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Strangely disrupted Wi-Fi signals Issues with network connectivity Unusual interference patterns

Strangely disrupted Wi-Fi signals Issues with network connectivity Unusual interference patterns

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10-26-2024, 07:26 PM
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I just moved into a new townhouse in a newly (still) developing housing community in a rural area and I'm experiencing some really strange Wifi issues. Basically my Wifi throughput is all over the place, I've seen anywhere from 1mb/s to 500 mb/s (download & upload on 5ghz) while being very close to the access point with direct line of sight on both Speedtest.net (as well as others) and locally using iperf3. I've narrowed it down to a wireless issue as I see my full ISP (500/500 fiber) delivered speeds as well as full ~950mb/s on iperf via ethernet. I've tested on different iphones, PCs, and Macs; all with the same issue. I have tried 4 different routers (my Ubiquiti setup from my previous living situation which was delivering 400-500mb/s consistently, 2 brand new $400 routers, and a Plume configuration from my ISP). I've tried all sort of setting changes with no success. They all have the same issue of inconsistent throughput with a lot of jitter (ping delays). Scanning nearby signals (using Netspot and Wifi Scanner) shows a cluttered 2.4ghz spectrum and several 5ghz networks; nothing crazy though . In fact, my Ubiquiti setup was working flawlessly in a more urban (San Francisco) environment with a gazillion Wifi signals around. There is a DirectTV signal on one of the 5ghz DFS channels (I don't know enough about satellite dishes to know if this is causing interference or not). I was able to get a technician out here from my ISP and he told me that he has only seen this problem twice before in the entire service area and those two locations are in the same building section (2 townhomes away & 4 townhomes away). Another section of townhomes (across the street) has not seen this problem nor has the ISP seen this issue anywhere else. Does anyone have any ideas on what could be causing this? Could Point-To-Point / Point-to-multipoint satellites cause this? There are several satellite dishes on each building section throughout the housing community, but only my section/row of houses (5 units) experiences . (There is a small section of homes detached but right next to me and I need to see if they are experiencing anything similar to rule them out.). Is there anything that might be in the building itself? Any suggestions on how to even investigate this further? Is there someone I can call to help me out with this? I'm really stuck on this one so any help would be much appreciated.
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10-26-2024, 07:26 PM #1

I just moved into a new townhouse in a newly (still) developing housing community in a rural area and I'm experiencing some really strange Wifi issues. Basically my Wifi throughput is all over the place, I've seen anywhere from 1mb/s to 500 mb/s (download & upload on 5ghz) while being very close to the access point with direct line of sight on both Speedtest.net (as well as others) and locally using iperf3. I've narrowed it down to a wireless issue as I see my full ISP (500/500 fiber) delivered speeds as well as full ~950mb/s on iperf via ethernet. I've tested on different iphones, PCs, and Macs; all with the same issue. I have tried 4 different routers (my Ubiquiti setup from my previous living situation which was delivering 400-500mb/s consistently, 2 brand new $400 routers, and a Plume configuration from my ISP). I've tried all sort of setting changes with no success. They all have the same issue of inconsistent throughput with a lot of jitter (ping delays). Scanning nearby signals (using Netspot and Wifi Scanner) shows a cluttered 2.4ghz spectrum and several 5ghz networks; nothing crazy though . In fact, my Ubiquiti setup was working flawlessly in a more urban (San Francisco) environment with a gazillion Wifi signals around. There is a DirectTV signal on one of the 5ghz DFS channels (I don't know enough about satellite dishes to know if this is causing interference or not). I was able to get a technician out here from my ISP and he told me that he has only seen this problem twice before in the entire service area and those two locations are in the same building section (2 townhomes away & 4 townhomes away). Another section of townhomes (across the street) has not seen this problem nor has the ISP seen this issue anywhere else. Does anyone have any ideas on what could be causing this? Could Point-To-Point / Point-to-multipoint satellites cause this? There are several satellite dishes on each building section throughout the housing community, but only my section/row of houses (5 units) experiences . (There is a small section of homes detached but right next to me and I need to see if they are experiencing anything similar to rule them out.). Is there anything that might be in the building itself? Any suggestions on how to even investigate this further? Is there someone I can call to help me out with this? I'm really stuck on this one so any help would be much appreciated.

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