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BillGeddes
Oct 27, 2024Aspirant
AC1900 and CM500 speed issue
Hooked up to Comcast/Xfinity that tells me I should have up to 300Mbps, but using wireless very close to the modem & router any speed test maxes out at about 80 (using both my windows 11 laptop and g...
BillGeddes
Oct 28, 2024Aspirant
Not new service.
Don't recall ever having a speed over 100Mbps even since we were "upgraded" to 300Mbps.
No wired connection available- silly new laptop is wifi only, and of course no wire on the phone.
Phone is airplane mode with wifi on.
Use comcast, google, and ookla tests.
Understand the router is "old," but throughput shouldn't be degraded from 600 to 100Mbps, should it?
Almost seems like I'm 'throttled' at 100... đ
Kitsap
Nov 04, 2024Master
BillGeddes wrote:
No wired connection available- silly new laptop is wifi only, and of course no wire on the phone.
A good item to have in your kit is a USB to Ethernet adapter. Choose the one that has the connector that matches the port on your laptop. Depending on your phone, it will also work there if you choose the USB-C type.