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itochristopher
Aspirant
Jun 30, 2020
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C7800 wifi speed only 140 mbps on 1g plan????

  • Have a 1gb plan on Xfinity.
  • Nighthawk on the destkop with wired connection getting 920 mbps.
  • Nighthawk wifi, 3 feet away from the router on an Applie iPhone 11 PRO only seeing 140 mbps!
  • Orbi at 30 feet away was giving me over 250 mpbs before going to the  Nighthawk C7800.

 

What's going on here Netgear?

 

 

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 30, 2020
    itochristopher wrote:
    • Have a 1gb plan on Xfinity.
    • Nighthawk on the destkop with wired connection getting 920 mbps.
    • Nighthawk wifi, 3 feet away from the router on an Applie iPhone 11 PRO only seeing 140 mbps!
    • Orbi at 30 feet away was giving me over 250 mpbs before going to the  Nighthawk C7800.

     

    What's going on here Netgear?

     

     

    So hardwired is getting the speeds it should. excellent.

    Are you testing the wireless speed over 2.4ghz or 5ghz?

    And what channel do you have the 5ghz set to?  

    Have you tried any other devices for testing the wireless? 

     

    Just curious why you switched from the orbi to the C7800? The orbi might not have the peak speeds of the C7800 but it'll have better coverage with its satellites. 

    • itochristopher's avatar
      itochristopher
      Aspirant
      Jun 30, 2020

      I'm testing on the 5GHZ.  When conducting the speed test, it initially goes to 250 mbps then drops to a final score around 130 mbps down and 35 up.  I thought going to a C7800 Nighthawk with 1gb plan on an iPhone 11 pro would give me a lot more than that.   Also since it's a 3.1 DOCIS.  My Orbi was an older one 3.0 DOCIS but the wifi speeds were close to 275 mbps consistently althouhg upload was only 11 mpbs.

       

      Is there anything I can do to increase the wifi speed in the house?

       

      Should I return the nighthawk and just go with a cable model  and connect to a new Orbi since I don't see an Orbi Cable Modem/Router that's DOCIS 3.1 compliant?

       

      Thanks All.

       

       

       

      • FURRYe38's avatar
        FURRYe38
        Guru - Experienced User
        Jun 30, 2020

        Most wifi speeds will max out at around 400-500Mbps based design and or HW limitations. 

        Most AC wireless will not see anything near 900mbps. My 6sP maxes out at around 500 average with Orbi AC or AX. However my 6sP is only rated for AC mode. 

         

        Iphone test review:

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unc36O66Ef0&feature=youtu.be&t=1062

         

        You may see closer to 900Mpbs if you have a AX supporting device.