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ac1900 has terribly slow internet speed
I have the AC1900, my internet speed usually runs pretty fast. I have spectrum and usually get about 400 mbps. Over the last few weeks, My internet speed has been awful. I get like 15-25 mbps when...
> I have the AC1900, [...]
"AC1900" is a speed, not a model number. Look for "Model" on the
product label.
Firmware version?
> [...] I tried downgrading my firmware [...]
"tried"? "downgrading" from what, to what?
> [...] like I have seen in so many posts, [...]
Thanks for the helpful links.
> [...] but when I download the firmware on my mac, [...]
Which "the firmware", exactly, did you download onto your Mac? What,
exactly, did you extract from whatever you downloaded?
> [...] I get a .chk file [...]
_Which_ "a .chk file? Its whole name? Copy+paste is your friend.
> [...] and when I try to change it on the website, it says invalid
> needs .img.
"change it"? What, exactly, did you do?
> Model: R7000|AC1900 Smart WIFI Router
An R7000 firmware image file is a ".chk". If your router doesn't
want a ".chk", then perhaps your router is not an R7000.
> Is there anything I can do to fix it?
Figure out what you actually have? Reveal what you're actually
doing?
For someone who seems to want to break down every single line and get me to go into detail, you seem to of missed the point of the question. I could said “how do I change the firmware from a .chk to a .img file so that it would work for downgrading my firmware”, but instead I gave a simple background of the process that lead to why I needed that issues solved. It clearly states what model I have if you look at the description.