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PLW1000 slow internet speeds
I'm getting very slow internet speeds from my Powerline both wifi and Ethernet. Equipment: Netgear AC1750 Wifi Cable Modem Router Xfinity 400mbps internet PNW1000v2 Wifi Speed tests: - 42...
Thanks for the response Michael.
Correct, C6300. And yes, PLW1000.
Re: multiple locations; only one receiver, I just moved it from one room to another to test speeds.
Multiple devices; Only myself at home during the test so phone and computer only items connected. In speaking with Netgear they didn’t believe that was a contributor.
WiFi and Ethernet cable; I also plugged directly into the receiver via Ethernet cable with no change in speed.
Netgear believed it was the device so I exchanged for a new one. Unfortunately, exact same results.
My guess is there is an issue at the modem where the extender is not receiving full speeds (400mbps). I’ve tried different Ethernet cords but nothing changes.
Thoughts?
Thanks again.
Correct, C6300. And yes, PLW1000.
Re: multiple locations; only one receiver, I just moved it from one room to another to test speeds.
Multiple devices; Only myself at home during the test so phone and computer only items connected. In speaking with Netgear they didn’t believe that was a contributor.
WiFi and Ethernet cable; I also plugged directly into the receiver via Ethernet cable with no change in speed.
Netgear believed it was the device so I exchanged for a new one. Unfortunately, exact same results.
My guess is there is an issue at the modem where the extender is not receiving full speeds (400mbps). I’ve tried different Ethernet cords but nothing changes.
Thoughts?
Thanks again.
jsmpost wrote:
My guess is there is an issue at the modem where the extender is not receiving full speeds (400mbps). I’ve tried different Ethernet cords but nothing changes.
That makes sense. Or rather, I can understand the reasoning.
Unfortunately, we have no other wired speed to compare it with. If you had a laptop wired to the C6300 and it got 400 Mbps, that would finger the powerline plug.
I have seen too many reports here is people complaining that they don't get what they pay for. Sometimes this is down to them simply not understanding that ancient old wifi kit will never get the same speed as their internet connection. Then there are the people with 2.4GHz wifi devices who wonder why they can't see 5GHz SSIDs on them.
One thing we can rule out is that the LAN on early powerline plugs was limited to 100 Mbps.
Again a lot of people complain that they don't get the right internet speeds, only to find that the are using old stuff – routers, modems and so one – with LAN ports stuck on 100 BASE-Tx, which is slower than a lot of modern internet links. In your case everything seems to be 1000BASE-Tx. I would not expect powerline to deliver that, but it should be better than you see.
Do the speeds you get restrict you in any way? Or do you just want to see how fast it will go?
- Again, thank you Michael.
I have plugged my laptop directly into the modem and it kicks out 500+ mbps.
I agree with the misled expectation of speed but i’m now able to push my wireless (direct from the modem) up to 140 while the extender remains in the 70 range.
The challenge i have is live tv and streaming Netflix/Amazon movies. Gets choppy if I cant keep a strong signal. At 140mbps i’m Good...but I have issues with fluctuating speeds (especially if the door to my office is closed.)
Netgear says the speed at the receiver should be near that of the modem (I.e. 400mbps). I’ve never used a Powerline product so can’t comment on that accuracy.
Thanks again.
jsmpost wrote:
The challenge i have is live tv and streaming Netflix/Amazon movies. Gets choppy if I cant keep a strong signal. At 140mbps i’m Good...but I have issues with fluctuating speeds (especially if the door to my office is closed.)I get flicker free streaming from Amazon and others with an internet service that runs at around 50 Mbps.
But I would never do this on wifi. Wifi works but it is a pain to set up and is less reliable than powerline.
That is why I got powerline. And mine is limited to 100 Mbps. Then again, I don't do HD video.