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SRM1992
Oct 01, 2026Follower
CAX30 Xfinity Wireless Speed ~200mbps
I have an Xfinity 1gb wireless plan, getting a little over 900mbps over wired connection, my wireless connections are getting between 200mbps - at best 600mbps but mostly around the 200-400mbps. I've...
- Oct 02, 2026
The reason they say it "isn't compabile" is that their 1 gig tier provisions at 1.2 gigs. So technically, it can't hit the full speed of the tier. But it'll hit 1 gig speeds no problems. Its just not multigig. So don't worry about it.
In terms of speeds, 5ghz speeds decrease quickly with distance. As StephenB says, you're only going to get around that 600mbps out of 5ghz max. Which your post indicates you're hitting, With distance, obstructions, interference, those speeeds will drop off quickly. But 200mbps is still proficient with anything you're doing. Streaming 4k only takes 25-50mbps. So unless you're moving massive datasets/backups/etc regularly, you won't really notice the difference unless you're speedtesting.
StephenB
Oct 02, 2026Guru - Experienced User
SRM1992 wrote:my wireless connections are getting between 200mbps - at best 600mbps but mostly around the 200-400mbps
I don't think that is unusual for 5 ghz wifi client connections. The CAX30's channel bandwidth is 80 mhz, which gives a max speed around 600 mbps.
What clients are you testing this with?