Terry Everall Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I have a DrayTek router and we only have about 3MB/sec broadband speed. I was talking to someone the other day and they said I should locate the router as close as possible to the BT main socket coming into the house and it would then speed up the broadband/WiFi a bit At the moment the router is in another room and has about 6 to 7m of telephone wire feeding the router Would you move it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyonspride Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 It's sort of true, the reason being that BT lines are extremely susceptible to radio interference and reducing the length of the line will help stabilise your connection, BUT if you have an extension coming off the main socket to anywhere in the house, this line will still pick up interference regardless of where the router is located. Do you leave the router on 24/7? I ask because if you turn it off/on a certain number of times within set time frame, the line registers this as a connection loss or fault and dynamically reduces the broadband sync speed (BRAS profile) in an attempt to get a stable connection. Once this ^^ occurs, if you start leaving the router on 24/7 it can still take up to 6 weeks for the line to get back up to speed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Yes I'd move it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Everall Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Router is left on 24/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 If you can get away with just one socket in the house, then do it, also make sure the incoming line enters the house and goes straight to your main socket. There are large variations on speed loss when having extentions dotted around the house. A long cable from the filter to the router is not a problem as long as it is quality cable that is screened and has twisted wires inside. Best ones are the Belkin range. It's a bit like tuning your Westfield, less, is more speed if you use quality parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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