“I have a comcast gateway modem/router but my WiFi is very slow. Can I use this to enhance my wifi speeds?”
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That's a tricky question. your speeds depend on 4 things: 1- The amount of speed you pay your provider (1MB/s; 10MB/s; 50MB/s; etc.) 2- Your modem needs to be compatible with your speeds. If you have high-speed internet but an old modem, you might not get the full speed. 3- Your router. OnHub is a good option for a high-speed internt. If you pay for high speed, you have a good new modem, but your internet is still slow, your router might be the problem. 4- Your device. If you have an old computer or even a new one with a slower internet card, you will not get the full internet. I'll give you an example. I pay Comcast to have 60MB/s. I was getting 14MB/s. I bought a new modem (not the one they rent to you, I bought my own, it is worth it!), and I bought onHub. Now, I get a solid 87MB/s. The internet was there, the only problem was my router and modem that were throttling my speed.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You'd want to see if you can disable routing on your existing modem. You really don't want it to be doing the routing, you want it to just be a "dumb" modem, and have your personal router actually create your network. If the modem you've got can work just as a modem, then yeah, you can use this as your router, which should be much more secure. (And probably have better wifi too.)
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, you can use the GoogleOn app to have it cycle automatically through channels, many other routers use the same frequency and channels which can conflict with your connection and speed. I highly recommend buying this, and it's simple to use. My speeds have increased since I've been using this and it give details statistics for average Mbps speed in the app.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, but you'd better disable the wifi from your comcast/xfinity device to avoid any potential interference.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This doesn't support the faster 5.4GHz wifi, which would increase actual speeds. It has the standard 2.8GHz which is the most common, some devices will connect to 5.4, you should look into that. Also maybe just changing the physical location of the router could increase your speeds.
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