Internet Speeds

[AgronAlum]

How much off your purchased speed should you experience on WiFi?

We pay for 1gbps through metronet. We have their main Eero modem/router on the main level and a satellite on the second level. It’s a 2200sq ft split level. Distance from the access point doesn’t seem to matter.

This is the history from speed tests I’ve run off my phone. Is it acceptable? I feel like I could get this for half the price using T Mobiles 5G internet.

 

[simply1]

I would expect double your numbers.

 

[cycloner29]

Just some tests I just ran.

 

[TitanClone]

Have you tried plugging in? The number you pay for is wired not wifi. I've gotten over 900 MB fairly consistently plugged I'm with T Mobile. Usually 150 to 300 on wifi

 

[IcSyU]

Those are roughly what I'm getting on my phone BUT I'm getting 850 mbps on the actual router and wired devices.

 

[brianhos]

Your phone can't and does not need to do 1G. We have 1G up and down and the only way I can get that is multiple devices downloading at once. On my phone right now I get about 300M.

 

[zarnold56]

I have Mediacom 1g service and it’s almost always at full speed.

Test over my WiFi on my phone



Tests straight from my router

 

[aauummm]

Mediacom Xtreme 1 Gig in the Des Moines area.
Arris Touchstone Gateway TG3452 modem router-DOCSIS 3.1

Ethernet: 943 Mbps down, 60Mbps up
WiFi: 452 Mbps down, 62 Mbps up

Ethernet is wired from the modem router to the computers.
WiFi is from the modem router, I have no repeaters or extenders.

 

[2122]

I'm with Spectrum cable. Pay for and get 300Mbps to the house. Over the past week replaced modem and replaced router 3x (last one is one we rent from Spectrum, their latest/greatest) to get better #s over wifi. But there's been zero improvement. Get like 50-100Mbps over wifi, with results varying wildly from moment to moment. This brings the 'blue circle of wait' on the TV, and can for example take over a minute for weather radar to load on laptop. Frustrated.

 

[Clonehomer]

I'm with Spectrum cable. Pay for and get 300Mbps to the house. Over the past week replaced modem and replaced router 3x (last one is one we rent from Spectrum, their latest/greatest) to get better #s over wifi. But there's been zero improvement. Get like 50-100Mbps over wifi, with results varying wildly from moment to moment. This brings the 'blue circle of wait' on the TV, and can for example take over a minute for weather radar to load on laptop. Frustrated.

Never rent a router, always buy. You’ll pay more over the long haul and the technology is generations behind coming from your ISP.

But also check the speed directly plugged into the modem first. It won’t ever get faster than that. But if you’re actually getting 300 Mbps, then start looking for a proper router and give the rented one back to Spectrum.

 

[iahawkhunter]

Do other phones, and other wifi devices (laptops, etc) get similar speeds? There's a whole lot of additional variables involved with wifi connectivity, from the antenna capabilities (on BOTH sides of the connection), interference, channel width, etc.

Speaking of interference, have you scanned channels to check for what else is out there? If you pick an unfortunate channel you'll get horrible throughput. It's like a CB radio in that only 1 device can talk at a time. If you have great connection strength but are on a crowded channel you'll still never get to move much data. This would also apply to having your own access points on different channels so that they don't interfere with each other, too, in addition to avoiding conflict with your neighbors.

 

[2122]

Never rent a router, always buy. You’ll pay more over the long haul and the technology is generations behind coming from your ISP.

But also check the speed directly plugged into the modem first. It won’t ever get faster than that. But if you’re actually getting 300 Mbps, then start looking for a proper router and give the rented one back to Spectrum.

We tried two fancy routers from Walmart this week. Neither was any better than the 8 year old Netgear unit. So then we finally tried the $7/month unit from Spectrum store. That was no better. So going back to the 8 year old Netgear router.

Winnebago Coop Telephone Assoc. put in what I believe is fiber line in front of the home last year. It is like a year wait to get hooked up. Anyone using them?

 

[CYdTracked]

I have 500 MB service from Metronet. I use my own Google WiFi mesh system and when I speed test directly from my Google app for that I get about 485-490 download and 455-460 upload consistently. I never use the WiFi provided by the ISP, as stated above its usually older technology and sometimes they have the settings on it that may affect some of the network traffic where your own WiFi router you can setup and manage however you choose without having to deal with your ISP if you need to turn a setting on or off. If I run speed tests from my phone I don't get as high of result as what the test directly from my router shows but I don't read too much into that because if I run a speed test from a laptop or my PC that is directly wired into the router I get similar speed results that I do from the test run directly from the router.

 

[houjix]

Gfiber 1GB - Generally around 920 down, 860 up. WiFi is approx half that, but each device is different.

 

[Tailg8er]

We have CenturyLink 1gb fiber. A lot of people like to complain about CL but they've been pretty solid for us. Yeah their customer service sucks, but not much worse than the other options imo.

We pay $65 with "price for life", so likely will never change unless they decide to end that. Use the Google mesh Wi-Fi with 1 access point for our 2 story house.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

You have to turn off the 4k pornhub before you run the test....

 

[Clonehomer]

You have to turn off the 4k pornhub before you run the test....

Well that just doesn’t seem worth it.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

How much off your purchased speed should you experience on WiFi?

We pay for 1gbps through metronet. We have their main Eero modem/router on the main level and a satellite on the second level. It’s a 2200sq ft split level. Distance from the access point doesn’t seem to matter.

This is the history from speed tests I’ve run off my phone. Is it acceptable? I feel like I could get this for half the price using T Mobiles 5G internet.

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I strongly suggest installing a mesh system. You will have fall off from point to point but it will perform much better than what you are currently experiencing.

 

[ghyland7]

My wife and I bought a house last year.. my big project was wiring cat6 throughout the entire house. I have my own networking equipment. The cat6 is overkill for now, but eventually I will replace my current network with a 2.5 or 5g setup.

WiFi speeds are almost certainly NOT because of your ISP, unless there is truly a damaged line or something. You can test this by plugging in a laptop to your router.

A mesh system works fine, but it only really works well if you have it hardwired for the additional access points. There’s only so much that the pucks can do.

I don’t use the eero system, but I imagine that it probably has a test where you can see its upload/download speed through an app or something. If you are paying for 1g, that number SHOULD be 900+.

WiFi is finicky and there are so many factors; is there a connection issue with your buried line? There could be an issue with your router. There could be an issue with your device. There could be materials that are interfering with the signal. An extender puck without a hardline really doesn’t do THAT much.

Just spend hundreds of dollars and weekends of labor crawling through your rafters fishing wires! That will solve it!!

 

[wenkeej]

How much off your purchased speed should you experience on WiFi?

We pay for 1gbps through metronet. We have their main Eero modem/router on the main level and a satellite on the second level. It’s a 2200sq ft split level. Distance from the access point doesn’t seem to matter.

This is the history from speed tests I’ve run off my phone. Is it acceptable? I feel like I could get this for half the price using T Mobiles 5G internet.

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Those speeds look fine for a wifi connection to a Gigabit service. There are several variables that go into what your optimum wifi speed can be on a device, but 200-300 Mbps over wifi is pretty good.

If you want to see your actual speed from your ISP open your eero app, tap the "Internet" box at the top of the app page and run the speed test there. For Gigabit, if you're under 900Mbps I would say something.