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My ISP upgraded me from 50Mbps to 155 Mbps, but I have routers with speeds N150 and N300.
After the upgrade I am getting about 85 Mbps using Cat-5E wired connection. What gives? The Customer Service Rep said I need an N600 router.
I'm not sure how that is calculated because the box on the N150 says it can handle speeds of up to 150 Mbps.
The way I understand it, is that the older router is not able to accomplish those speeds by the method that they are using now. That's in layman's terms.
It say up to 150mbps, it doesn't say guaranteed to 150 mbps , there's a difference. Usually manufacture knows that it will never go up to the maximum speed that they claim, so they just stated, up to 150 mbps. If the internet technology didn't evolve and stay the same, then maybe, just maybe, that it might get up to 150 mbps, but that's not the case. ISP is constantly upgrading their hardware and software, so we the consumer on the end has to pay for the price as well, which mean you have to get a better router.
If I bypass the router and just plug a computer directly into the modem I get almost 195-200 mbps. Unfortunately, I have more than one device.
Yes, when you connect directly to your modem, you're usually going to get your maximum speed, maybe with the exception of peak times.
You're usually not going to get the full speed through your router, especially if you're connecting more than on device to the internet. At our house, we probably have, on average, about 7 devices all trying to get internet access all at once, so 100mbps is going to wind up being about 14mbps between each device. Still plenty enough for HD streaming, but if we ever get into 4K streaming down the road, that might become an issue.
Model Name: Linksys E1200 $27.99 sale price
Radio Frequency Bands: 2.4GHz
Ports: 1x 10/100 WAN, 4x 10/100 LAN Max. Link Rate: 300 Mbps
Model Name: Linksys E2500 $59.99 sale price
Radio Frequency Bands: 2.4 & 5GHz
Ports: Internet, Ethernet (1-4), Power Max. Link Rate: 300 Mbps
Model Name: Linksys EA6400 AC1600 DUAL-BAND SMART WI-FI ROUTER $119.99 sale price
Network Standards:IEEE 802.11ac
Radio Frequency Bands:2.4 & 5GHz
Ports: 1x Gigabit WAN, 4x Gigabit LAN, 1x USB 3.0, Power Max. Link Rate: 1300 Mbps
I understand that bandwidth is divided by number of devices.
My E1200 router worked fine with 50 mbps service and gave me almost 100% through wired connections, and a little less on wireless ones. The cable company was giving me one for free.
The cable company customer representative told me that needs to be upgraded to work with 155 Mbps ISP. I either have to purchase one or pay to lease one at $60 per year
I asked her if the upgraded model was the E2500 and she said yes, but I found that CS reps often don't have strong technical backgrounds, so I try to verify information elsewhere.
When I look up the E2500 it seems to be the same speed, so I am questioning the advice of the CS rep.
My inclination is simply to live with less than 100% and buy a new router when I upgrade to gigabit speeds.
Yes, when you connect directly to your modem, you're usually going to get your maximum speed, maybe with the exception of peak times.
You're usually not going to get the full speed through your router, especially if you're connecting more than on device to the internet.....
It depends on the provider. With my cable provider Comcast, I pass the 150 mark even with wifi connections. A friend of mine has FIOS, with the same promised speed, as his provider and barely makes past 20 on his wifi.
It depends on the provider. With my cable provider Comcast, I pass the 150 mark even with wifi connections. A friend of mine has FIOS, with the same promised speed, as his provider and barely makes past 20 on his wifi.
I just test my connections. I am 5 feet away from my router. On my computer I am getting download/upload of 89.61/21.66 with wired Cat-5e going through the router and 0.56/2.58 on my wi-fi.
I've decided to wire everything that I can. I have only
three devices that work on wi-fi exclusively,
three devices that work on wi-fi or ethernet ,
three devices that work on ethernet exclusively.
Since my ports only go up to 100 Mbps, I cant access the full speed of 155 Mbps, but that isn't a big problem.
Maybe I will just suck it up and spend $300 on Google Wifi system (set of 3) - Router replacement for whole home coverage.
I just test my connections. I am 5 feet away from my router. On my computer I am getting download/upload of 89.61/21.66 with wired Cat-5e going through the router and 0.56/2.58 on my wi-fi.
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There's a problem with your routers wifi. I'd do a factory reset to see what happens as it shouldn't be that low no matter the provider. If its still that low, it'll need to be replaced. If you have a Big lots nearby, you can get a refurb for around $25.
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