Tired of Indihome Restart Solution? Here's How to Overcome Slow Indihome Wifi

How to deal with slow wifi. Huft, indihome CS again asks you to restart indihome wifi as if there is no other solution, they are told to restart a little bit even though it sometimes works but is that really the only solution? A slow connection must be very disturbing activities, whether it’s work or other activities. Coupled with CS who only suggested restarting the indihome wifi, it’s getting even more annoying, I as someone who is involved in wifi events will provide a more effective solution than restarting always, here we go how to deal with slow wifi.

The causes of the Indihome network, Firstmedia, slow or slow wifi

This is what you have to do before deciding to determine what steps you should take next. The reasons include:

• All bandwidth is used.
• Too many wifi users.
• Hot routers.
• Interference from service providers.
• FUP is over.

For more details I will explain in more detail.

All bandwidth is used

In short, bandwidth is the maximum internet speed allotment provided by the service provider, so yes, if you use all of them, the speed will automatically drop significantly if you use them together.

Then what is the optimal speed needed so that the wifi is not slow on a PC or cellphone? Is 5Mbps fast or slow? Is 20Mbps fast or slow? How about 30Mbps?

This question must have occurred to you, the answer is that it depends on what you are going to do and how many users are going to use it. I will map out how fast the speed and bandwidth are enough to determine how fast your wifi is.

5Mbps	suitable for use by only 1-2 people at the same time, with a note that you don’t do heavy activities, for example downloading and uploading files, be it in the form of videos, images, or ordinary files
10Mbps	suitable for 1-3 people at the same time, the same as 5Mbps but with a rather large scale.
20Mbps	suitable for use by 2-4 people simultaneously, the rules are still the same as 5 and 10Mbps.
30Mbps	suitable for use by 2-5 people simultaneously, still the same as the rules above.

How to be free from bandwidth limitations so that you are free to do any activity?

There are several ways that can be done, namely by limiting the internet speed of each user or you can also upgrade to a higher speed. Apart from that method, I don’t think there is any other way, or maybe if you know something, you can try to comment below.

What is the optimal wifi speed so it’s not slow?

For questions like this the answer is again relative to what you will do with the wifi, 30Mbps is enough if used only for playing games, browsing lessons, watching YouTube with 720p-1080p quality, TikTok and social media. If you are an Indihome user, and you have around 3-4 people at home, I suggest using the 30Mbps one so that the bandwidth isn’t tight, above 30Mbps like 50Mbps, 72Mbps, 100Mbps, it’s definitely fast, guys. But it doesn’t rule out the possibility that even that speed can be slow if someone downloads and uploads large files, guys, so find out how to limit download and upload speeds it seems more appropriate, for downloads I suggest using FDM so you can limit speed, you can read what FDM is below this. Limiting download and upload speeds is also a way to deal with slow wifi, which is quite important, guys. I recommend services other than Indihome such as Biznet , XL Home or MyRepublic , but if it’s not covered, just give up on using Indihome first. But if your place is covered by Biznet, XL Home or even Myrepublic, then I highly recommend switching to them, because apart from minimal interference from the provider, they also have fast speeds.

Too many wifi users

In many cases that I have encountered, this is the most common reason and many do not understand that many users can cause slow speeds. Wifi that has too many users can be caused by several things, for example:

1. Wi-Fi passwords are scattered.
2. Wifi was broken into by a neighbor.
3. Lack of owner knowledge to limit the number of devices (mobile phones, computers and laptops) that can connect to wifi.

Wifi is broken by neighbors, what to do?

Change the password, secure the router by logging in to the router that you have, for example, Indihome uses TP-Link, then open a browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari) and type in the IP address of the router. Router IP address:

• 192.168.1.1
• 192.168.1.254
• 192.168.1.253
• 192.168.100.1

Try one of the 4 router addresses, until later your router login page appears. If all of the four router IP addresses don’t work, then you can check manually, how:

Check the router’s IP address on the PC

Open a command prompt by pressing Windows key + R > type “cmd” . After that type “ipconfig”. More or less it will look like the one above, and look at the focus on the ” Default Gateway ” section, look for the one with the IP address, on my computer it happens to be 192.168.18.1, that is the IP address of the router we are looking for and will be used to solve the problem without restarting the indihome wifi .

Check the router’s IP address on the cellphone

Open the settings on your cellphone, select Wifi then the connected wifi will appear. After that, click on the details of the wifi that you want to know the IP address of the router for, for example on my cellphone, namely Xiaomi, it’s like this: That is the default gateway IP address that will be used to enter your router, for Android and Iphone you can use this method, OK!

usernames	Passwords
admin	%0|F?H@f!berhO3e
admin	Telkomdso123
admin	admin
support	theworldinyourhand
support	support
support	Qc!80ebor3#to#b
telecomadmin	admintelecom

Above is a list of default indihome login usernames and passwords if you have never changed your router password.

