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sirikonta
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Jan 21, 2022

Questions about wifi router

I have a plan with spectrum that provides 400 mbps of upload speed with around 20-40 mpbs of download speed, i recently switched to the NETGEAR AC1600(R6330) as opposed to the standard spectrum router. I am now getting speeds of 70 mbps upload speed to 2.5-5 mbps download speed and it is “very fast” when i run speed tests. If anyone knows if im not getting the plan im paying or if the change in numbers mean the same thing please let me know. And/or any advice on what to do would be extremely helpful.

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
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    Jan 21, 2022
    sirikonta wrote:
    I have a plan with spectrum that provides 400 mbps of upload speed with around 20-40 mpbs of download speed,

    I assume that should be the other way round. The usual pattern is to deliver stuff to you (download) at 400 Mbps while you can push stuff out (upload) at 20-40 Mbps.

     


    i recently switched to the NETGEAR AC1600(R6330) as opposed to the standard spectrum router.

    A router usually sits behind something else. Either a modem or an ONT (Optical Network Terminal). What do you have? Spectrum has supplied many different devices over the years, so the "standard" could be anything.

     


    I am now getting speeds of 70 mbps upload speed to 2.5-5 mbps download speed and it is “very fast” when i run speed tests.

     

    How are you measuring these speeds? Wifi tests just tell us about the speeds of your wifi clients. (The R6330 is a pretty average device on the wifi front, but should do fine with most clients) They are a poor indicator of your Internet service. To measure that you should use a wired connection.