Hello. I have had a TP-link WR740N router for 3 years. There were no problems with it, but for some time the WiFi on the laptop in the other room was weak. Movies from YT started to buffer and stutter more and more often. I would like to buy a router with better WiFi and relatively cheap. I do...

This is a contradiction They are expensive with poor WIFI and expensive with good WIFI but no cheap with good WIFI. Can you pull the cable there and put up an additional WIFI point? WR1043 are OK. Place a laptop in the place of poor reception, install / run inssider 2.x, perform a scan, show the results.

Try to change the WIFI channel on the router to 1. Read the alphabet for increasing WIFI coverage WIFI antenna - The dependence of the antenna beam angle on the gain WIFI propagation in buildings

So exactly what channel do you mean? Should I enter the router settings?

Just so I know where to change it.

Mouse over, attach both halves of the poppy seed to think, e.g. google - how to change the WIFI channel in the router.

Via Vistumbler I wanted to change but I don't have any channels available and I can't even choose the first channel

Left navigation Wireless and then mouse.

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#1 16288802 18 Feb 2017 19:55

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16288802 18 Feb 2017 19:55

Hello. I have had a TP-link WR740N router for 3 years. There were no problems with it, but for some time the WiFi on the laptop in the other room was weak. Movies from YT started to buffer and stutter more and more often. I would like to buy a router with better WiFi and relatively cheap. I do not know if I will find something reasonable up to PLN 150, but I also do not want to give a lot for it. Which model should you pay special attention to? Please give me some advice.

The internet speed is 50mbit / s. It is delivered to the apartment via a cable that I plug directly into the router.
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#2 16288813 18 Feb 2017 19:59

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16288813 18 Feb 2017 19:59

DiiXoX wrote:
Cheap router with good wifi

This is a contradiction

They are expensive with poor WIFI and expensive with good WIFI but no cheap with good WIFI.

Can you pull the cable there and put up an additional WIFI point?

WR1043 are OK.

Place a laptop in the place of poor reception, install / run inssider 2.x, perform a scan, show the results.
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#3 16288887 18 Feb 2017 20:22

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16288887 18 Feb 2017 20:22

Something like that?
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#4 16288912 18 Feb 2017 20:32

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16288912 18 Feb 2017 20:32

Try to change the WIFI channel on the router to 1.

Read the alphabet for increasing WIFI coverage

WIFI antenna - The dependence of the antenna beam angle on the gain

WIFI propagation in buildings
#5 16288945 18 Feb 2017 20:44

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16288945 18 Feb 2017 20:44

So exactly what channel do you mean? Should I enter the router settings?
#6 16288950 18 Feb 2017 20:46

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16288950 18 Feb 2017 20:46

DiiXoX wrote:
Should I enter the router settings?

Yes
#7 16288983 18 Feb 2017 20:57

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16288983 18 Feb 2017 20:57

Just so I know where to change it.
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16288988 18 Feb 2017 20:58

Mouse over, attach both halves of the poppy seed to think,
e.g. google - how to change the WIFI channel in the router.
#9 16289088 18 Feb 2017 21:39

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16289088 18 Feb 2017 21:39

Via Vistumbler I wanted to change but I don't have any channels available and I can't even choose the first channel
#10 16289090 18 Feb 2017 21:40

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16289090 18 Feb 2017 21:40

Left navigation "Wireless" and then mouse.
#11 16289120 18 Feb 2017 21:49

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16289120 18 Feb 2017 21:49

Changed to the first channel.
#12 16289149 18 Feb 2017 22:01

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16289149 18 Feb 2017 22:01

If you have 2 computers, test the WIFI performance of the router, install iperf3.exe on both computers
comp1: connect by cable to the router, turn off the firewall, in the cmd.exe window, run
iperf3.exe -s

comp1: connect via WIFI to the router
iperf3.exe -c ip-computer-address-1

How many walls between the router and the laptop?
#13 16289166 18 Feb 2017 22:07

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16289166 18 Feb 2017 22:07

One wall. I'll try to do the rest tomorrow.
#14 16289193 18 Feb 2017 22:20

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16289193 18 Feb 2017 22:20

DiiXoX wrote:
One wall.

You could try a 5ghz router (dual 2/5 ghz), it can definitely improve the speed, as long as there is no crowding on the 5ghz band. Mobile devices should support 5ghz. But it's not going to be cheap.

Your card probably does not support 5ghz (and it supports WIFI card model), because the inssider shows NOTHING on 5ghz channels.
#15 16289292 18 Feb 2017 23:15

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16289292 18 Feb 2017 23:15

I don't have access to my laptop yet. And the network card is probably integrated. I wanted to buy a better router than I have now, but again it is not known for how high the price is.
What do you think about this router of my current one? Has poor WIFI and overall not very good?

If I bought the router you proposed to me, the WR1043, WIFI would definitely be better?
#16 16299481 22 Feb 2017 20:29

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16299481 22 Feb 2017 20:29

DiiXoX wrote:
If I bought the router you proposed to me, the WR1043, WIFI would definitely be better?

Buy it, you will see - there is no glass ball here.
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Topic summary

The discussion revolves around upgrading from a TP-Link WR740N router due to weak WiFi performance, particularly in a different room where streaming services like YouTube are buffering. Users suggest various solutions, including changing the WiFi channel to improve coverage, testing WiFi performance with tools like iperf3, and considering a dual-band router for better speed. The TP-Link WR1043 model is recommended as a potential upgrade, with users expressing confidence that it would enhance WiFi performance. The conversation also touches on the limitations of the current setup and the importance of ensuring compatibility with devices, particularly regarding 5GHz support.
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