Well, like usual for me, a long delay, but I am finally giving an update.
I went to the local Spectrum store and got a new modem for "free". It has their own Spectrum markings on it, not sure who makes it for them. Sticker says "PC20".
I purchased the TpLink Deco mesh system listed a few posts up. It installed pretty easy once the modem was hooked up (NOT so easy, I struggled getting that connected with the Spectrum app on my phone).
I can't say that I really noticed that much of a difference. The modem and one router are in the master bedroom upstairs, a router in the kitchen area upstairs, and one modem downstairs.
I just ran some speed tests about 10:00, Monday morning. Large differences. I used speedtest.net as suggested above.
Spectrum service on my plan: 300 Mbps
Spectrum app on my phone (iPhone 11): 319 up, 11 down
Old, refurbished Dell laptop: 61.5 up, 7 down
My phone on speedtest.net: 184 up, down not listed
8 year old HP laptop from work: 117 up, 11.5 down
Daughter's HP laptop (a couple years old): 347.5 up, 11 down
Deco app on my phone: 372 up, 12 down
Downloaded and installed firmware update.
Old Dell laptop second test: 86 up, 9 down
HP work laptop second test: 185 up, 11.5 down
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Thanks again to @alarmguy and @Skippy722 for your input.
Let me know what you think of my test results listed above.
I went to the local Spectrum store and got a new modem for "free". It has their own Spectrum markings on it, not sure who makes it for them. Sticker says "PC20".
I purchased the TpLink Deco mesh system listed a few posts up. It installed pretty easy once the modem was hooked up (NOT so easy, I struggled getting that connected with the Spectrum app on my phone).
I can't say that I really noticed that much of a difference. The modem and one router are in the master bedroom upstairs, a router in the kitchen area upstairs, and one modem downstairs.
I just ran some speed tests about 10:00, Monday morning. Large differences. I used speedtest.net as suggested above.
Spectrum service on my plan: 300 Mbps
Spectrum app on my phone (iPhone 11): 319 up, 11 down
Old, refurbished Dell laptop: 61.5 up, 7 down
My phone on speedtest.net: 184 up, down not listed
8 year old HP laptop from work: 117 up, 11.5 down
Daughter's HP laptop (a couple years old): 347.5 up, 11 down
Deco app on my phone: 372 up, 12 down
Downloaded and installed firmware update.
Old Dell laptop second test: 86 up, 9 down
HP work laptop second test: 185 up, 11.5 down
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Thanks again to @alarmguy and @Skippy722 for your input.
Let me know what you think of my test results listed above.