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lychaeus
Tutor
Mar 11, 2021

Router Throttling Speeds

Hey everyone, I have a Nighthawk R8000 and gigabit internet service (1gb up/down). With a direct connection to my Macbook via my modem, I get 920 up/down. With a direct connection to my Macb...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 11, 2021

What modem is it connected to? 
After the firmware changes, did you factory reset? 

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    lychaeus
    Tutor
    Mar 11, 2021
    It’s a Nokia modem. As far as the exact model, I’m unsure — it was provided by the ISP.

    I was able to downgrade only to 1.0.4.12 — anything before that is apparently incompatible with the router. The speeds are now sitting at around 430/550. Still not good enough, but better than nothing.
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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      Mar 15, 2021

      What nokia is it?