Slower speeds with TP Link Router

[LHensh]

Like many before me I have grown tired of the Hub 3.0 poor wifi issues so have purchased a TP Link Archer AX3000 which reviews suggested had fixed exactly that issue for many people.

Having installed the router my Internet speeds have actually reduced from what they were on the Hub.

Prior to installing the router I was getting 97mbps through a wired connection using an old laptop. This dropped to 89mbps on the new router.

Wireless speeds with the old laptop did improve from 22mpbs to 51mbps, however there has been some huge reductions on my mobile phone - down from 244 mbps on the Hub to just 4mbps on the new TP Link router.

Why is it that I am seeing these big differences in performance and don't seem to be getting the same benefit from the TP Link that others have had?

The end result is that we still struggle to stream video on various devices around the house, which is what we were hoping to solve.

Is there anything I can change in the router settings to increase these speeds?

[carl_pearce]

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@LHensh wrote:

Switched to 5Ghz network and mobile is now getting 290mbps, so I'm happy with that.

It might be that I move all devices to 5ghz if that help improve the speeds. Assuming the range would be enough for a standard 4 bedroom house?

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It should be ok yes, however you are more likely to have black spots in the harder to reach areas.

Worth having a walk around with your mobile to check.

[broksonic]

I have a tp link router that I wish I had never bought because I’m getting slow speeds when I am supposed to nave 350 speed 

 

[legacy1]

Its a odd thing that router mode gives you the speed then modem mode with a router does not...

Your test looks to be by wifi so test by wire, if your not happy with the WiFi get a good AP.

On the flip side of things you buy a 3rd party wifi router and don't get good speeds so what makes anyone think VM can do better.