Would an upgrade improve speed

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Would an upgrade improve speed
Would an upgrade improve speed
2023-07-17 15:04:41
Model: Deco M4  
Hardware Version: V6
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Greetings!

 

I have a Deco M4 with 3 nodes. The main one is in the basement connected to my ISP modem.  I used to have a fibe 50Mbps connexion but recently upgraded to fibe500.  My ISP also upgraded my modem.  Here are the wifi speeds I get when connected to the modem: basement 480, first floor 360, second floor 160.  When I connect to the deco nodes: Main: 450, Deco first floor: 220, Deco 2nd floor 120.  I do check with the app that my computer is really connected to the correct node.  And actually when I'm on the 2nd floor and connected to the first floor node I get 150Mbps!  

 

So my question: is there a deco mesh router out there that would carry the 500mbps signal all the way to the second floor?

 

Regards

 

 

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Re:Would an upgrade improve speed
2023-07-17 20:26:30

  @FQuesnel 

 

The solution would be to get Ethernet cable from the basement to the second floor and connect satellite Deco to it. That'll make it as fast as Main Deco.

 

If you have TV cable that goes from the basement to the 2nd floor, you can use that to pass Ethernet traffic, with MoCA adapters.

 

If you can get cable between first and second floors, and connect both Satellite Deco with it, your second floor will become as fast as first. Not 500mbps, but definite improvement.

 

Otherwise, you will have to replace your WiFi mesh hardware. For speeds you want you should be looking for Deco models that support WiFi 6 and are tri-band. That would be more expensive than M4R. Also, results are not guaranteed. Everyone's house and what it is built of are different. 

 

So, I would suggest you check TV cables at your house or how to get Ethernet cable between floors.

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Re:Would an upgrade improve speed
2023-07-19 02:40:25

  @Alexandre. 

 

Thanks for your reply. I guess that makes sense, I don't have tv cable in the house (also works wifi) but bringing a Cat5e from the modem to the second floor may not be too difficult as there is an abs pipe in my walls holding a couple of electrical wires going from the attic straight to the basement.   I had totally forgotten this. Cable would need to be about 60' long, probably short enough to preserve much of the speed.  

 

Many thanks!

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