Ok, now you’ve entered the router, then how do you secure the wifi so it won’t be hacked?

The first is by changing your password using symbols and numbers, for example like: Vrory1234321#!!@ Such a password would be impossible to crack by the ” Bruteforce ” method. But before that, if you don’t know where the option to change the wifi password is, look for it on the router page which leads to the “WLAN” option. The picture above is an example of my router, and what I have in the red box is the WLAN that must be clicked and the password box that I want to change. After changing the password, don’t forget to save it! The second is by turning off WPS, WPS in short is a feature on the router that allows users to connect to wifi without using a password. This feature is the feature most often manipulated by wifi breaker to be able to connect to the target wifi. Don’t enable it, guys, if you can, it’s better to just turn off this feature! By using the 2 methods above, your wifi should be safe enough and you don’t need to restart indihome wifi again, but sometimes if the hacker is really nosy, he will use methods such as duplicating your SSID / wifi name and forcing you to fill in the password on the phishing website page he has make . If it’s like that then you can only surrender or find the person and beat it up! It’s already hard then guys.

How to check how many people are connected to wifi

The method is quite easy, after you have entered the router in the above way, you navigate to ” Network > WLAN > Associated Control List ” or WIFI Client List, where the connected device name, MAC address, and local IP address of the user will appear. Count and match whether it matches the number of connected devices in your home, if the number is excess, it means it’s conceded, guys! Secure it immediately.

Hot router, what to do?

Just like us, when we are hot, what we do is chill, whether it’s under a tree, in an air-conditioned room or even in front of a fan. For a hot router, you can move it to an air-conditioned room or buy a small fan that keeps it cool.

What causes a hot router?

The cause of a hot router is that there are continuous activities that use a large amount of bandwidth, or it can also occur due to attacks by irresponsible people. But what often happens is because there are a lot of activities at that time, the solution can be to cool the router or just turn off the router for a while, 5-15 minutes is enough to cool the router. Restarting indihome / restarting wifi will not reduce the temperature of the router, so it’s better to turn it off first. How to deal with slow wifi because of this problem, the solution is to buy a better router, because the default router provided by wifi service providers is usually the cheapest router. So with a little upgrade to a better router the heat problem can be avoided.

Interference from service providers

If this one should be beyond our control guys, this problem can only be solved by a provider that provides wifi.

How do we know if it is interference from the provider / service provider?

LOS is an indication that the connection you are using is problematic, if you don’t tinker with your router then most likely the LOS light that is on indicates that there is a problem with the provider you are using. The only way is to contact the provider and explain that the LOS light is on. Supposedly, if the CS is smart, he will schedule a technician to check the network around you, but if the scale of the disturbance is large, for example a broken underwater cable, the only thing we can do is just be patient and wait.

FUP Expired

FUP or an abbreviation of Fair Usage Policy is one of the things that can cause your Indihome wifi internet speed to decrease, or in other words, your internet quota limit. FUP limits also vary, some are 300GB, some are 500GB, some are 1TB, etc. For Indihome with a 20Mbps FUP speed, it is around 500GB per month, and 30Mbps as much as 1TB. After knowing that there is FUP, you have to check whether you have used Indihome until you touch FUP, if not, then it means that the problem with slow internet is not coming from here. Restarting Indihome wifi will not reset your FUP, so the solution to restarting Indihome wifi again is not a solution to this problem, the solution is to save money or ask the red plate to increase FUP, or even remove FUP like other providers hehe.

Then how do we know that how many GB we have used wifi at home?

To find out how much you use the internet at home, you can access the MyIndihome application and there you will see how much is used to access the internet. For other providers, it seems that there is no need to see FUP, because like Biznet, MyRepublic and several other providers, there is no FUP, aka unlimited.

Closing

Wifi interruptions, especially indihome that often occur, are annoying, but if we know what to do, at least we can minimize the possibility of interference occurring. Sometimes restarting indihome wifi/router is also a solution, the function of restarting is to change the public IP that we are using, because there is a possibility that the IP has a problem. Apart from restarting the Indihome wifi/router, you can also, you know, request to refresh the connection from the center, because Indihome has always had problems haha. That’s how to deal with slow wifi and steps to take when your wifi is slow/slow guys! We hope that after reading this article, your wifi will go wuzz wuzz! If you have any questions, please comment below, I will answer as soon as possible 😀 Thanks for reading!