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User2k
New Contributor
6 years ago

Paying for 150Mpbs internet, getting 5 on the Cox speed test. Bad modem power levels.

Hi. We have been paying for 150Mpbs internet for the longest time, but get much slower than that. I just assumed we were getting slow speeds, but it turns out we are getting a lot less than we are pa...
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ekhawaii
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6 years ago

User2k...your original post imply that using the Cox speed test that you are getting 4-9Mbps download speed or was that upload speed.  4-9 would be like dial-up or maybe DSL or even TP-link or weak WiFi, but using at least a decent modem with cat5?  Changing cables could affect, but not to go from 10 to over 100 or more, especially since you pay for 150+  Could your Network connection actually pointing to WiFi or some other network connect?  Just feels so strange.  You never mentioned what modem/router you have either.