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Dcurry79
Aspirant
Feb 18, 2018
Solved

Router download speeds are slower on Nighthawk R8500

I recently upgrade my internet service up to 100mbps from 50mbps.  After getting everything switched over i did a speed test and saw that my speeds were the exact same as prior to changing.  I did th...
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    Dcurry79
    Feb 18, 2018
    I reset the router and now I’m getting faster speeds.
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duckware
Prodigy
Feb 18, 2018

How are you connecting to the router?  Wired or wireless?  Hopefully only 1Gbps ethernet no Fast ethernet (100Mbps) devices in your network between you and the router, right?  duckware.com/wifi

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Dcurry79
Aspirant
Feb 18, 2018
I reset the router and now I’m getting faster speeds.