NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Throttled speeds? Nighthawk X8 R8500
Hey all, I have an R8500 Nighthawk X8 router, and seem to be having throttling issues (or so I think). I recently upgraded my Spectrum internet from 200mbps to 400mbps and do not seem to be getti...
Spreadsheet08 wrote:
I have an R8500 Nighthawk X8 router, and seem to be having throttling issues (or so I think). I recently upgraded my Spectrum internet from 200mbps to 400mbps and do not seem to be getting anywhere near those speeds from my 5GHz wifi.
Wifi speeds bear very little relation to your Internet speed. Going for a faster service may do nothing for your wifi. That is down to the various clients and your router.
The only way to test the Internet speed is with a wired connection and to compare what come out of the modem with what comes out of the router.
Spreadsheet08 wrote:
It should be noted that I did a hardwire test directly from my SB6190 modem to a laptop and got 456mbps.
What do you get with the laptop wired to the router?
It might be worth a bit of background reading.
Understand Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11 n/ac/ad/ax)
@duckware knows their stuff and can bust a few myths and cut through marketing hype.
Is this "slow" 5GHz causing you any real issues? If, so you should find ways to wire into the router.
I can confirm that my speed test from the router to the laptop measures around 456mbps, I understand wired and wifi speeds differ quite a bit. The wifi speeds themselves are not giving me any issues, I would just like to take advantage of the extra speeds I have been given (I download a lot).
Is there really anything else I can do in this situation?
Spreadsheet08 wrote:
The wifi speeds themselves are not giving me any issues, I would just like to take advantage of the extra speeds I have been given (I download a lot).
Is there really anything else I can do in this situation?
Forget about trying to achieve the impossible and make your wifi go faster. Download over a wired connection and all will be fine.
To get faster wifi you may have to buy a router with faster wifi technology along with wifi clients with faster wifi technology.
All this is explained in the page I linked to.
One way to test your wifi devices is to try them on wifi sources somewhere else, anywhere else. If they are a lot faster somewhere else, then you may be able to squeeze more speed out of your local wifi. But don't hold your breath.
michaelkenward wrote:
Spreadsheet08 wrote:The wifi speeds themselves are not giving me any issues, I would just like to take advantage of the extra speeds I have been given (I download a lot).
Is there really anything else I can do in this situation?
Forget about trying to achieve the impossible and make your wifi go faster. Download over a wired connection and all will be fine.
To get faster wifi you may have to buy a router with faster wifi technology along with wifi clients with faster wifi technology.
All this is explained in the page I linked to.
One way to test your wifi devices is to try them on wifi sources somewhere else, anywhere else. If they are a lot faster somewhere else, then you may be able to squeeze more speed out of your local wifi. But don't hold your breath.
I appreciate your response, but you're making it sound like it's completely out of the realm of possibility for this router to broadcast wifi speeds over 300mbps - maybe it is, I don't know for sure... but I have seen other posts saying they get 700-900mbps on wifi out of this exact router.
Just to confirm, my devices have gotten about 900mbps on other networks.