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Nighthawk C7000v2 Realistic WiFi Speed?
Hi everyone, and thanks for your help in advance. I just want to confirm my suspicion before I return my C7000v2, because I can't seem to find a clear answer online. I am on Spectrum's 400mbps pl...
What modem/router were you using from spectrum?
The C7000 is an AC1900 device. It uses 3x3 antenna configuration for 2.4ghz and 5ghz. so 600mbps over 2.4ghz and 1300mbps over 5ghz. And thats link speed, not throughput.
Most devices are only 1x1 or 2x2 antenna configurations so on 5ghz their link is going to be 433mbps or 866mbps. With throughput speeds being roughly 55-65% for 5ghz (rough) you can expect max speeds while close to the router around that 400-500mbps. Thats under optimal conditions and close to the router. At distance, if your hitting 300mbps, I'm actually a little impressed because 5ghz speeds/signal drops off fast.
My orbi was usually around 200mbps anywhere in my home.
tough to tell you much more because you didn't put what device you testing on, how you're speedtesting (speedtest.com can select different servers), the old device you were using, etc.
Also, not sure what you're doing that requires more than 300mbps but you can stream 4k at 20-30mbps speeds.
Thanks for your reply. I work in television production and am regularly uploading and downloading tens or hundreds of GB of data. Regardless of my use-case, if I'm paying for 400 down, and could achieve 460 with Spectrum's hardware, I'm not going to settle for less from the Netgear hardware.
That said, I was using the D3.2 Wired modem and Wave 2 router from Spectrum. I moved the C7000v2 within feet of my PC to test if distance/walls were the issue - it still never exceeded 300mbps. These numbers are consistent across speedtest.net, fast.com, Google, etc.
Ultimately, if there's not some setting I'm clearly missing that's limiting my speed over WiFi, and/or I can't expect to see 400mbps+ with the C7000v2, I'll be returning it.
I couldn't find a d3.2 modem from spectrum and "wave 2" router just means its a 2nd generatation AC. Not very specific. Maybe you mean D3.1 eMTA from spectrum? which is a docsis 3.1 device. and again, its tough to tell based off "wave 2 router. You might be comparing a quite capable router to a combo device. combo devices aren't going to have the same peak performance as having a modem seperate from the router.
As well as you weren't specific with whatt you're testing on. A wireless chipset that support 160hz wide channels is going to have twice the throughput of a 80hz devices when the C7000 only has 80hz wide channel support. Especially if the "wave 2" device supports 160hz wide channels.
Regardless you're probably maxing out the c7000.
If you're moving that much data, you should check into hardwiring in your device. Much faster speeds and less concern with congestion/data loss.
