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NoobMaster5
Aspirant
Apr 16, 2023

I have very slow upload speeds

Hey, I have a Netgear Nighthawk AX4300 and I have had the worst upload speeds ever since I got it. My down is 500 and my up is 22. I have no idea why my upload speed is so slow. My old router (N600) ...
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NoobMaster5
Aspirant
Apr 16, 2023

Ok here is more details 

  1. Regardless I still get slow upload speeds when I'm on wireless and wired. I could be sitting on top of my router and i still would get the same upload speeds
  2. The spectrum modem I am using is the Es2251
  3. I have the 500mbps plan from Spectrum
  4. I use speedtest to test the speed of my internet 
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 16, 2023
NoobMaster5 wrote:

I have the 500mbps plan from Spectrum

Is that 500 Mbps up and down?

 

Check this:

 

What Are Spectrum Internet’s Upload Speeds? – Review Geek

 

Read that and you will see that for Spectrum accounts most upload speeds are a fraction of download speeds.

 

For example, down is 200 or 400 Mbps while up is 10 Mbps. No Spectrum accounts have the same up and down speeds. Even the fastest account has downloads at 1 Gbps with uploads at 35 Mbps.

 

We can't help to diagnose your problems if you aren't able to answer simple questions.

 

So, for the third time of asking, what does your contract with the ISP specify for the upload speeds that you are paying for?

 

What you think you got once upon a time isn't relevant.