So I'm at college, and my Internet connection has been horrible. The speed is fine with 30mbps, but the reliability it atrocious. About every 30 seconds, there will be a 1s to 30s period of time with no data throughout. I still have to test reliability with the new placement. It could be worse or the exact same, but we won't know until I get some data.
I used to live in a room much closer to the router in the hallway, so that might be the issue. Just too much material/metal between the router and my antenna.
The antenna used to be kept behind my headboard off of the ground.
You might also find this interesting, if I put it 2 feet closer to the center pole in-between the two horizontal bars, the speed plummets to 15mbps.
I just thought someone else might find it interesting.
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Cool. What in the world is that setup tho?
dude I have always wanted to do this! I have back problems and gaming is time limited due to it. laying down like that sounds awesome
bro u trying to watch porn in bed or what?
Bro how does your dorm not have two separate beds, two desks, two sides of the room. At first I thought you were in a surprisingly mold free military barracks.
That’s one elaborate monitor stand…
I live in a dorm with terrible WiFi as well. But we have Ethernet so I just bought a router and problem solved.
That monitor setup is freaking epic
I see theres a suspended ceiling…you could run an ethernet cable to the router
Thats funny setup but im affraid, its not that easy cheat bigger speeds to anyone 😆🤣
How much do you weight?
dude. I moved my router from the floor to a waist high shelf today. my speeds increased the exact same… 30 to 200.
What’s your keyboard and mouse set up like?
Edit:
On the networking issue – do you happen to have a microwave in very close proximity to the access point?
See: https://www.jimsantennas.com.au/2023/09/07/why-does-my-microwave-interfere-with-my-wifi-and-how-do-i-fix-it/#:~:text=Microwave%20ovens%20and%20WiFi%20routers,the%20signal%20strength%20and%20quality.
https://preview.redd.it/55o82oqrafrc1.jpeg?width=376&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6cd4e9b41f2080697f724bd8d884f68a80bd78a
Well if it’s any consolation, atleast the monitor is curved!
Have you considered a homeplug power line adapter to LAN straight into that router?
Bro wth? Do you game while lying on your bed?
Any reason for that?
I thought it was a hospital room
What the actual F is this?
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The VR headset at home.
Blud has the contraption setup
I thought for a moment that OP is fatally sick and wanted to ask how he’s doing. Looks like a hospital or something.
There’s a really old photo of some kid playing some old console lying down in bed with this heavy ass crt tv propped up over his head with cardboard boxes. I was gonna make a joke asking if it was you when you were a kid but I couldn’t find it 🤣
Wifi drops out for a few seconds every 30s-1min?
You don’t use DFS wifi channels do you, and happen to live near an airport, military base, or weather station?
What in the masturbatoriums name am i looking at?
WiFi antenna? Or creature from Horizon Zero Dawn?
That’s disgusting
Personally, I think Meta quest 3 is better set up for you.
What the hell am I looking at. Also that mattress looks very uncomfortable.
i feel like your bed is going to collapse in