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R7800 is limiting network upload speed
I began noticing that my Nighthawk R7800 is limiting the upload speed of the devices on my network. If I run a speedtest internal to the router, the router sees my service speed of 100/100 (roughly...
Same on my R7000P. It's a problem with Ookla Speedtest.net which shows Upload speed as 25-50% of Download speed for the past week or so.
Try Speakeasy,net or DSL Reports Speedtest and you'll get your actual DL & UL speeds.
Something's definitely wrong with the Speedtest.net website.
And here is the speedtest results.
Same on my R7000P. It's a problem with Ookla Speedtest.net which shows Upload speed as 25-50% of Download speed for the past week or so.
Try Speakeasy,net or DSL Reports Speedtest and you'll get your actual DL & UL speeds.
Something's definitely wrong with the Speedtest.net website.
Touche, my speed test looks correct on speakeasy.
Please Note: If you are using Windows 10, 8 or 7, go to the Microsoft Store & download & install Ookla's SpeedTest for Windows. It's free & it works properly & shows full DL and UL speeds as opposed to the crippled web app. It's almost identical to the Ookla SpeedTest app for Android phones. However, if you have fast fiber service like ATT Internet 300 (up & down), etc., your phone has to have a fast modem in it or you won't see the full speeds.
