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Horizon coming. keep netgear router?

  • 06-01-2015 3:52pm
    #1
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,071 ✭✭✭


    so i upgraded to horizon meaning ill be using the horizon box for my wifi instead of the old one upc supplied. i have a netgear wndr3700 connected to it as i got the odd bad signal and it has improved it. no speed increase or perfromance..barely worth buying to be honest.

    my question is, will the horizon box alone be fine? just want to know as ill stick the netgear router up on adverts if people have better experiences with the horizon box over the older upc modems


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  • #2
    gandalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    The Wifi performance from the Horizon box I have is terrible. It's fine in the room its based but it trails off dramatically into the rooms beside it. I'm in an apartment so I would hate to see it in a two story house.


  • #3
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,071 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    gandalf wrote: »
    The Wifi performance from the Horizon box I have is terrible. It's fine in the room its based but it trails off dramatically into the rooms beside it. I'm in an apartment so I would hate to see it in a two story house.

    Oh god. Not good to hear. Newer upc technology I was just expecting improvements


  • #4
    allen175
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭allen175


    Oh God no! Keep it. Horizon wifi is terrible!

    I have the WNDR3700 hooked up to my Horizon box, wouldn't be able to cope without it. Plus UPC have the 5ghz channel disabled.


  • #5
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Funny I have found the Wifi to be fine in my two storey house... reaches everywhere. The connection can be flakey though... not enough for me to do anything about it (I'm lazy) but the connection seems to slip and then reconnect instantly sometimes. You wouldn't notice if you weren't running some latency sensitive programs like me perhaps. This might not be the router though I guess.

    My main complaint about the router is that it as only 2 Ethernet ports. 2! So, if you want any sort of decent number of things connected to it (I have at least 4 that need to be) then you should consider keeping the external router for that purpose.


  • #6
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,071 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    I'll test it out without the nether and see how it goes. If not then I'll hook it up. These price rises and they still supply us with seemingly **** hardware..pathetic huh


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  • #7
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,010 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    so i upgraded to horizon meaning ill be using the horizon box for my wifi instead of the old one upc supplied. i have a netgear wndr3700 connected to it as i got the odd bad signal and it has improved it. no speed increase or perfromance..barely worth buying to be honest.

    Wireless is a two way street you need a good client to go with a good router.


  • #8
    Grahamer666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭Grahamer666


    Got the Horizon box last week and have had no problem with the WiFi signal. It's actually sped my broadband speed up by 10mgs. Was getting 20 now getting 30. I also live in a two storey house.


  • #9
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Grahamer666 wrote: »
    Got the Horizon box last week and have had no problem with the WiFi signal. It's actually sped my broadband speed up by 10mgs. Was getting 20 now getting 30. I also live in a two storey house.

    Thats still very meh for wireless N. My netgear runs 110 and BKs new C7 does 200 on N nevermind AC.


  • #10
    Grahamer666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭Grahamer666


    ED E wrote: »
    Thats still very meh for wireless N. My netgear runs 110 and BKs new C7 does 200 on N nevermind AC.

    Maybe it is but i'm just informing the original poster that the Horizon box is working fine for me when it comes to the WiFi signal.


  • #11
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,071 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    i asked upc can i get the epc3925 because the horizon makes ps4 unplayable online. they said no. where do i go from here? i refuse to pay for a service i no longer receive since they took the epc3925 back


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  • #12
    Grahamer666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭Grahamer666


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    i asked upc can i get the epc3925 because the horizon makes ps4 unplayable online. they said no. where do i go from here? i refuse to pay for a service i no longer receive since they took the epc3925 back

    Sorry for maybe annoying but i also have my PS4 hooked up via WiFi to the Horizon box and it works just fine. Maybe there's a problem elsewhere that's causing your troubles.


  • #13
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,071 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    Grahamer666 wrote: »
    Sorry for maybe annoying but i also have my PS4 hooked up via WiFi to the Horizon box and it works just fine. Maybe there's a problem elsewhere that's causing your troubles.

    i cannot go wired as my ps4 is upstairs. its the exact same setup ive had with the epc3925...just im receiving 0.5mb download as opposed to 20mb. all other devices are fine

    they are sending a technicolor modem out instead of an epc3925. ill see how it goes!


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