attention apple users advice needed on imac

[trexamanic]

ok so i buy the fanciest imac they have at jl and ive been arguing with talk talk over internet speeds.
googled a bit and discovered imac have wireless issues.
so i used ethernet cable and got this
[URL=http://www.speedtest.net][IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/2149511675.png[/IMG][/URL]

without i am getting readings all over from 0.03mbps
15mbps
0.53mpbs

is this a major issue and should i be sending my imac back to jl?
this has had me offline for 3 days solid and caused me no end of problems.

i resighted the laptop next to the router plugged in the ethernet and its back up to speed.

[Paulo uk]

Your post is a little unclear. Are you using wifi or Ethernet?

Are you getting better speeds using a different computer?

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[Paulo uk]

Also what is talk talk supposed to be supplying in terms of bandwidth?

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[challis349]

Had my iMac a week, and no issues with it, mind you, I only get rubbish Internet so I wouldn't be able to tell, all pages load quick enough, so not overly fussed :)

[Gixxer]

I strongly doubt it's anything to do with the iMac... As above... are your speeds different/better on another machine?

[liquid engineer]

Have you got an iMac or macbook or both?
try changing wireless channels, you may be getting interference on the channel set.

[Lynx.1677]

Wireless will generally always be a little slower, depending how you have yours setup (i.e. 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz) but it should not be THAT different.

2.4Ghz is better for compatibility and range, 5Ghz is better for performance but lacks range and compatibility. Also check your modems Wifi settings. Usually you can connect to your router with the ip 192.168.0.1 and entering the admin id and password.

My router has 3 WiFi modes:
> 54Mbps (compatibility)
>144Mbps (range)
>300Mbps (performance)

Like others, I would try another device/computer to see what you get.

[frantic]

I have an iMac, it depends on all sorts of things, eg router g or n ? what house u live in thick walls or tissue paper walls ? I get 20 megs on bt fiber optic. also the baby monitor plays havoc with my iMac speeds

[Flybar]

Just tried my Netgear 834G on Ethernet cable and Airport and speed the same 6.8 also on TalkTalk.

24 iMAC

[Si Goodchild]

wifi on my mac mini got progressively slower and slower so I moved the base unit trying to get a better signal until it became unworkable. I googled and found out that the wifi module was prone to failure - mine died after warranty expired so I simply bought a USB wifi dongle for a few pounds and now all is good again.

Maybe you have the same issue?

[trexamanic]

just to clarify the issue is terrible wireless ability.
the signa. is showing excellent but the download speed is terrible like 0.5mb per second.

[challis349]

Surely then, that is down to your provider

[Gavalar]

You need to check your Internet speed in your router settings. If a good speed then try changing the channel on your router.
had the same and changed the channels and it worked.

[panosg]

Honestly ditch the useless talk talk. I been with them for years and watching a u tube video was almost impossible. Always thought was my iMac till I changed to bt. Bingo , the speed has increased and watching any streaming is a dream.