Wifi slowing down - multi users?

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   right, we use a bt homehub2 with a combination of N&G-type kit, i normally get a nice strong connection on my pc (Nadaptor) but have noticed every time my brother starts using his iphone on the wifi the connection grinds to a halt. 

now i remember reading somewhere the slowest piece of kit on the WIFI can slow the entire network down regardless of bandwidth? Is this whats going on?

Is there any way to remidy this?

for the moment ive banned his phone off the network because its pissing me off

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mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 November 2008 Location: Brighton Status: Offline Points: 7801	Post Options Post Reply Quote mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Wifi slowing down - multi users? Posted: 04 July 2011 at 8:15pm
	right, we use a bt homehub2 with a combination of N&G-type kit, i normally get a nice strong connection on my pc (Nadaptor) but have noticed every time my brother starts using his iphone on the wifi the connection grinds to a halt. now i remember reading somewhere the slowest piece of kit on the WIFI can slow the entire network down regardless of bandwidth? Is this whats going on? Is there any way to remidy this? for the moment ive banned his phone off the network because its pissing me off
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mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 November 2008 Location: Brighton Status: Offline Points: 7801	Post Options Post Reply Quote mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2011 at 8:39pm
	just speedchecked it - 15.1mb/s download, 1.2mb/s upload when im the only one connected wirelessely, not an ADSL bandwidth issue then.... with iphone, 1.2mb/s download, 0.2mb/s upload....
	''Remember that the object of a subwoofer is to enhance the output of your main speakers, not overpower it'' ''Dubstep - an elongated electronic fart''

adambomb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 10 April 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3215	Post Options Post Reply Quote adambomb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2011 at 8:43pm
	Close all the apps on the phone, reconnect. Still an issue? The phone should have little effect really, it's probably app updates or 1 app on the phone hogging the bandwidth.
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mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 November 2008 Location: Brighton Status: Offline Points: 7801	Post Options Post Reply Quote mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2011 at 8:45pm
	surely the phone cant pull that much though? its just a phone!
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adambomb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 10 April 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3215	Post Options Post Reply Quote adambomb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2011 at 9:47pm
	Exactly, it has no idea how to co-exist, it wants data and will get it if it has access. Some iPhone apps are pretty hungry. The only way to sort this is with a good router that allows you to prioritise or balance the bandwidth used by each device.
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mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 November 2008 Location: Brighton Status: Offline Points: 7801	Post Options Post Reply Quote mk2_ginger_biscuit69 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2011 at 10:19pm
	yeah its been sorted now, the router had an option in the service menu to associate the mac address of the phone into an 'iphone' profile, which seems to have tamed things back to normal. cheers for the help adam, must catchup sometime if you are about Frome again? im floating about in and out until september now.
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adambomb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 10 April 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3215	Post Options Post Reply Quote adambomb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 July 2011 at 8:04am
	No worries. Yea man, be good to catch up, not living in Frome (out in the sticks now near Shepton) but usually floating around the area.
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anerly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 02 June 2010 Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote anerly Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 July 2011 at 2:11am
	If you are connecting at "N" speeds and another device connects at "G" speeds, it would slow the whole network down to the "G" speed. I am not so sure you would notice a huge difference though.