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millerpt
New Contributor
7 years ago

Paying for Gigablast, only getting 220-270 Mbps

Hello, I have gigablast in my community, I have had it since November.  The best I have ever gotten is 400 or so.  Typically I get 220-270 Mbps.  I have tried multiple routers, tweaking the routers...
poor speed
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Kabutoaz
New Contributor
7 years ago

Wifi speed depends on router and client.  If your computer only has a 2x2 802.11ac card you will be lucking to get anything over 400Mbps.  A 3x3 card (such as newer iMac Pro) can go up to 600Mbps.  To check Gigabit speeds always plug in Ethernet to the router. With my Orbi RBK40 I can get 800+Mbps plugged in.  Wireless on my 2x2 Dell laptop I can only get 300-400Mbps.  My iMac Pro can get faster.  Plugged in to my close satellites I can get about 500Mbps.