Dwa0120

[Ratkeviciusdain]

Hello. I have thg3000 with vodafone 900 fibre... struggling with wifi speed and covarage aswell ssid split.. does it worth connect my old dwa0120 rauter? And if yes any tips ?

[Jayach]

The THG3000 is based on the DGA4231 so the DWA0120 is unlikely to perform better.

Presumably you got the DWA0120 from another ISP, but you should be able to use it on Vodafone, but you will need to get your PPPoE details from Vodafone. Asking on live chat is best for that. 

https://www.vodafone.co.uk/bbservcd/

When configuring the DWA0120 it is best to use the engineer login, not admin, so you can turn CWMP off.

The engineer password is the same access key as admin. Obviously you will lose the phone connection.

[CrimsonLiar]

While the tech specs of the DWA0120 are almost identical to those of the THG3000, you'll certainly get different milage from it if you can get it up and running.  You'll get more options that you can configure, however due to it's physical design you are likely to get reduced performance on the horizontal plane than from a well aimed THG3000!

[Ratkeviciusdain]

Thanks.  So  then  try  find  better  option.  As no ssid split  and Channel  changing  is 1 thing  . As coverage  isn't  the best one now... 

[Jayach]

Ah, sorry. I thought you were looking for greater coverage. If you just want greater control, the DWA120 will give you that.

However, if you are on a 900 service, are you not on Pro with boosters?

If you really want to improve the Wi-Fi, a mesh system in AP mode would be the best bet, as you would still keep the THG3000 and not lose the phone connection.

[Ratkeviciusdain]

I don't  phone..:). I have  booster.  But 1 not enough.  Need 1 more minimum..its 7 bed house... and wifi speed is limited  to 500mb by vodafone  on that router ( and 200 in booster) so sounds  silly.  And thinking  about better  rauter  and full  control.  

[Jayach]

Vodafone will supply up to 3 boosters if you need them, but personally I think they are useless.

Yes, getting a better router (preferably mesh) is the way to go. The DWA120 will not really improve things.

[Ratkeviciusdain]

Any recommendations about 100£ range?