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Not getting 1 gig download
Hi Guys, Ok, so here is the thing. I did search and see others have same questions, but seems that I tried disabling certain things as mentioned did not work. I have the R8500. I do get the 1 gi...
2004ep3hatch wrote:
I do get the 1 gig when I'm wired in to my iMac. I do not when I'm wireless on the 5GZ band. I get a max of about 650 down. On the 2.4, it's only like 100 down. I have no idea what's going on.
Wifi will never match wired. Its physics.
This may be a long read, but it can dispel many illusions:
Understand Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11 n/ac/ad/ax)
That was super helpfull, unlike the other answers here. Blue ridge tech support felt that I should get the same 1000 both ways, so that's why I was feeling that. I will read it now.
2004ep3hatch wrote:That was super helpfull, unlike the other answers here. Blue ridge tech support felt that I should get the same 1000 both ways, so that's why I was feeling that. I will read it now.
Speed both ways depends on your ISP and what you signed up for. Most fiber companies would be symetrical, in other words same in both directions, but cable is a different story. Cable that I know of is asymetrical. Not the same down and up. Example, I have Comcast gig plan. Get gig down, but only 40 up.
This is a limitation of DOCSIS itself. I heard the upcoming DOCSIS 4.0 will "fix" this issue and be able to provide symmetrical speeds
- I need to google that lol. That’s where it gets really technical and I don’t understand. But, these are real answers.
Thanks.
- I have the same: 1 gig down, 40up. The up is on point. I wish I could get 1gig up and down. I’ve never heard of that here.
