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Drumman3
Jan 21, 2023Aspirant
Not getting full internet speed over Wifi
I purchased the RAX120 router because lots of reviews and post I’ve seen say this router has over a Gig throughput over Wifi, I have Gig+ xfinity internet, the internal speed test shows I’m getting be...
michaelkenward
Jan 21, 2023Guru - Experienced User
As microchip8 suggests, your expectations are not in the real world.
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.
Drumman3
Jan 21, 2023Aspirant
So the people I’ve seen say they are getting over a gig have the right unit to test the speed or they did it at the right time and the environment was perfect or they are lying?
- microchip8Jan 21, 2023MasterCould be both...
- Drumman3Jan 21, 2023AspirantSo, the only way to find a router to give me a gig output is to buy and test, can’t listen to the reviews?
Which stinks because I bought this router off eBay and it seems to be working just fine, it’s brand new just not getting the output I am looking for.- michaelkenwardJan 21, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Drumman3 wrote:
So, the only way to find a router to give me a gig output is to buy and test, can’t listen to the reviews?What do you do that needs Gigabit Wifi?
How many Wifi clients do you own that are that fast?