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Mikewin95
Jan 02, 2022Aspirant
Model R7000 AC1900 - Test Speed 97 Mbps for wired, vice 234 Mbps for Wireless, multiple computers
My Problem – My Router Speed Test from Spectrum and other places = 243 download and 8.3 upload with cable, 97 download and 11.5 upload with wireless This has been repeated with two other comput...
Mikewin95
Jan 03, 2022Aspirant
Wireless is slower, wired is fast speed
Checked Both 2.4 GHZ and 5 GHZ
Router is withen 6-12 feet from three different computers with the saame issue
plemans
Jan 04, 2022Guru - Experienced User
And what speed did you get over 2.4ghz?
And over 5ghz?
- Mikewin95Jan 05, 2022Aspirant
I am getting 1/2 of my 200 Mbps for both 2.5 and 5
- michaelkenwardJan 05, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Mikewin95 wrote:
I am getting 1/2 of my 200 Mbps for both 2.5 and 5
Those are reasonable speeds for some wifi devices, especially 2.4 GHz stuff.
The speed you get depends on the wifi clients. Do these devices go a lot faster when you try them with wifi somewhere else.
It might be worth a bit of background reading.
Understand Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11 n/ac/ad/ax)
@duckware knows their stuff and can bust a few myths and cut through marketing hype.
By the way, the R7000 isn't one of the WiFi 6 devices covered in this section.
You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:
Nighthawk WiFi Routers - plemansJan 05, 2022Guru - Experienced User
What device are you testing on to hit 100mbps over 2.4ghz?
2.4ghz is a slow network and sensitive to interference. And the R7000 is an 8 year old router.
its 2.4ghz was never that great.
How are you testing speeds? (device, app, etc)