why is speed from router to device always slow, 6 feet away and nothing blocking signal

[gedyboy]

77 to router 53-18 from there to me

[Michelle-TalkTalk]

Morning,

How are you getting on?

Michelle

[KeithFrench]

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[gedyboy]

hi, where will i find the inbox please

[KeithFrench]

No problem @Karl-TalkTalk 

Hi @gedyboy 

I will PM you a link for a guide of mine on Wi-Fi interference. It is quite long (about 30 pages), but you will probably only need to look at three or four pages in total. Initially look at the section called "Are you suffering from interference – prove it first". This is the first link in the table of contents. This section includes full details of free Wi-Fi analysers that I recommend for Windows, Windows phone, Android and Apple operating systems. However, I have no way of testing the Apple product. Select the analyser of your choice & my guide explains how to use it. Collect the screenshots that I require and include them in your reply. Do not worry about interpreting the results, I will do that for you.

Please post the screenshots to me in a PM (to protect your privacy), which I have requested in my guide. No photos please as they can be difficult to read, because the text can get out of focus when zoomed in. Please ensure that the analyser window is maximised (if Windows) before taking the screenshots & upload them via the "Insert Photos" button (in a mobile browser it's the picture icon) on the post editor's toolbar with the Size parameter set to Large.

[Karl-TalkTalk]

Hi

@KeithFrench - Can you assist gedyboy with some Wi-Fi troubleshooting.

Karl.

[gedyboy]

hi, cheers, model is Huawei hg633

[Karl-TalkTalk]

Hi Gedyboy,

Keith French has a wealth of experience in all things Wi-Fi related, If you accept his offer to help, he can go through a lot of troubleshooting steps with you and make a recommendation towards a possible solution.

Regards,

Karl. 

[KeithFrench]

This is probably WiFi interference. Slow speed, intermittent dropouts, breaks in the signal, 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. If you would like me to help you, please can you specify the make/model of TalkTalk router that you are using?

The information below is provided by TalkTalk, for confirmation please contact @Debbie-TalkTalk or@Michelle-TalkTalk.

KeithFrench is one of our valued Community Stars and can help with a range of issues related to wireless and networking. At times he may ask you to send him test results via a Private Message to help analyse/diagnose an issue. Although Keith does not work for TalkTalk, he very kindly shares his time and knowledge to help with others.

If you need further help or, if we need to take any details such as personal information about your account like phone numbers, account numbers etc. one of the TalkTalk team will jump in and help out.