[Elecraft] OT: Fixing Slow Internet

[Fred Jensen]

I was able to make a very significant improvement in WiFi speed by 
selecting a channel instead of letting the AT&T Uverse router do it. 
Apparently, everyone around us is in "let the router do it" mode, and 
they are concentrated in the middle of the spectrum [3, 4, 5, 6, and 7]. 
  Last time I checked, ours and our printer were the only devices on 11. 
  Channel 1 is also almost clear.  It's spread spectrum and the channels 
do overlap, but 10 is also nearly clear for us.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Sparks NV DM09dn

- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the Cal QSO Party 7-8 Oct 2017
- www.cqp.org

On 12/9/2016 10:02 PM, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
> One problem with wifi that is sometimes hidden is QRM from other wifi
> users on the same channel. I live in a big apartment building and
> when I look at the display of a "wifi analyzer" app on my phone, the
> 2.4 gHz band looks like 20 meters during the CQWW contest. 5 Gig is
> better because fewer people seem to be using it and the signals are
> attenuated more by walls, etc.
>
> Vic 4X6GP