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Standard User giggsy1977
(member) Mon 08-Apr-19 23:30:34
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Re: New wireless access point or new router?


[re: ukhardy07] [link to this post] 		 
Thanks again. Much appreciated. Shall let you know how I get on. 👍

BT Infinity 2 - Predicted speed 54.7Mbps down/15.7Mbps up. Actual speed 42Mbps down/4.5Mbps up...crazy Left BT as they were poor...
Now with Sky Fibre - 37.5Mbps down, 9.5Mbps up
Router stats - Connection speed 40000 kbps down, 9997 kbps up - Line Attenuation 19.1 dB down, 0.0 dB up - Noise Margin 10.1 dB down, 10.10 dB up.

Sky Fibre Max - 72mbps down, 15mbps up. Noise down - 3.3db, noise up - 5.5db. Attenuation 19.2db.
Standard User giggsy1977
(member) Sun 14-Apr-19 20:46:44
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Re: New wireless access point or new router?


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Well, from doing some reading I need to be looking at a router with a Broadcom chipset (preferably the BCM63168 chipset) as I am on a Huawei cabinet. Does anyone know of a one-box solution to replace my SR102 that offers this? What kind of sync speed increase might I see? Many thanks.

BT Infinity 2 - Predicted speed 54.7Mbps down/15.7Mbps up. Actual speed 42Mbps down/4.5Mbps up...crazy Left BT as they were poor...
Now with Sky Fibre - 37.5Mbps down, 9.5Mbps up
Router stats - Connection speed 40000 kbps down, 9997 kbps up - Line Attenuation 19.1 dB down, 0.0 dB up - Noise Margin 10.1 dB down, 10.10 dB up.

Sky Fibre Max - 72mbps down, 15mbps up. Noise down - 3.3db, noise up - 5.5db. Attenuation 19.2db.
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(deleted) Sun 14-Apr-19 21:05:31
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Re: New wireless access point or new router?


[re: giggsy1977] [link to this post] 		 
The TP Link VR2800 i recommended earlier uses a BCM63168 dsl chipset, with its 4x4 stream wifi radios being the icing on the cake.


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Standard User giggsy1977
(member) Sun 14-Apr-19 21:07:57
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Re: New wireless access point or new router?


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Thanks baby_frogmella. Do you know if you can get max attainable rate as part of the stats as well? Thanks.

BT Infinity 2 - Predicted speed 54.7Mbps down/15.7Mbps up. Actual speed 42Mbps down/4.5Mbps up...crazy Left BT as they were poor..

Sky Fibre - 37.5Mbps down, 9.5Mbps up
Router stats - Connection speed 40000 kbps down, 9997 kbps up - Line Attenuation 19.1 dB down, 0.0 dB up - Noise Margin 10.1 dB down, 10.10 dB up.

Now Sky Fibre Max - 72mbps down, 15mbps up. Noise down - 3.3db, noise up - 5.5db. Attenuation 19.2db.
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(deleted) Sun 14-Apr-19 21:14:18
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Re: New wireless access point or new router?


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In reply to a post by giggsy1977:
Thanks baby_frogmella. Do you know if you can get max attainable rate as part of the stats as well? Thanks.


Yes you can. Have a gander here on the VR2800 emulator & click on 'advanced' tab to see line stats.

https://emulator.tp-link.com/VR2800V1_Emulator_20170...

Brand new one going for 149 notes here on ebay, they usually retail for 170+ notes.

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Standard User giggsy1977
(member) Mon 15-Apr-19 19:31:43
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Re: New wireless access point or new router?


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Thanks again baby_frogmella. Looking at the reviews on Amazon the vr2800 doesn't seem to be held in very high regard. The vr900 seems to fair better but I don't know what chipset it has. If it's the same top chipset from Broadcom I think I would be tempted to get one.

BT Infinity 2 - Predicted speed 54.7Mbps down/15.7Mbps up. Actual speed 42Mbps down/4.5Mbps up...crazy Left BT as they were poor..

Sky Fibre - 37.5Mbps down, 9.5Mbps up
Router stats - Connection speed 40000 kbps down, 9997 kbps up - Line Attenuation 19.1 dB down, 0.0 dB up - Noise Margin 10.1 dB down, 10.10 dB up.

Now Sky Fibre Max - 72mbps down, 15mbps up. Noise down - 3.3db, noise up - 5.5db. Attenuation 19.2db.
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(deleted) Mon 15-Apr-19 19:53:17
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Re: New wireless access point or new router?


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In reply to a post by giggsy1977:
Thanks again baby_frogmella. Looking at the reviews on Amazon the vr2800 doesn't seem to be held in very high regard. The vr900 seems to fair better but I don't know what chipset it has. If it's the same top chipset from Broadcom I think I would be tempted to get one.


I wouldn't pay too much attention to Amazon reviews as the negative reviews are often down to incorrect router setup (eg using a congested wifi channel) or other non-router related issue. Both the VR2800 & VR900 use a very similar newish Broadcom DSL chipset, however the VR2800 is a 4 stream wifi router whereas the VR900 is only 3 stream (3x3) so you will definitely get better wifi performance with VR2800 even for 2x2 and 3x3 wifi clients. That said the VR900 isn't a bad router at all for the money, but if you can afford it, go for TP Link's best modem/router, the VR2800 smile
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