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yesterday
Hi,
Could wifi optimisation be switched off please on my router (TalkTalk Wi-Fi Hub version SG4K100136) as the channel keeps changing and not to a good one?
I had it disabled via this forum a year ago and the wifi stability did improve massively. However, after a router reset it looks like I've now lost that settings and the channels keep reverting to an overcrowded one, resulting in many iot devices constantly loosing connection.
Thank you
yesterday
Hi Keith,
thank you for the quick response.
> TalkTalk can no longer disable WiFi optimisation, this was a business decision & cannot be altered.
That is quite frustrating, and frankly probably not a smart decision from talktalk.
> [...] might be caused by Wi-Fi interference from other local networks [...]
that's exactly why choice of a less congested channel helps a lot, as I had succesfully for years. I do get better wifi for the brief time the router keep my desired settings before the wifi optimization kicks in, so wifi optimization is almost certaintly to blame here.
> [...] can analyse them for you and recommend changes to your router configuration to solve them.
If the router does not persist the changes to the relevant wifi settings I don't see how this is worth the time. The smart devices only support the 2.4GHz bands (the 5GHz connection also used to work faster on the channel I had manually set, but at least that work reliably for now), their position is fixed, the router position is fixed, etc. etc..
Please send over the guide and I can take a look, but really sounds like the talk talk router is something to bin.
yesterday
TalkTalk can no longer disable WiFi optimisation, this was a business decision & cannot be altered.
However, with your help, I can provide an independent analysis of your network. WiFi Optimisation is often blamed but is not always the cause.
Slow speed, intermittent dropouts, breaks in the signal or no signal on some or all devices or no internet access might be caused by Wi-Fi interference from other local networks, which can also lead to a permanent reduction in speed. No ISP can be responsible for your local environment, this is mainly a byproduct of the popularity of Wi-Fi.
Generally speaking, the 2.4GHz band suffers a lot more from interference than the much faster 5GHz band, but the 2.4GHz one can sometimes have a better range, but this all depends on your local area.
In other words, I try to help you optimise your Wi-Fi connection. The next stage involves sending out a guide to you to help you get me some important diagnostic results so that I can analyse them for you and recommend changes to your router configuration to solve them.
I only send this out to people who request it.
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