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RS700S not delivering 1.5Gbps
I recently upgraded my modem and router so I could add more devices and get higher speeds. I purchased the Netgear Nighthawk CM2000 cable modem and the Nighthawk RS700S Wifi 7 router. According to th...
stanfrench wrote:
I then ran a speed test from within the Nighthawk app and it showed speeds around 1,600 Mbps. I assume this is measuring the speed that the router is receiving and the stand-alone Speedtest app on my iPad, iPhone and Macbook measures what the device is receiving (and is not close to 1,600Mbps).
The Nighthawk app does, indeed, measure the speed between the router and the mode, even though you are using a WiFi connection to initiate the test.
The standalone app on a device measures the WiFi speed between router and client. That isn't going to be as high as the wired speed. There aren't many WiFi clients that can handle those speeds.
What speeds does Apple say you will get from these clients?
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.
Just another user with time on their hands.