Netgear EX8000 X6S DOWNLOAD SPEED CUT IN HALF

[Ericvt32704]

So at my modem I'm getting 412mbs but at my triband EX8000 when I run the speed test it comes up with 155mbs any way to resolve my download speed issue

[mayeen12]

My RAX80 / AX8 and r7000 -- both showed that WAN port is capped at 500 MBPS which was half of my 940 mbps connection.

[plemans]

What modem are you using? 

What firmware is on your extender?

have you tested the speed on the extender with a hardwired device? 

What speedtest are you running? App? hardwired? on which device?

[plemans]

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@mayeen12 wrote:

My RAX80 / AX8 and r7000 -- both showed that WAN port is capped at 500 MBPS which was half of my 940 mbps connection.

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neither device that your quote was the OP posting about. Please don't thread jump. The community forum is members of the public trying to help others out. Please respect that. 

[Ericvt32704]

i will have to check what firmware its running, i know yesterday it stated it was up to date

i have not tested the speed with a computer hard wired into it

i am testing it with the app that i downloaded to set it up. i ran the test on 3 different cell phones.

i ran the test with multiple things connected and with just 1 thing connected

the modem is one issued to us by spectrum. at the modem i have run a speed test hard wired and wireless and both test come with over 400 mbs

[plemans]

Try testing with a computer hardwired into it. 

Reason I say this is that many things impact wireless speeds. And you're already starting with the extender away from the router so you'll take a bit of speed hit there. Add in a speed hit from using a different device and it can make troubleshooting worse.

Plus the EX8000 does band steering. So if you're on the 2.4ghz band, anything >100mbps is simply amazing.