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[USER=7112]@comagoosie[/USER] , my apologies for not responding sooner.Thank you so much for your thoughtful and useful response. I did use the test and it baffled me a bit. It gave me A to A+ ratings on everything, though it tested in the 5-18MB range. That could be due to traffic.What I've decided to do is precisely nothing...for now. "The internet sucks" isn't a specific enough reason for me to invest in more gear right now, especially when there are starving children in India that would kill for our internet speeds. The gamer kid is plugged directly into the modem, everyone else is on the Gigabit switch and no complaints. I don't see how it can get any better for him. However, when I do feel the need I will look into the Edgerouter.After a series of power outages due to Winter storms our WiFi portion of the modem is not functioning. Wired is still solid, but I'm still getting complaints that the WiFi doesn't work. My stopgap solution was to suggest they connect to the Ubiquiti WAP 35' away and behind a block wall. It still connects perfectly. I'll definitely be adding another one.
[USER=7112]@comagoosie[/USER] , my apologies for not responding sooner.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and useful response. I did use the test and it baffled me a bit. It gave me A to A+ ratings on everything, though it tested in the 5-18MB range. That could be due to traffic.
What I've decided to do is precisely nothing...for now. "The internet sucks" isn't a specific enough reason for me to invest in more gear right now, especially when there are starving children in India that would kill for our internet speeds. The gamer kid is plugged directly into the modem, everyone else is on the Gigabit switch and no complaints. I don't see how it can get any better for him. However, when I do feel the need I will look into the Edgerouter.
After a series of power outages due to Winter storms our WiFi portion of the modem is not functioning. Wired is still solid, but I'm still getting complaints that the WiFi doesn't work. My stopgap solution was to suggest they connect to the Ubiquiti WAP 35' away and behind a block wall. It still connects perfectly. I'll definitely be adding another one.
