Changing 2.4ghz to 5ghz?

by mattsteeleNJ

Im running a Brinonac android 7.1 and cant seem to figure out how to change my speed from the 2.4g to the 5g. When I run a speed test on my device its telling me my download is insanely slow and only 5.57 (I pay for 900mbps). Any ideas how I can fix this issue?

Izacus

Split your wifi into two SSIDs (e.g. "mywifi-2G", "mywifi-5G") and make sure the TV only knows about the 5G one.

wolfgame

This one? My suspicion is that /u/raptor75mlt is on the money and that you're SOL. If you're using a range extender, does it have an ethernet jack on it that you can plug in to? Otherwise you'll need either a different ranger extender (also, make sure that the range extender is connecting to a 5Ghz network or at least a 802.11g network at the bare minimum).

Two things to be aware of:

  1. You'll never reach that 800Mbps on your wireless. You MUST be wired to use that. In general, the only things that I recommend keeping on a wireless network are tablets and phones. If it doesn't need to move, it should have a wire. (Source: 23 years of network engineering experience ... wireless is horrible.)
  2. The Internet service that you subscribe to means absolutely NOTHING on your network. If your network doesn't have the capacity for it, you're paying for something you're not using. I have this problem now. I have a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem, which is great for 100Mbps. However, if I replace the modem with a DOCSIS 3.1 modem, I can get 200Mbps. It's just not a priority right now.

Edit: What the hell's a ranger extender? Actually, on second thought, don't tell me.