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Slow upload speeds on router Speedtest
Observing an interesting situation with upload speeds on my RS700 connected to a Verizon ONT, fiber gigabit. The upload Speedtest on the RS700 tops out at about 300-ish Mbps; at the same time a hard...
For some reason I can't reply to my original topic (https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-with-WiFi-7-BE/Slow-upload-speeds-on-router-Speedtest/td-p/2363429) so I will post an update here. After swapping ONTs for VZW's 2Gbit service I am able to max out downloads and uploads. The internal RS700 test showed 2,455 Mbps down and 2,495 Mbps up. Wifi gets around 1,500 down and 1,500 up which is ok for wireless. At this point I am 100% certain that the issue is specifically with RS700 and G-211M-C ONTs. So if any of you have issues with uploads and have Verizon's 1Gbit service running on their G-211M-C ONT, your only solution at the moment is to swap ONTs by requesting a 2Gbit service (you can make a call afterwards to downgrade, they will simple provision for lower speeds but you get to keep the new ONT). Alternatively, you can look for a new router 🙂
Apologies, user error, clicking the message open and then clicking the link in the body did the trick. BH_C
After applying the firmware linked (Thank you!), I noticed the following:
Wireless download speeds continue to be 100%
Wireless(on the 6Ghz network, 3ft away from router) upload still lags behind, however it improved from a ridiculous 20% to now 64-71% of what it should be (and that I've personally seen with a previous wireless router that is now resting in peace.)
Wired speeds are 100%.
Been following the topic as I too have similar issues.
Did the test firmware help?
RS700
V1.0.7.96_2.0.96
- I think the test firmware helped a bit where it got me from 200Mbps+ to 300Mbps+ but I’m still not getting the full speed up 🤷🏻. I’m going to collect more information (ONT details, try another reboot, test) and later and post back
BH-C, need another tester? 🙂
I've done some more homework.
Upload wired speeds to the speedtest.net are 100% with the experimental firmware. Before the experimental firmware I am having a tough time recalling this, I have run so many tests.
I've installed a local open speedtest server on one of my machines. Local to the Router I am seeing above the 100% Verizon rated speed by 2-300Mbps. So the Router has more wireless capacity than the Verizon data stream by 2-300Mbps.
This makes me think that something happens when the router negotiates with Verizon ONT to provide data via the wireless protocol. With that thought in mind I went to the web gui for RS700, QoS and clicked the "Take Speed Test" button and that yielded perfect numbers which baffled me.
Thank you for looking further into this.