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Originally Posted by Deathcrush87
which one should i ask them to send us?
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Sorry but I've got to comment here.
The fantastic Wi-Fi speeds that are being quoted here just won't be possible in your situation.
Firstly, the 'ac' standards are only available on the 5GHz band that does have limited range. You'd have to also purchase a 5Ghz ac card in addition to any router.
Being in the 'attic' means that you 'see' lots of other 2.4Ghz networks but the router downstairs won't see all of these and won't be able to co-operate with them. 2.4GHz won't work well.
The only way forward is to get a working powerline system or a Ethernet cable.
Given you've already said that a cable isn't possible then powerline seems the way to go.
I have never used powerline systems but question if two disparate systems can be used together on the same internal wiring? I know that the standards say so but do they actually work together?
In terms of diagnosis of your problems it seems to me that you have significant (if not the only) problems in your internal connection from your PC to the router.
To get reliable and (game) workable connections you need to see less than 1% packet loss and a consistent ping of < 100ms.
From your posts it seems that you can't even get this over your BT powerline adapters - this is where you need to look initially.
Try disconnecting all other powerline system other than the two you are using (just temporarily for a test). Do a ping test for one minute (-n 60) and post the summary after the ping completes here. Would be interesting to do that test both with and without the other powerline system connected.
By the way, do you use the SH1 Wi-Fi? If not, switch it off. The Thinkbroadband graphs suggest that there is significant use being made of the connection. Might be worth looking at the use figures on the SH1 (although known not to be accurate).
Ian