Hi Everyone,
I would like some advice in regards to getting the best wifi speed out of my Sky max broadband. I am currently on the biggest package I can have which is 900 mbps. My router is linked up in the living room and my computer is in my bedroom, it's not too far away probably about 10-15 meters but there is a room in the middle of that, so two walls but they are not that thick really. I have a sky max pod in my bedroom beside my computer and when in use I can get a wireless speed of between 400 – 500 mbps usually.
From what I understand the Sky max pods are really only good for up to 600 mbps so I am losing quite a lot of my internet speed really because of that. My son who stays in the middle room mentioned above can get about 700mbps as I suppose he is using the speed from the hub itself.
So to try to rectify this I bought a wifi mesh system, which in the end didn't work (TP Link X1500). It actually made my speed worse to the point where I was only getting 200 mbps and that was with one the 3 pods right beside my computer and one pod in my son's room in-between. I found out this is probably due to the fact that TP link systems don't use DCHPv4 option 61. In the end I took it back and got a refund. I tried this both as a router setup to replace the sky max hub and also as an access point. It didn't matter really, neither option worked.
TLDR -So long story short. What other third party products do people use to get the best out of their Sky max broadband. Either routers or wifi mesh systems I will consider.
