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Night Hawk R700 QoS= slow download speed
I play games on my PC, so having stable ping is preferable. Having good download speed is also awesome to have, as I need to frequently update some games or download others. The problem is that I hav...
Enabling QoS, especially on older routers, always slowed down or caused the speed to have a overhead cap. I think as time went one QoS got some tuning in this area however it has mostly always slowed bandwidth speed results. Nature of the beast.
You can either use it or not use it or you might consider getting in to something different. Maybe an actual Gaming router since you seem to be a gamer. 🤖
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
How are you speed testing? Wired PC and routers web page or external speed test app?
Is Armor, Circle or Traffic Meter enabled?
Sorry about the late response!
Firmware Version
V1.0.9.88_10.2.88
I believe that the manufacturer of my modem is Arris, and the model is Arris Surfboard SB6183.
I am speed testing through speedtest.net, by Ookla. It tells me both my upload and download speeds.
Armor shouldn't be enabled, as I haven't set it up or created an account for it.
Traffic meter is disabled.
What speeds UP and Down do you pay for?
Your using older FW as well:
I pay for 200 mbps download and 10 mbps upload. With QoS on, my 10 mbps upload stays the same, but my download goes down from 200 mbps to around 10 mbps.
I'll check out that firmware link you sent and see if I can't update it.
I just updated the firmware, and still, I can only muster 10mbps download speed with QoS on.
I have also noticed that other devices, such as my phone or laptop, have 200mb download speed despite QoS being enabled. Both my phone and my laptop are not connected to the wifi via ethernet. Is it possible that this download speed limitation is the result of ethernet?
What are the speed results with QoS disabled?