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Slowing speeds with my Netgear C6250-100NAS AC1600
Hello, I have a Netgear C6250-100NAS AC1600 (16x4) WiFi Cable Modem Router Combo (C6250) DOCSIS 3.0 (comcast approved), purchased, April 2018. It has been in use with comcast cable over 9 months with...
Many suggestions/thoughts on yours.
1. How are you testing? Make sure its hardwired. We usually try to get the hardwired speeds solid and then worry about wifi after that.
2. Do you have a screen snip of your modem connections page? This helps show connections strength for download and upload and can help point out line errors.
3. Signal quality makes a big difference. Try removing any splitters, amplifiers, attenuators, kinked coax, or extended runs.
4. Also check for old/corroded connections or loose connectors.
5. I usually recommend people move their modem to right where the coax enters the house. This should be the best signal and reduce that chance that its something within the wiring of the house causing issues.
Many suggestions/thoughts on yours.
1. How are you testing? Make sure its hardwired. We usually try to get the hardwired speeds solid and then worry about wifi after that.
2. Do you have a screen snip of your modem connections page? This helps show connections strength for download and upload and can help point out line errors.
3. Signal quality makes a big difference. Try removing any splitters, amplifiers, attenuators, kinked coax, or extended runs.
4. Also check for old/corroded connections or loose connectors.
5. I usually recommend people move their modem to right where the coax enters the house. This should be the best signal and reduce that chance that its something within the wiring of the house causing issues.