09-26-2020 06:09 AM - last edited 3 weeks ago by ROGBot
09-27-2020 04:46 PM
trickerty wrote:
Hi all,
I am after some help with my router, and probably some basic information as it could just be me lacking knowledge.
I have upgraded to this router thinking and expecting for the money it was going to be great and easy to use, I was hoping for some plug and play and maybe a few tweeks here and there but what I have found is initially struggling to get more than 200Mb speed on the 5GHZ Channels and then on the 2.4Ghz I was getting less than 50Mbps (during initial purchase I had Virgin 350 service, around 380Mbps with 35Mbps up. After reading up there was some posts about reverting the firmware to a previous version which actually stopped the constant drop outs on the 2.4 channel and I got my speeds up to 386Mbps on the 5Ghz channels. Unfortunately my 2.4Ghz speed is still only at the very max 90Mbps..... should I be expecting the same amount on the 2.4 channel as the 5.0 channels? I have googled max speed on the iPhone x and that should be capable of more than 90Mb on that channel, so I am a bit lost about what is going on or why the speeds are so different.
This week I upgraded to the 500Mbps service which is 540Mbps down and 35Mbps up, the 5Ghz channel outputs the full speed but as yet I have not seen an increase on the speed of the 2.4 channel, so it that the limit?
I have also had Lan issues when gaming, the speeds have been terrible downloading when connected via the cable and then drop outs, I then connect to a 5Ghz channel and the speeds are great (tested downloading a file - Lan was terrible).
I have downloaded a custom firmware that was mentioned on this forum 'GT-AX11000_3.0.0.4_384_9165-' im not sure if I am doing something wrong, uploading a firmware and then not resetting something properly, whether this router is just a pile of crap or im totally leagues of knowledge behind being able to use it properly.
If there is anyone that is able to clear up a few points I mentioned above about speeds, what firmware to use, ideal setting on the 2.4ghz channel, if I should do a reset or what I am happy to try but I feel like I am struggling to get the best out of this router, especially when its supposed to be a great gaming router and raved about on many tech sites.
Thanks in Advance.