Netgear A8000 getting 50 Mb/s in same spot my phone gets 490 Mb/s (firmware is up-to-date)

Question

I just moved into an apartment. In my folk's house, my netgear A8000 adapter was pulling about 160-350 Mb/s, depending on who else was using the wifi. Now, I'm the only person using the wifi, and my phone, sitting underneath the netgear adapter, runs a test speed of 450-490 Mb/s, but my PC only pulls 30-50Mb/s on a speed test.

I have updated the firmware. I have made sure it was in a USB 3.0 slot (even though I should be getting way more speed out of a 2.0).

My modem is a Calix GigaSpire Blast, model u6x GS4227.

My OS is Windows 10.

It's dumb, but I've gotten used to downloads taking 10-15 minutes rather than 3-5 hours. I can't find any advice that doesn't involve updating firmware.

Help?

plemans · Answer

are you connecting to the 2.4ghz or the 5gh?

Kodithebree · Answer

I am connected to the 5 GHz

plemans · Answer

what happens if you change the channel the 5ghz is on?&nbsp;
What link speed does you pc show?&nbsp;

Kodithebree · Answer

I can't find any way to change the channel. (All I could find was instructions for changing it on netgear routers, but I don't have a netgear router)The network channel is 100, and it says the channel speed is&nbsp;1201/1201 (Mbps)

michaelkenward · Answer

Kodithebree&nbsp;wrote:
I can't find any way to change the channel. (All I could find was instructions for changing it on netgear routers, but I don't have a netgear router)
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The broadcast channels are in the hands of your router. The adapter just looks for what is there and connects to that.
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Any router should have instructions on how to change the wifi output. Find its manual and read that.
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Just another user with time on their hands.
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Netgear A8000 getting 50 Mb/s in same spot my phone gets 490 Mb/s (firmware is up-to-date)

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