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I tried to MAC swap trick. Only increased speeds minimally, been using speedtest.net
Call ISP, AT&T, and they say everything is set up properly on their end.
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The XR500 detected around 750MB/s.
It is a Cat5 cable
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Still not getting what was determined in setup or what my service is rated for.
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So the 2.4GHz network is faster than the 5GHz network? Well that ain't right, that ain't right at all...
How far away is the PC from the router? Remember that 5GHz has a shorter range than 2.4GHz, so you'd have to be in the same room as the router to get the maximum speeds from it. It drops off quickly after that, making 2.4GHz the more versatile band.
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Update: Swapped the cables from the fiber box on the wall to the modem from Cat5 to Cat7 and swapped the cable from modem to router to a Cat7. I used a Cat5 to go from router to laptop, still only netted me about 300Mbps, vice closer to my 1000Mbps rated. Switched to WiFi in the same room, both bands were around 180Mbps, only differing by about 20-30Mbps. Moved my laptop up to the gameroom, I get about 80Mbps. On my phone running the speed test it is about 175Mbps, so maybe it is that my laptop (5 years old) just has a bad WiFi card.
Router is on first floor in an office, game room is on second floor. Both rooms are on the same side of the house. Straight line distance is probably 35 feet, just from doing some rough pythagorean.
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Althought using CAT6 or higher cabling should results in seeing near 900Mpbs on 1Gb ISP servcies, wireless speed tests will not see this with current wifi devices and this model router. Most wifi devices max out at around 400-500Mpbs depending on what the device really supports. You'll need to contact the devices Mfr to see what actual thruput speeds they support on there device.
Also check the actual connetion rate of yoru mobile devices by installing WIFi sweet spots app. Then while you have the mobile device near the XR router, run the app and you can see what connection rate the device is connecting at with the XR router.
You may need to disable smart connect so you can ensure the device connects at either 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz before testing to compare.
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I still need to do speed test using DumaOS, all my speeds have been through speedtest.net and the supporting apps on my phone.
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You'll need to contact the devices (phone, pad) Mfr to see what actual thruput speeds they support on there device.
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After doing some more equipment checks and being gone for a bit, I ran the test through the setup wizard as recommended and it did manage to get around 800Mb/s on the speeds. Still getting nowhere near that upstairs and really don't want to have to drop money into setting up a mesh system.
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It doesn't work perfectly for everybody but it might be worth trying an ethernet-through-mains/powerline solution. In theory this can reach quite high speeds if there's no noise.
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