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Poor WiFi speed compared to Ethernet
I have a N300 C3000 cable modem+wifi router connected to comcast xfinity cable internet. When I connect any device using the ethernet cable, I get speeds of upto 225 Mbps (as against the promised 150...
Well, you should probably run a Wi-Fi analyzer and take stock of what Wi-Fi networks are active around you and the channels they are using. Then pick the least used channel. There are plenty of free Wi-Fi analyzer programs that you can download. Netgear's Genie program even has one. Pick one and try it.
As I mentioned further above, switching to 5 GHz can dramatically improve speeds. I'll recap the options:
- Replace the C3000 with a dual-band router/modem
- Add a dual-band router and put the C3000 into bridge mode
- Add a dual-band Access Point
I am unable to put it on 5 mghz because my wifi printer won't link up with it. I have to keep it at a lower speed.
"50.186.xxx.xxx","1/13/2017 7:09 AM","EST","19.75","8.25","14","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","1/13/2017 7:22 AM","EST","55.02","12.08","15","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","1/17/2017 8:40 AM","EST","57.52","12.03","14","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/11/2017 7:22 AM","EST","6.59","9.42","19","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/11/2017 7:32 AM","EST","23.47","12.03","17","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/12/2017 5:45 PM","EST","18.26","12.07","16","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/13/2017 9:45 AM","EST","26.39","11.10","18","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/13/2017 9:46 AM","EST","34.09","10.05","18","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/13/2017 9:51 AM","EST","5.11","8.25","17","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/13/2017 12:43 PM","EST","88.96","12.00","16","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/13/2017 1:08 PM","EST","89.74","11.97","16","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/13/2017 1:14 PM","EST","27.78","12.02","17","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/13/2017 1:23 PM","EST","76.36","12.08","17","Miami, FL","50"
"50.186.xxx.xxx","2/14/2017 8:13 AM","EST","65.38","12.09","11","Miami, FL","50"
If I can keep the download speed at 45-50 and the upload at 12, I'm fine. It's already going down since yesterday so I'll keep testing at this channel and see if that works for me.