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R8000p gigabit internet speeds below 100mbps
Ok guys I am completely lost at this point. I have a Nighthawk R8000P. My ISP is COX and I recently upgraded from 300 Mbps to 1gbps and believe it or not my speeds have gone DOWN. Before the updat...
1. What actual modem do you have?
2. what firmware are you on (an actual number)?
3. The speedtest you did on your phone? it was done through the netgear app so its tests directly off the router, not off your phone. Your phones will not hit 800mbps over wireless. They'll be lucky to hit 300-400mbps if they're close to the router, on 5ghz, and everythings working perfectly.
4. You need to make sure to test speeds hardwired into the router. Not wireless. wireless is subject to interference. And wireless AC will not hit gig speeds.
5. 2.4ghz will be lucky to hit 100mbps. it is much much slower than 5ghz. So if your testing wireless, be on the 5ghz.
6. if you're using smart connect, the router bandsteers between bands. meaning you can end up on the 2.4ghz sometimes. again, its slower and more sensitive to interference.
7. After your factory reset. Make sure to do a clean install (not from backup) and make sure to leave qos, traffic monitoring, access control, and parental contrls all disabled. Again, don't use a backup.