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twitchie1
May 12, 2022Tutor
XR1000 5ghz wifi speeds capped 300mbps? even though i had 1gig up/down now
Hi i recently upgraded from 300mbps up/down to 1gig up/down and my ethernet is hitting 900+ up/down but my wifi 5ghz connection on my phone will only top out around 300-325mbps which is what it use t...
- May 12, 2022That's correct, that puts the speed it's getting at about 660Mbps instead of what the speedtest is reporting. If speedtest was correct than you would only be able to download at ~33MB/s so I think you can ignore the speedtest results
twitchie1
May 12, 2022Tutor
Is it possible the Wifi Speed tests just are not reliable? i was able to download at 79 MB\s wireless thats over 600 mbps?
Netduma-Fraser
May 12, 2022NetDuma Partner
That's correct, that puts the speed it's getting at about 660Mbps instead of what the speedtest is reporting. If speedtest was correct than you would only be able to download at ~33MB/s so I think you can ignore the speedtest results