Super Slow Internet!!!

ikkle87

Hi guys, hopefully someone can help me.

Firstly I'm on a Macbook.

Recently I have been having trouble with my wireless internet (TalkTalk) the speed just suddenly drops and sometimes drops out altogether. Most times this can be fixed by unplugging the Router for a few minutes (Netgear DG834G) then plugging it back in. Currently my wireless speeds are D/l 1.63mbps u/l 0.81 mbps
however if I use the ethernet to connect I get speeds of D/l 6.45 mbps U/l 0.82mbps.

So basically what do I do cos I need to have wireless? Is it the router at fault? Is it easier/cheaper to just replace the router?

m5rcc

Could be many things at fault. Firstly check with another laptop (preferably PC based). Does that suffer the same symptoms? Is it happening randomly or after a specific time? Who's router is it? Yours? TalkTalks? Call them up to do a line check...

Abbafan1972

Do you have your laptop in the same place all the time? There could be something blocking out the signal. How far are you away from the router?

robt_2

Well the speed looks fine when connected by a cable so that rules out just about all problems with the service being provided. Have you tried changing channels on the router?

ikkle87

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

Do you have your laptop in the same place all the time? There could be something blocking out the signal. How far are you away from the router?

at the minute about 20 cm lol

ikkle87

robt wrote: »

Well the speed looks fine when connected by a cable so that rules out just about all problems with the service being provided. Have you tried changing channels on the router?

how do i do that??

sorry im a bit thick I think its my macbook cos have just done speed check on my nans windows laptop from same place i was when i did macbook and got speeds of DL 6016 kbps UL 663 kbps

ikkle87

m5rcc wrote: »

Could be many things at fault. Firstly check with another laptop (preferably PC based). Does that suffer the same symptoms? Is it happening randomly or after a specific time? Who's router is it? Yours? TalkTalks? Call them up to do a line check...

internet is ok on the windows laptop speeds posted above. The router is mine, we got it from AOL originally 3 years since and have been with talk talk 2 years, wireless for the last 12 months x

snappy2004

Have you checked to make sure that you have wireless encyption turned on and that no one else is hijacking your connection?

m5rcc

ikkle87 wrote: »

internet is ok on the windows laptop speeds posted above. The router is mine, we got it from AOL originally 3 years since and have been with talk talk 2 years, wireless for the last 12 months x

Could be the Macbook - Have you tried it elsewhere?

ikkle87

snappy2004 wrote: »

Have you checked to make sure that you have wireless encyption turned on and that no one else is hijacking your connection?

if you mean do I have a WPA on the router then yes hun I do, I don't think anyone is hijacking the connection.

ikkle87

m5rcc wrote: »

Could be the Macbook - Have you tried it elsewhere?

I can get perfect wireless in college. So I'm not sure what to do