Time Warner Cable - Slow
Slow. So... very... slow. Not where my kids are directly connected to the TWC modem. Heck they sometimes pass 100 Mb/s. For Minecraft this was Nirvana (not the band, the mythical place where all Minecrafting is fast and easy).But down here, downstairs, on the wireless connection where the office is... Where I spend huge chunks of my day, and sometimes hours in the evening, and sometimes in the middle of the night on Lync and VOIP teleconferences with far-away lands...
OMG... painfully slow, back woods slow, modem slow.
For several weeks my upload speed surpassed my download speed - by 100%! TWC Technical support -- lame -- although they are really good at following their scripts - so bravo to their call center managers. And the TWC Arris Wireless Modem hated (HATED!) my Netgear 600 router.
Something had to change.
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| Speed Tests - January 2015 ***Notice The Change on 1/8/2015*** |
Time Warner Cable -- Fast!
Solution (links go to Amazon for each product):- ARRIS - Motorola SurfBoard SB6141 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem
- TP-LINK TL-WR841N Wireless N300 Home Router, 300Mpbs, IP QoS, WPS Button
- TP-LINK TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender, Repeater, Wall Plug design, One-button Setup, Smart Signal Indicator
- NETGEAR ProSAFE FS105 5-Port Fast Ethernet Desktop Switch
So, I took things into my own hands. I replaced the TWC modem with a Motorola Surfboard 6141 (which is on their approved list), switched to the TP-Link WR841N router and TP-Link WA850RE (wireless extender). After configuring the router and extender, I added the Netgear switch by plugging it directly into the single port on the Extender. My laptop and desktop are cabled to the switch.
Bottom Line:
- Speed in the office UP from less then 3 Mb/s to an average of ~30 Mb/s
- Saving $5.99 per month on my cable bill -
- Financial break-even is about two years (~24*$6)
- Speed break-even is NOW.
- Two devices are OFF of my wireless network
- I can stream movies on my Amazon Fire stick
~Tot1
