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imalabil
Aug 23, 2020Aspirant
Very slow download speed
My tower is connected to the PL1000v2 and Xfinity speed test only results in 13 Mbps download speed. When I moved it to the Xfinity router/modem and pluged it in directly I got 120 Mbps and noticabl...
imalabil
Aug 26, 2020Aspirant
Thanks for the reply. I tried several receptacles throughout my basement and 1st floor using large diameter extension cords. The best result I got was just over 40 Mbps. I then tried a bedroom recepticle and got 130 Mbps but it took 150 feet of cord, not a practical solution.
Anything else to try?
plemans
Aug 26, 2020Guru - Experienced User
I'm not sure what you were trying with the extension cords.
But if you're were testing on the same circuit and got the 140 mbps and on a seperate circuit only got 40mbps, then it seems to indicate a home issue.