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kattill · 21-10-2010, 20:50

Hi

hope someone can help. I am on virgin cable internet package L which is 10MB and I have a Netgear Rangemax WPN824. I have started to notice that my internet connection is really slow, particularly at peak times e.g. 6pm to 9pm.

In the morning, I can do a speed test on speedtest.net and can get speeds up to 9.88mb which is obvioulsy fine. However at peak times I struggle to get over 3mb and often have less than 2mb.

Is this a problem with my Netgear wireless router? I have rung Virgin and they tell me I am not being capped, but something must be wrong. Could it be something to do with my son also using his laptop at the same time. I presume this will slow down the connection asn the total 10mb we are due will be diluted??, but surely not by that much. He also uses a programme called VUZE, which he has used to download movies etc. Would this significantly slow things down?

I have tried running the internet directly into my laptop and not through the router and that does speed things up, but obviosuly I want wireless connection. Is my router a decent enough one for a normal semi detached with two laptops??

Any advice of what I can do would be gratefully received

thanks

John

21-10-2010, 20:50	#1
kattill Inactive Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4	slow internet using Netgear wireless router Hi hope someone can help. I am on virgin cable internet package L which is 10MB and I have a Netgear Rangemax WPN824. I have started to notice that my internet connection is really slow, particularly at peak times e.g. 6pm to 9pm. In the morning, I can do a speed test on speedtest.net and can get speeds up to 9.88mb which is obvioulsy fine. However at peak times I struggle to get over 3mb and often have less than 2mb. Is this a problem with my Netgear wireless router? I have rung Virgin and they tell me I am not being capped, but something must be wrong. Could it be something to do with my son also using his laptop at the same time. I presume this will slow down the connection asn the total 10mb we are due will be diluted??, but surely not by that much. He also uses a programme called VUZE, which he has used to download movies etc. Would this significantly slow things down? I have tried running the internet directly into my laptop and not through the router and that does speed things up, but obviosuly I want wireless connection. Is my router a decent enough one for a normal semi detached with two laptops?? Any advice of what I can do would be gratefully received thanks John