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Comcast has become hugely expensive here in the US, so I'm thinking about dropping the cable completely and try 5G Home Internet from T-Mobile. MSFS2020 and MSFS2024 are my primary concerns here, so you have MSFS experience with this service , I would really appreciate your opinion. Thank you!

My internet connection has been upgraded from 65Mbps to 500Mbps. However, my internet connection is currently ethernet, and this seems to be limited to 100Mbps. When I test my new connection, it is stating 95Mbps, which is obviously well below where it needs to be. The upload speed has jumped from 15 to 75Mbps (which is the stated upload speed of the new connection), so it is working. In addition, when my dad tested his laptop using the Wifi connection from the router, it recorded 540Mbps. That being the case, I need a WiFi dongle of some kind to boost me up to the 500Mbps that I should be getting. Can anyone recommend a suitable solution? I was thinking about a USB …

I have an issue that just cropped up in the last week or two and cannot find a solution. Using MSFS2020 on Win11 system, with a local network of several other systems to use: another Win11 desktop, Win11 laptop, Win10 desktop and several Android devices. (all Win systems are Home versions). Starting about two weeks ago certain MSFS addons with networked web-based connections stopped working on any of the network systems. NOT WORKING includes ActiveSky web client, Fergo CDU client (737 and 777), and Avia Server (iFly CDU). Normal error is "ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT". Troubleshooter sometimes finds nothing, sometimes says "resource is online but isn't responding…

Greetings. I purchased motorized TQ from "Cockpit For You". This TQ required internet connection. My modem with integrated router (Arris G36) is in another room and my PC is connected via long cable to the modem. Internet speed is fast. To connect my TQ I bought Linksys SE3005 switch and connected Ethernet cable thru that switch, and then I split two cables to PC and TQ. The TQ GUI shows its own IP address now. I read the router provides a separate IP address for a separate device. So, with this setup the TQ does not work as expected, it reacts with heavy delay. If I connect this TQ directly to the modem, it works as expected. I tried another switch with different c…

When I built my computer (specs in signature), I added this WiFi USB adapter: https://www.tp-link.com/home-networking/adapter/tl-wn725n/ My router is 2 m above and 1.5 m to the right of my CPU, supported by a wooden shelf. I didn´t want to clutter my desk with more wires, so I used this solution instead. With P3D and the speeds I had contracted back then, I didn´t care about its performance. However, last month I upgraded my sevice to 100 Mbps (because of MSFS, and because it was not that expensive). After some troubleshooting with my ISP, I was finally able to get the contracted speeds. The problem is that, while I can get the whole 100 Mbps with either my…

SpeedTest always shows I have good bandwidth via Wifi to an Xfinity cable modem router, typically around 200-350mbps. I notice in MSFS times when I have ample CPU/GPU headroom and yet textures can look blurry, other times shockingly razor sharp, and I never know the reasons why. Because of high measured bandwidth I assume this comes from MS server side not delivering what it needs to, but I don't really know. I've heard Xfinity throttle back download speeds sometimes during periods of congestion or what have you. To try to rule this in or out bought a VPN and it made no difference whatsoever so I cancelled the VPN within the trial period. If you were in my situa…

I suspect from time to time my ISP is throttling the bandwidth available. Is there any way to check if that is occurring? T45

Hi, I have 2 Dell computers standing next to each other. The old (5 yrs) and the new one (1 yr). The latter is usued for flying, the other now supports my navigation. Both are connected to the same wifi router which is performing ok. I have searched the internet for solutions but the 'old' pc downlaods files a lot quicker than de newest one. The latter has a download speed of 1.1 MB which is consistent. The other has a much higher download speed. I have tried the solutions I found but none have helped. Still I think somewhere in the wifi driver there must be a setting that is maximizing the download speed. I'd be grateful to receive potential solution…

As ever I'm on an endless quest to optimize things. This week the topic has been download speeds. I tried with a VPN (I'm using F-Secure's Freedome) and that gives you the option of choosing a location which may provide a better ping to the closest MSFS server. Then I came over this: Cloudflare WARP. It's not a VPN, and it doesn't let you choose your location. Here's a little info on it: "Cloudflare — the company that owns WARP — is one of the most trusted DNS hosts in the community. WARP is a VPN add-on for its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver (a free app that handles your DNS queries to make your connection faster). WARP essentially protects your traffic with encryption…

I am not a very good network guy. My setup in brief...our house is covered by 2 different routers, as the signal from one starts to fade at the other end of the house. One is a Comcast router where the cable comes in to our house in the basement, and the other is hardwire connected Lynksys router on nearly the other side of the house on the main floor. My flight sim room is in the basement, but on the opposite end of the router down there. This is about 40 feet away through 2 walls. It gives a weak 2 of 3 bars of signal (i.e., sometimes is just one). The router on the main floor is about 15 feet away, but through a floor and a wall. This has a steady 3 of 3 bars of…

Goodday gentlemen, I hope i am at the right forum....Complete noob to my problem at hand : i can't seem to get access anymore to my other fav flightsim forum, Sim Outhouse. Yesterday i tried to change something in my SOH profile and must have done something wrong because it didn't work. When i tried to get back in sometime later all i got was a white screen saying "this site is not available". This has been going up until now and i still get this 'not available' message only. This morning i tried it on a friend's computer, entered my user name and password et voila i got in within a second. No problem. Question : am i right in thinking that something may have b…

Hey Forum, I am moving into a new house with some friends and only yesterday when building my desk and setting up my PC did I realize all of the outlets in the house consist of a Coax and phone jack. I have no compatible cords since I have always had an ethernet tap. There is a CAT 5-E cable running from behind the wall, two wires are split off (spliced?) and the other four are connected to the phone jack plug. I have been using CAT 5 and CAT 6 cables into my desktop and since the wire in the wall is a CAT 5-E, is there a way I can get an ethernet outlet and connect all of the wires to it? I know nothing about wiring this is my basic research. Thank you.

