puddy Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 I apologize if this is a redundant topic. I checked the forums and didn't see a related thread. I am paying for 60mbps down and 5mbps up from my cable ISP. I did multiple speed tests with the R1 early this morning when no one else in the house was accessing the internet but me. Consistently got 55-60mbps down with a cat5 cable from the R1 to my iMac. Immediately disconnected the cable and did multiple wifi tests (from the same three testing sites) and only got between 35-45mbps down. Uploads were all around 5. That seems like lower download speeds than I should get from wifi given that my R1 was receiving right at 60. Am I wrong? Bob
Netduma Staff Netduma Crossy Posted August 4, 2015 Netduma Staff Posted August 4, 2015 Wifi generally always gives lower speeds. You could try using AC APs if you wanted to maintain a higher speed around the house.
puddy Posted August 4, 2015 Author Posted August 4, 2015 I understand about adding an upgraded access point. Just thought that a 15-20mbps loss with wifi was a bit extreme.
Zennon Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Its normal , i get 54Mbps and I have just ran a wifi speed test and got 25Mbps , this happens on both my routers. Wifi is just for my phone, I would trust it for anything else.
puddy Posted August 4, 2015 Author Posted August 4, 2015 Yeah, right now my PS4 is the only component in the house that is wired to the R1. Everything else is using wifi.
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted August 5, 2015 Administrators Posted August 5, 2015 As the others have explained, that is to be expected, we would always recommend gaming wired so glad to hear you're doing that
puddy Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 Thanks guys. I appreciate the info. My PS4 is always wired so I'm good there. I was just surprised to learn that you typically lose so much bandwidth on wifi. I figured maybe 5-10mbps. I know there are a lot of factors that can affect it, so it appears to be pretty much a crapshoot. Thanks again.
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