internet/ wireless tech call 202 2 days ago

[renovation]

a friend - client calls and asks me if i think there service could be a bit slow or like non at all becouse they have to many things on at once.
lets see they are using a wireless router .
and this is for home use .(on comcast cable - not a bad idea here )
what they have running off the router .
4 laptops by his kids
3 home desktops
nexflix wirelessly for there 2 out of 6 TV in the house.
plus hard wire (rj45 cable ) to 2 more desktops
plus a wireless print server .
then the kids each have there own Ipods and 2 have kindles.
i said you can recheck what im telling you with comcast but i think your overloading your comcast band with !
im suprized he was have any kind of real signal to any device.

[cruelpupet]

I dont think he's overloading comcast, i think he's overloading the wireless router depending on how many devices are activly pulling down content.

I'd probably get another WAP (disable the wireless, its easier to find and many times also cheaper than just getting a router without it) and hooking that up to the cable modem. Then from that nonwireless router hook up the current one. Have the hardlines go to the non wireless, and get as many of the stationary devices that use wireless over to hardwired.