I have an old Alienware Aurora R4 desktop, running Windows 7 Home. The last couple of months it has been acting oddly during booting up, alternating between locking up at the BIOS splash screen and booting as normal. What happens is that, after having booted up normally, if it restarts/reboots (cold or warm) once it reaches the BIOS splash screen, where you can select F2 or F12 (or the hidden F8) it beeps once then the computer just hangs there. Nothing works: no keys, mouse; no input at all. Pressing the power button immediately kills everything: the machine instantly shuts down and all power off. Pressing and releasing the power button after that, and the computer does …

Some users on another forum were happy and reporting getting emails today. Some went to Youtube to see what folks were saying and experiences for the service brand called Starlink seemed positive. So some on that forum were signing up today. "Starlink satellite internet is currently undergoing beta testing in parts of the US and Canada to people who live between 44 and 53 degrees latitude." But that was not a forum having anything to do with MSFS,. So, I am not sure how good Starlink works for MSFS scenery streaming. Summary: Starlink is in Beta, only certain areas of the world (see above) are being invited to subscribe now,…

So I just got my 1GB ATT high speed internet service, readying myself for MS2020 release 😁. However, while the service is enormously better than my previous DSL, I'm still only able to get about 360mbs download speed on most devices. I know for the most part that a 1GB download can only be accomplished with a direct connect. But since that is not an option right now I'm trying to figure out whats the next best thing of the two options I have: 1, Should I get an ATT extender that would be upstairs near my PC and other office devices (Will this increase my speeds or just my range?) or 2:Should I by a faster, better, more reliable Router/Modem that is compatib…

If i look at MSFS bandwidth system requirements min is 5, recommended is 20 and ideal is 50mbps. when i make Speedtest i get download at 50. and when i download anything from the internet Chrome shows me download speed of 5 Mbps. Does this means i got the minimum requirement or the ideal ? i dont understand the value i get from the speed test to the actual download speed.

I currently have this and when I go and run a speed test, my downstream is about 85-91Mbps. Is this correct? I plan on upgrading to 600Mbps internet package, if so what kind of download speeds can I expect with that? I'm confused about how this works.

Hello, It seems that Unread content doesn't work anymore for me. Known issue or something wrong with my system ? Thanks for help. PS : I did not find the forum about web site.

I currently have a 25foot ethernet cable in my room, but for my new setup it will need to be longer. Instead of purchasing a new cable, can I use a coupler or extension and just plug in another ethernet cable to the coupler to extend the length? I need about another 5-10 feet only. Or would this degrade my network performance?

Currently have a Virgin Media's broadband Superhub2 Ethernet cable wired into my desktop PC running Windows 10 x64 Pro. latest Build. Am trying to connect wirelessly to a Windows 7 x64 Pro running on a much older AMD Athlon XP2400+ PC in another room. Have an EDUP Wireless USB Adaptor 54M plugged in to a USB port, and also have the correct driver installed from the mini-CD that came with the Adaptor, but despite keying the correct Wi-Fi security password, and despite that EDUP adaptor picking up several nearby Virgin Media networks in the vicinity, it will just not connect wirelessly to my network. Any clues or help as to why, please.

I have the following home network. Two running Win7 Home Prem (laptop runs Win7 Prof) :- A desktop computer on which FSX resides (network name:FLYING). Another desktop computer for FS Addons (network name:FSSUPPORT) A laptop also with FS Addons (network name: ACER). A Router (let's call it HH5. IP Address auto-assigned of 192.168.1.245 when connected to FLYING) An old router (HH3) used when I take my FSX PC to flight sim meetings to connect to the laptop. This IP address (also auto) is 192.168.1.88 when connected to FLYING). I run WideFS and Electronic Flight Bag at home via HH5 without problem. I use the computer name of FLYING (rather than IP addresses) for a successfu…

If you see this error in a web browser: DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_BAD_CONFIG, and cannot access any websites, try this solution. *Tested in Windows 10* 1. Click on the Start button, and type "cmd" into the search box. 2. Right click the first option, and click "Run as administrator". 3. Once Command Prompt opens, type in the following codes into the prompt, hitting enter after each: netsh int ip reset netsh winsock reset ipconfig /flushdns ipconfig /renew 4. Now restart your computer, and your good to go.

I'm hoping that someone can help me with this, because I am going round in circles. I'm either getting conflicting information from Google searches, or I get articles that I simply don't understand. So here goes. I have a router in the house, with an ethernet cable that runs outside to a separate building where my sim is located, also, it is not possible to get a WiFi connection there. I want to set up a WiFi connection between my Ipad and the computer in the outside building so it allows me to connect the virtual CDU that I want to use via WiFi with the NGX. I am running Win10. I need to add, that the Asus MB does not have any WiFi capability. I did buy a dongle on Amazo…

There's something I consider a big problem for many years now. I have several devices connected to my Wi-Fi router which work nicely and have fairly good Internet connection speeds, both for up and down. Amongst these I have 2 computers running Win10, one for my simulator and one for my daily stuff. Issue is: whenever I try to transfer files between these two computers, no matter what direction, the speed is WAY TOO LOW, sometimes it even won't finish the transfer. I could never find a solution for this. But then I noticed both computers are Bluetooth capable, and they sit both very close to one another, I also became aware there's an option to create a "Bluetoo…