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Re: Actiontec MI424WR FIOS N Router REV. I I am a 25/25 user and called in and was sent a new Rev I router with no charge. It was surprising that it was on my porch the next business day. Now can anyone tell me how to squeeze the advertised 300mbps out of the wireless N? All im getting is 130. I am getting 300 out of my belkin as an access point |
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 John97Over The Hills And Far AwayPremium
join:2000-11-14
Spring Hill, FL | You're not going to see a reported connection speed of 300 with an Actiontec. |
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 KCrimsonPremium
join:2001-02-25
Brooklyn, NY
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said by radman :.... can anyone tell me how to squeeze the advertised 300mbps out of the wireless N?
Where did you see the router's wireless speed advertised at 300mbps? The 130 you're getting is the hardware's theoretical max. |
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 Smith6612Premium,MVM
join:2008-02-01
North Tonawanda, NY
kudos:22 | Question: What radio does the Rev. I even have in it? I could have sworn I saw someplace mentioning the Rev. I had a radio capable of 300Mbps if it was set to do so. |
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John97Over The Hills And Far AwayPremium
join:2000-11-14
Spring Hill, FL | reply to rev I
From what I understand the Actiontec channel width is limited to 20mhz. |
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tnsprin
join:2003-07-23
Bradenton, FL
kudos:1 | reply to Smith6612
Yep its a claim in the datasheet »www.actiontec.com/products/datas···nded.pdf :
"...300 Mbps wireless, thanks to its new 802.11n wireless chipset."
Of course I am not sure I would believe it. |
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Smith6612Premium,MVM
join:2008-02-01
North Tonawanda, NY
kudos:22 | I wouldn't believe it either. It might be possible Verizon swapped the radio out to something less or the firmware still doesn't have the right support for the higher performance on Wireless N which I would also not be surprised about. |
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hubrisnxs
join:2009-12-30
Fountain Valley, CA
kudos:1 | when you're inside the router firmware page on the wireless b/g/n section, it shows max wireless n at 130mbs |
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Smith6612Premium,MVM
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North Tonawanda, NY
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| said by hubrisnxs:when you're inside the router firmware page on the wireless b/g/n section, it shows max wireless n at 130mbs
Thanks. I'm still wondering though if it's a firmware limitation being instituted or if it's a case of the actual radio installed in the ActionTec (perhaps that Verizon chose over the claimed 300Mbps radio) that is reducing speeds. |
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said by Smith6612:Question: What radio does the Rev. I even have in it? I could have sworn I saw someplace mentioning the Rev. I had a radio capable of 300Mbps if it was set to do so.
The Rev. F had a neutered Wireless-N capable of only 65mbps max. The Rev. G had a semi-neutered Wireless-N capable of only 144mbps. I thought Rev. I with it's 2 antennas would have MIMO and be full 300mbps Wireless-N. But it sounds like Verizon is limiting it to 20Mhz width? |
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Smith6612Premium,MVM
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North Tonawanda, NY
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| said by JTS33:The Rev. F had a neutered Wireless-N capable of only 65mbps max. The Rev. G had a semi-neutered Wireless-N capable of only 144mbps. I thought Rev. I with it's 2 antennas would have MIMO and be full 300mbps Wireless-N. But it sounds like Verizon is limiting it to 20Mhz width?
Same. Sounds like it, in addition to a restricted Guard Interval to boot? |
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| reply to rev I
Is there a way to get the Rev I without having to buy one? Ex getting it sent out as a replacement? |
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I just received this router in the mail from verizon the other day. I am paying for 35dwn/35up, once in a while I get these speeds but not that often. I use speakeasy and speedtest.net to check speeds. Is there anything I can do to guarantee my 35/35? Thanks
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 More FiberPremium,MVM
join:2005-09-26
West Chester, PA
kudos:28 | reply to matthewh16
said by matthewh16:Is there a way to get the Rev I without having to buy one? Officially, no.
You won't get one asking for a replacement. Replacements are refurbished units, mostly rev. E & F.
A few have had luck scoring one from a FIOS tech in the neighborhood or by requesting a service visit. Others have not been so lucky.
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More FiberPremium,MVM
join:2005-09-26
West Chester, PA
kudos:28 | reply to cigrmaster
said by cigrmaster:Is there anything I can do to guarantee my 35/35? [wireless]
No.
You can try changing the wireless channel, but there are no guarantees with wireless.
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said by More Fiber:said by matthewh16:Is there a way to get the Rev I without having to buy one? Officially, no. You won't get one asking for a replacement. Replacements are refurbished units, mostly rev. E & F. A few have had luck scoring one from a FIOS tech in the neighborhood or by requesting a service visit. Others have not been so lucky. Alright Thanks! My grandfather just had FiOS put in about a month ago, I'll see if he got a Rev I and is willing to swap  . |
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Seems that the wireless signal is worse than the other non-Verizon provided routers. Anyone else noticed this?
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35/35 Fios, Triple Play Extreme. |
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| Ugh, YES!!!! I just ran a test using speedtest.net and only got 21.97m down and 15.33m up. I'm sitting literally 7 feet from the router. That's on my laptop. And if I move my laptop further away, it's gone down to AT MOST 12-15m on the download and usually LESS THAN 10m on the up.
My ipad, curiously enough, will pull the full 35m download, but only roughs out around 20m upload. I have the 35/35 plan, internet only, so I'm only driving myself nuts by not replacing the damn actiontec. Oh, and my laptop only has a G wifi chip on 2.4mhz, so that MAY have something to do with me only getting ~22m download and ~15m upload. |
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| said by rollinraver:Ugh, YES!!!! and my laptop only has a G wifi chip on 2.4mhz, so that MAY have something to do with me only getting ~22m download and ~15m upload. which means your router is running in compatibility mode. The IPad is a 802.11N device.
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