What determines how fast my wireless is?

any router, assuming it’s configured correctly will transfer at either a B signal which is 11mbs per second, G which is 54mbs, and N which can vary but is around 300mbs. The speed of your internet is somewhere less than 8mbs normally.

I’ve never heard of an actiontec router, you can try swapping it with another and see what happens, I like Linksys. Though, it might just be the speed of your particular DSL connection.

Upgrade to cable or see if you can get fiber optics.

usually, a provider will offer multiple speeds of DSL, you can call them and ask which speed you have, whether you can go faster, or if you might have it configured incorrectly too.

College campuses use a T1 cable line which is much faster than regular Cable or DSL lines. chrisnak Currently you can not have a fiber optic line installed at home unless you live on a college campus. Which then you can connect through the T1 network wirelessly.
RandomMrdan There’s no need to call the internet provider over that you should be able to see your plan details on the company’s website.

@hyperserver some customers of internet providers may not know how to check things like that, or how to check to see whether it’s configured correctly. It’s probably why he is asking us here on Fluther.

RandomMrdan I know that that’s probably the reason why the original poster is posting here. With Verizon I don’t know the specific link to the page and without a Verizon account I can’t find it. What I can suggest though is to go to verizon’s dsl website (http://www.verizon.com/dsl), login, and look for the “Account Details” page on the site.

Try plugging into your router with a cable and testing your internet speed.

Then try the same test wirelessly.

If you see a difference, you might be conflicting with other wireless networks in the same area. Try selecting a different wireless channel and see how that goes.

robmandu is right., you can follow him…