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My parents have been using Xfinity for a few years now. We currently have wifi in our home, but the connection length and bandwidth is extremely bad. I have a big family, so everyone in the house uses the wifi for gaming, computers, tablets, ect. We currently have the default Arris modem which connects our phone and wifi together. Because of the number of people using the wifi, it cuts off sometimes. Other times it becomes limited, so consoles work but people using their computer aren't able to browse the internet. I was checking my modems home by logging into it and I noticed something that I wanted to ask about. For 1, our current mode is set to 802.11 g/n. The other option is for b/g/n, which I have no idea what it means. I searched google, but it wasn't a clear answer that helped me understand rather I should choose 1 or the other to increase my homes bandwidth. I also wanted to know what would be a good router to support my homes bandwidth? I was suggested Dlink, but for a home with 5+ people using the internet I wanted something that would allow everyone to do what they wanted without our crappy isp's limitations. Another possible solution I thought of is using a router that was given to me to setup for the top level of my home, while using our current Arris modem for the downstairs. Would that be a suitable solution this this issue?
Agree with all of this, but you should also try to split up your connections between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz by getting a dual-band router, or at least put everyone on 5 GHz. Using predominantly or only 2.4 GHz is going to cause way too much saturation in the limited spectrum, especially considering how many other things are probably using it. – allquixotic – 2014-01-31T02:55:02.097
That too. I keep forgetting cause frustratingly, none of my devices fo 5ghz ;) – Journeyman Geek – 2014-01-31T02:56:01.893
Turning off BGN mode is bad advice. Having it on doesn't hurt, and depending on the router, turning it off may prevent your clients from being able to fall back to the lower rates when they need the range. – Spiff – 2014-01-31T22:14:08.613