a pos in this country.
 
Electric said:
Live chat is down.
My line is horribly unstable and just keeps disconnecting.

Yes, I have power cycled the router multiple times.

f-me, internet is a pos in this country.
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Attenuation, SNR and sync speed?
 
Electric said:
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 20479 kbps 961 kbps
Line Attenuation 11.5 db 8.7 db
Noise Margin 10.6 db 12.2 db
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Weird, that should be solid. Exchange issue? Faulty filter?
 
Is there an eta of when things will be fixed? Downloading some windows updates of around 1gb for the past hour and it's only 19% done on 10m line. Really?!
 
Rohan said:
Is there an eta of when things will be fixed? Downloading some windows updates of around 1gb for the past hour and it's only 19% done on 10m line. Really?!
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I just contacted support. Apparently an email will be sent later today.
 
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