I'm pretty sure it's set to that. I'm going to look now. Thank you
Internet Speed - Router vs Device?
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I was going by what you posted about your PC Card on the previous page showing 2.4 band.
Im no expert on this but I do know you should be on the 5GHz band for speed.
2.4 is best reserved for distance, such as ring doorbells, cameras ect.
Thanks. You were right it was set to 2.4Hz but I made the change to 5hz and no difference.
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T1 is 1.54Mbit.
Yes
Run the test at a less busy time too (w/ your phone) and see if you can get even better. Somewhere along the pipe, we ALL share the connection / bandwidth no matter how the providers spin that. At work, during the day, while we pay for 400 Mb/s, on a good day we see 350 Mb/s when testing. I suspect that one a weekend or outside of business hours, it would be faster.
Your router will support 5 ghz but your network / WiFi card in your computer may not.
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That's your issue, you are connected using Wireless n at 2.4Ghz, which is going to naturally limit the throughput. Even with MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) you won't get the kind of speeds you'd see on 5Ghz.
2.4Ghz has much better range, 5Ghz has much better throughput.
I would assume (you can check) that your ISP provided device is broadcasting both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, so if you want higher speeds, I'd recommend upgrading the card in your PC to one that also does 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz.
Do you have any more details on the computer?
Thank you.
The PC is pretty new (3 years old). I just reset the wireless to 5Ghz. It was set to 2.4Ghz as you and others have said. I just tried the speed test again and it was about the same. My phone gets better speeds.
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What do you get if you go to speedtest.net and run the test?
I'm not sure what the perceived issue is here. You're getting a 1 gig connection down (and nearly the same up!) to your router which is VERY fast, and your computer's wireless N connection is getting 300-ish Mb which is pushing the theoretical limits of 802.11n.
What's the problem?
What's the problem?
Come again?
Well my connection and speed is fine. I'm just trying to understand why the Router Upload/Download speed is so much higher than Device? Even when I use my Iphone via WiFi the speeds are higher for Device.
Everything downstream from your cable modem will have its own connection and and your devices will be limited to their maximum bandwidth. Most cable Internet plans can provide a data rate as high or higher than most routers' 1Gb WAN port. If your router has 1Gb LAN ports and you have 1Gb Ethernet ports on your wired devices over a 1Gb network, you should get most if not all of that bandwith. But introducing wireless connections like your current N connection and your phone will give you the varying results you're seeing.
802.11n has been around for 15 years at this point.
802.11n has been around for 15 years at this point.
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Good move if you want all your available bandwidth.
The newest wifi spec is Wifi 6E, that will get you closest to 1gbps. On regular wifi6, I can get around 600-700mbps.
Your phone is likely using a 5Ghz 802.11ac 80Mhz channel. This is about the max speed you'll get even holding your phone next to the AP. Does your AP support 802.11ax? If so, devices that are ax compatible will get better throughput. If you want to see 1Gb/s wifi, you'll need to be on 802.11ax and use 160Mhz channels.
802.11n is going to be an anchor compared to ac or ax. Get a 802.11ax WiFi card and you'll enjoy a much faster connection.
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