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Odd speed tests
My ISP is Cox, and I'm on the 500 Mbps/10Mbps plan. When I run a speed test on the 2.4 band, it shows only about 50 Mbps d/l. If I check the d/l speed with the Nighthawk app on my Android phone, it ...
You'll not see speed on 2.4Ghz anywhere near 500Mpbs. Due to limitation of the frequency and configuration and design of wifi devices, most you may see is around 200-300 depending on wifi device design and support.
https://www.increasebroadbandspeed.co.uk/realistic-speeds-wi-fi-5-and-wi-fi-6
https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.htmlThat's good speed on 5Ghz though.
JimmyW wrote:
When I run a speed test on the 2.4 band, it shows only about 50 Mbps d/l. If I check the d/l speed with the Nighthawk app on my Android phone, it shows 300 Mbps.
The Nighthawk app may be connected to the router by wifi, but the app's speed test does not use wifi.
The app tells the router to run a speedtest between it and the Internet through your router. It just reports the results back you over the wifi connection.
If you pay for 500 Mbps, I'd expect to see something nearer to that than 300 Mbps.