Please suggest how to improve Internet performance on DSL
I am trying to help out a 70 year old lady with her Internet access. She currently has AOL DSL Service (yes I didn't even know it was around) which is a 6 Mbps/800 kbps unlimited account. She recently got an iPad Mini and she likes to read some news and listen to Tune In Radio.
She as a Sagecom modem which is a DSL modem/Router. When I do a speedtest on her laptop connected to the router via Ethernet cable, she only gets 4.9 mbps/600 kbps speeds and on the iPad her speed drops to about 1.8 Mbps.
I ran a test using InSSIDER and scanned the area and there are no other wifi modems available (which makes sense as this is a Senior Area).
As she does not want to change services from AOL due to price reasons, can someone suggest a way to improve the speed and wifi? Is there a better modem/router combo that will improve reception?
It would be a lot easier to get a Cable Connection, decent dual band router and problem solved but that is not an option here.
any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks
She as a Sagecom modem which is a DSL modem/Router. When I do a speedtest on her laptop connected to the router via Ethernet cable, she only gets 4.9 mbps/600 kbps speeds and on the iPad her speed drops to about 1.8 Mbps.
I ran a test using InSSIDER and scanned the area and there are no other wifi modems available (which makes sense as this is a Senior Area).
As she does not want to change services from AOL due to price reasons, can someone suggest a way to improve the speed and wifi? Is there a better modem/router combo that will improve reception?
It would be a lot easier to get a Cable Connection, decent dual band router and problem solved but that is not an option here.
any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks