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True when gaming it kills bandwidth for others

Games alone mostly use under 1Mb/s, something else is using the bandwidth

phones, tablets, game consoles/PC's downloading updates...
grab a TP link router with global shaping and throw in a bandwidth limit per device, and watch your issues go away
 
Microsoft is notorious for using all the bandwidth when it does something (Windows and Xbox updates). They make no attempt to be gentle. That's why I think that it will quit it once it finishes whatever it is doing.
 
I'd like to see a speedtest.net result from the OP with nothing else on using the internet.

FordGT90Concept said:
Microsoft is notorious for using all the bandwidth when it does something (Windows and Xbox updates). They make no attempt to be gentle. That's why I think that it will quit it once it finishes whatever it is doing.
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Any half way decent modern router should have basic QoS that prevents one device from starving the rest of the network. Of course, if the internet bandwidth is really bad one device can choke the rest of the network.
 
We had an issue with the neighbor kid, turned out the Xbox was far away enough to cause issues with the rest of the network.
 
Story of my life... or at least currently. Since I transitioned to AT&T from cable (my area right now is just 25mbps :/). Pretty much any other TV streaming netflix or something will slow the rest to a crawl.
 
rk3066 said:
Yea lol that's not happening to the kids. Kids these days... :laugh:

Most importantly I forgot we were living in a complex and everyone else uses the same internet
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Bandwidth is just part of the story. What KIND of connection is it? Cable internet for example suffers heavily from other traffic on the same box (the box where all of those cable connections come in @ your neighbourhood, cant find the right term atm). DSL on the other hand suffers from your *distance* to that same box and barely from other users on the same box.

With cable internet it is extremely common to see sharp drops in performance during peak hours, ie when people get home from work until they go to bed.
 
Gigamonster is most likely dsl as no coax cable on the router. Our only means of connection is wifi sadly as I do wish our apartment had ethernet jacks in each room. That would be cool but the rent would be up the roof. Anyways we're fine for now
 
rk3066 said:
Hi guys,

As title says. The kids play games on the Xbox and it kills my internet to a crawl o_O

We said no gaming at 9 cause I told them it's killing our bandwidth here for us. Are killing our bandwidth? Both all of us are on Wi-Fi and yes I know getting a access point thing would help?
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You live in an apartment complex? It's not your kids, it's 40 wifi signals on the same 2.4 frequency. I had the same issue years ago. Switch to 5ghz frequency.

rk3066 said:
Gigamonster is most likely dsl as no coax cable on the router. Our only means of connection is wifi sadly as I do wish our apartment had ethernet jacks in each room. That would be cool but the rent would be up the roof. Anyways we're fine for now
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Use power line adapters to hardwire what you can
 
But But 5Ghz Band is shorter range then 2.4 but it is faster so hmmm.... :ohwell:

I may try today so this thread is called Fixed! (In a way)

One more thing LoL. *If you plug a USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter or even a 2.0 USB Adapter in a USB 3.0 Cable/Connector on the MB would the speed be faster or more Stabled? :nutkick:
 
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Yep Yep that's it!
 
rk3066 said:
But But 5Ghz Band is shorter range then 2.4 but it is faster so hmmm.... :ohwell:

I may try today so this thread is called Fixed! (In a way)

One more thing LoL. *If you plug a USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter or even a 2.0 USB Adapter in a USB 3.0 Cable/Connector on the MB would the speed be faster or more Stabled? :nutkick:
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2.4ghz has 13 channels but they overlap so when you have an apartment complex with dozens of APs overlapping into the same channels it becomes a four way intersection with a broken light.
 
Yeah I can switch channels to see which one is better so but hopefully they have a better modem out there. You know most ISP or at least some don't change modems for say 5yrs or so cause they don't hear complaints...

Changing channels did the trick.... For NOW :pimp::respect:
 
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1. Leave them the WiFi and you use a cable.

2. 100 MB/s is considered light

3. Check speed offerings as well as channels, many routers are dual band. Put them on one, you on anpother
 
A cable would cost. I would need at least a 25-50FT Cable. For now changing the channel fixed it

OK Hold the phone!!! It happening again. Bahhh!!! This POS! Router/Modem Sucks to HELL-$-Back Hopefully we buy this house we're looking into so we can get a mewc ISP and a better Router!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW how old is the modem/router?
 
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It would appear that the times during the day is true when it comes to the ISP peak hours. Like at 9:00AM it starts to slow down but at 11:30 it becomes a crawl then BY 6:00PM it starts to crawl back to normal then by finally @10PM it's back to normal. Why is this? Just curious...
 
FordGT90Concept said:
Microsoft is notorious for using all the bandwidth when it does something (Windows and Xbox updates). They make no attempt to be gentle. That's why I think that it will quit it once it finishes whatever it is doing.
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Apple too, at least they used to.
 
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