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Compoza_
Mar 08, 2021Luminary
Slow download speed
Hi! I have internet speed 500 mg download and 100 mb upload and I get lower download speed on router xr300 compared to my ISP's router. I get 450-500 mb download speed with my ISP's router, and I get...
- Mar 08, 2021
Do you have QoS enabled? Do your speeds return to full when you fully disable QoS from the menu in Congestion Control?
Netduma-Liam
Mar 08, 2021NetDuma Partner
Do you have QoS enabled? Do your speeds return to full when you fully disable QoS from the menu in Congestion Control?
- Compoza_Mar 08, 2021Luminary
Hi! The current DumaOS I have doesn't have the Congestion Control. But I have disabled "Share Excess" and still doesn't work.
- Compoza_Mar 08, 2021Luminary
Hi again! I found the menu and have disabled the QoS and it works! Just now I got 490 mb download speed :) But what happens when it is disabled?
- Netduma-LiamMar 09, 2021NetDuma Partner
Good to hear! Everything is working properly then. QoS throttles your bandwidth speed to ensure it can control traffic on your network, if you run a connection benchmark with QoS enabled you should still see the speedtest shows your full speeds.
- XcelMar 10, 2021Apprentice
This is not normal operation. With QOS enabled and with congestion control at 100%, you should be getting full speeds. There is something wrong with QOS as I am having the same issue