Question PC showing tiny download speeds compared to phone or other PC
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platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
Wifi or ethernet cable to the router?
skyscraper101
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I presume you've tried the obvious turn it off and on again, and then switching the wifi on and off.
souljacker
innit
How are you connecting? WiFi or cable? If Wifi, try and plug a cable in to your router and see if that improves it. If cable, can you try another patch lead?
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Test with a cable if possible. It could be an old/crap wifi card in the PC.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Cable is always a shitload faster than WiFi however WiFi speeds vary a lot. If it's a new router it might be operating on several frequencies and you could be binding to the 2.4Ghz by default.
Click on the little box in the bottom right and select WiFi when it pops up. That lists all WiFi in range so if there are two with almost identical names then they're the same device on different frequencies hopefully they will have picked obvious names but if they haven't then the last letter might a clue. a is 5Ghz, b and g are 2.4Ghz and n is both. Click disconnect on the one you're connected too and try another.
Click on the little box in the bottom right and select WiFi when it pops up. That lists all WiFi in range so if there are two with almost identical names then they're the same device on different frequencies hopefully they will have picked obvious names but if they haven't then the last letter might a clue. a is 5Ghz, b and g are 2.4Ghz and n is both. Click disconnect on the one you're connected too and try another.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
It's not always the case. I've three 3 WiFi 6 access points across my house and there's not a huge difference in wired and wifi speed.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
That the latest shiny 6Ghz whizz giggery then? Never encountered one myself but I hear they can do 200mbps which is faster than my 120mbps broadband. What are they like for reliability?
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
No 6Ghz is WiFi 6e. I've got slightly older ones, but can still pull down the 800Mbps from my broadband. Even my old WiFi 5 AP could get the 200Mbps of the internet in my old house.
I've found it really solid. I think as important if not more so then the standard is the quality of the kit your using and how it's placed. I've got the APs dotted around the house on the ceiling, connected to the router via ethernet cable. There's a little controller that handles which device connects to which AP. A cheap router/ap stuck behind the sofa where the internet enters the house probably won't be performing as well when you are upstairs.
souljacker
innit
More like 2Gbps! Not that most home users will get it mind.
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