Actiontec GT704WG Rev. B router not supporting needs of WiFi use in home.

My internet WiFi lags horribly, and is suspected of causing our mobile devices to switch over to our data which has gone through the roof. Any suggestions on how this can be corrected. I have completed numerous speed test which come back ok. I have had a service tech come to the house , and he said the wires to the phone jack were loose. I am fed up with this. The load placed on the router is: 4 mobile phones, printer, Xbox, PS4 (not on at same time), and a laptop.
Any suggestions on how to remedy this situation, seriously thinking about cancelling my service with verizon if this is not fixed. Has anyone else had a similiar situation?

XboxGuy wrote:
Reset by either unplugging the router, using the on/off switch, or using the router settings page go to advanced at the top then click on reboot router (this can be usefull if you don't want your roommates to know you temporarily interupted their internet service)
Just to clarify terminaology, reseting the router ususally refers to a hard reset of the router, whereas the actions you listed are all ways to reboot the router which does reset it to factory redafults.

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jduesenb wrote:
Thanks for the advice re. changing the channel. I'll try that. Since there seem to be about a dozen networks around here that mayne causing interference, that might help.
Verizon tech support advised me that an access point would cut my bandwidth, but that a range extender would not. (????) I have installed a range extender but I'm not sure it has made any difference. The problem has not happened since I did that, but since it is intermittent, I don't think that proves that the problem is solved. AFAICS, the wireless speed has not changed in any significant way.
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Actiontec GT704WG Rev. B router not supporting needs of WiFi use in home.

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