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Nighthawk R8000 - 1000MB fiber but still slow wifi speeds and slow router speed after manual update
I have a Nighthawk X6 AC3200 R8000 which is hooked up directly with ethernet cable to our 1000 Mbps fiber broadband. The cable has been tested by a technician and confirmed to be bringing in the requ...
The built in speedtest on the nighthawk app isn't accurate. Reason why is that it usually doesn't choose the best server to test from. And this can cause wildly inaccurate readings on it. I've complained a bit about it. It hasn't helped.
In terms of your speeds. I'd recommend reading 2 articles.
The first is a tested review of the r8000 by a site that has a well setup test process and great review articles.
The other would be another well written one on misunderstandings of wifi. Many people think that because their router is "up to 1300mbps" that they'll actually get that number. Its highly over inflated. (industry wide issue) I won't re-write the article but will let you read it.
https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html
MIght help between the 2 of these articles to understand the limitations on wifi as well as the expected performance of the router you own.