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burtoner's avatar
burtoner
Tuning in
2 years ago

Diffferent Speeds at same location?

So I got Virgin 1gig service installed yesterday, all working great

On a wifi test with my phone I got 862mbps down and 96.5mpbs up, this was right next to the router.

When i used my phone again next to my pc which is only 4-5metres away from router with a door inbetween I get 563mpbs down and 94mbps up, this not too much of an issue.

 

It's when I use wifi on my pc right next to last test i mentioned on my phone that my pc only gets 265mpbs.

Why so much difference between a phone and pc on wifi in terms of speed in same location?

  • carl_pearce's avatar
    carl_pearce
    Superstar
    2 years ago

    What Wi-Fi card does the PC have?

    Which HUB do you have?

    There are 10's of standards which connect at different speeds.

    Some examples:

    • 433Mbps
    • 866Mbps
    • 1200Mbps
    • 1733Mbps
    • 2400Mbps

    And that's just the theoretical speed you'll see.

    • burtoner's avatar
      burtoner
      Tuning in
      2 years ago

      I sorted it!

      I brought a 2.5gig ethernet card, connected it up directly to the 2.5gig port on the modem, and got over 1gig,

      At least i now confident i can get the advertised speeds, next thing is to see if power plugs or mesh are best next thing to do.

  • Tudor's avatar
    Tudor
    Very Insightful Person
    2 years ago

    You cannot compare devices like this. The contain different chipsets, have different aerials and number of aerials, could be even different bands. It’s like comparing oranges to apples. If you want to find out where they are different you need to look at the technical specs of both. Even the same model of a phone may have a different chicpset and different characteristics. 

  • burtoner's avatar
    burtoner
    Tuning in
    2 years ago

    My PC is using a TP Link AC1300 Dual Band USB Adapter says up to 400Mbps at 2.4Ghz and 867Mpbs at 5Ghz

  • carl_pearce's avatar
    carl_pearce
    Superstar
    2 years ago

    If you access the HUB on 192.168.1.1, log in, then select the 'Connected Devices' section it will show the connection speed of each device, including the band they are connected to:

    Is the USB adapter plugged into a USB 3.0 port?

    • burtoner's avatar
      burtoner
      Tuning in
      2 years ago

      Yes in a USB 3.0 Port, the PC is using 2.4 Ghz from the adapter, my phone is using the 5ghz one.

  • jpeg1's avatar
    jpeg1
    Alessandro Volta
    2 years ago

    That's your answer. The 5GHz band supports faster connections. 

  • burtoner's avatar
    burtoner
    Tuning in
    2 years ago

    is there a way I can use 5ghz on my pc for faster connection?

    This is what samknows reports.

    • jpeg1's avatar
      jpeg1
      Alessandro Volta
      2 years ago

      You'll need to check its WiFi settings. 

    • carl_pearce's avatar
      carl_pearce
      Superstar
      2 years ago

      You can split your SSID (Network name) into two within the HUB settings, so you can decide which band to connect to however, the PC could be connecting to 2.4Ghz as the 5Ghz band isn't very strong.

      Changing these settings doesn't work that well if you end up using Wi-Fi pods.

    • Matthew_ML's avatar
      Matthew_ML
      Forum Team
      2 years ago

      Hey burtoner, thank you for reaching out and a warm welcome to the community I am so sorry to hear about this.

      Did any of the advice posted here help are you still needing some help with this?

      Do let us know