MindoverMaster
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I currently have a Netgear WNDR3700.
I noticed in the last few months, I have gotten very low speeds, considering our 7Mbs cable internet from RoadRunner.
We would be fine for a day, then when I wake up the next morning it is slooooooow. So I reset the cable modem. No change. Then I reset the router. WOW! We're back up to speed! Then that night or next morning, it sometimes would happen again, same scenario. Once, we had no internet connection, period. I hooked the computer onto the modem. I got fast speeds. Our modem was working fine, so I turn back to the router. I reset it. It's back fine again. Odd...
So, I remember, when this started happening, there was a firmware update. So I go to Netgear's site, and download the next down firmware, install it. It seemed to have been fine for awhile, but now this is happening again.
We have 3-4 computers on the network at a time throughout the day. Half wireless, half wired. I use all default settings, other than the wireless settings.
At fast speeds, I get 7Mbps+ in SpeedTest. When slow, I get below 1Mbps.
At fast speeds, TF forum home would load in ~4 seconds. When slow, It'd take ~10-14 seconds.
I know you often get the needle in the haystack. It happens. Should I just get a new one, RMA this Netgear and have it as a backup? If so, what? ~$100 would be my budget, I guess. If I can have it close to the specs of the Netgear, that would be great.
If not, what's the problem? If I left anything out, please ask!
Edit:
Yep, it happened again.. Was going slow, reset router, high speeds again. If it isn't the router, I don't know what is.
I noticed in the last few months, I have gotten very low speeds, considering our 7Mbs cable internet from RoadRunner.
We would be fine for a day, then when I wake up the next morning it is slooooooow. So I reset the cable modem. No change. Then I reset the router. WOW! We're back up to speed! Then that night or next morning, it sometimes would happen again, same scenario. Once, we had no internet connection, period. I hooked the computer onto the modem. I got fast speeds. Our modem was working fine, so I turn back to the router. I reset it. It's back fine again. Odd...
So, I remember, when this started happening, there was a firmware update. So I go to Netgear's site, and download the next down firmware, install it. It seemed to have been fine for awhile, but now this is happening again.
We have 3-4 computers on the network at a time throughout the day. Half wireless, half wired. I use all default settings, other than the wireless settings.
At fast speeds, I get 7Mbps+ in SpeedTest. When slow, I get below 1Mbps.
At fast speeds, TF forum home would load in ~4 seconds. When slow, It'd take ~10-14 seconds.
I know you often get the needle in the haystack. It happens. Should I just get a new one, RMA this Netgear and have it as a backup? If so, what? ~$100 would be my budget, I guess. If I can have it close to the specs of the Netgear, that would be great.
If not, what's the problem? If I left anything out, please ask!
Edit:
Yep, it happened again.. Was going slow, reset router, high speeds again. If it isn't the router, I don't know what is.