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Internet speed - puzzled
Internet speed - puzzled
by 2Sheds » Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:31 pm
I am with Telfy and have just upgraded my contract to a faster 300 Mbs speed (it was 50 Mbs)
They said the change was immediate so I eagerly tried a speed test on my laptop but it still showed approx 50 Mbs.
I then tried my Fire tablet which was the same 50 Mbs.
I finally tried my Galaxy phone - bingo! The speed test showed 250 Mbs.
All of the above tests were over wifi. So I'm wondering if the age of my devices has a bearing on things. The laptop is about 9 years old and the tablet about 4 years old. I am guessing that they do not have the latest wifi cards. Having Googled this, my understanding is that older wifi cards have a maximum speed of 50 Mbs.
So my Galaxy phone (8 months old) is capable of faster wifi speeds. I just wondering if my understanding is correct and whether anyone else has had similar issues with older kit.
I'd appreciate any advice.
They said the change was immediate so I eagerly tried a speed test on my laptop but it still showed approx 50 Mbs.
I then tried my Fire tablet which was the same 50 Mbs.
I finally tried my Galaxy phone - bingo! The speed test showed 250 Mbs.
All of the above tests were over wifi. So I'm wondering if the age of my devices has a bearing on things. The laptop is about 9 years old and the tablet about 4 years old. I am guessing that they do not have the latest wifi cards. Having Googled this, my understanding is that older wifi cards have a maximum speed of 50 Mbs.
So my Galaxy phone (8 months old) is capable of faster wifi speeds. I just wondering if my understanding is correct and whether anyone else has had similar issues with older kit.
I'd appreciate any advice.
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Re: Internet speed - puzzled
by glen.monks » Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:45 pm
Yes wifi is the issue connect an Ethernet cable directly to the router and you will get the speed. Else you need later devices that support the later wifi standards
Make sure you connect at 5Ghz on Wi-fi
Make sure you connect at 5Ghz on Wi-fi
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Re: Internet speed - puzzled
by David Stokes » Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:53 pm
If you have an old laptop it will not be able to handle the higher speeds, even with an ethernet connection in many cases.
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Re: Internet speed - puzzled
by glen.monks » Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:05 pm
Most laptops younger than 10 years will have a gigabit Ethernet connection
This will handle 300Mbs
Very old laptops had a 100mbitbwhich would struggle for sure
This will handle 300Mbs
Very old laptops had a 100mbitbwhich would struggle for sure
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Re: Internet speed - puzzled
by 2Sheds » Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:59 pm
Thanks for all your help. It has confirmed what I thought.
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Re: Internet speed - puzzled
by jpeg » Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:07 pm
Put a USB WiFi adaper in a port
https://www.linksys.com/us/r/resource-c ... b-adapter/
https://www.linksys.com/us/r/resource-c ... b-adapter/
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Re: Internet speed - puzzled
by 2Sheds » Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:17 pm
jpeg wrote:Put a USB WiFi adaper in a port
https://www.linksys.com/us/r/resource-c ... b-adapter/
Sounds like a good idea, thanks.
Interestingly there's a chap a few doors down who has also upgraded his internet speed to 300 Mbs. He is also getting a pathetic speed on his old laptop, whilst newer devices work ok. However, he is convinced that the very same laptop is achieving much faster speeds on Fiber back home in Scotland. Either he's mistaken or perhaps it's a difference in the type of routers used. Either way I'm surprised that ISP's don't seem to put much emphasis on specifying the type of adapters required to get the speed they advertise. All they say is that you should use an ethernet cable instead of WiFi. But surely a 100 Mbs ethernet adapter is still going to be a bottleneck!
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Re: Internet speed - puzzled
by jpeg » Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:26 am
I really can not see why anyone needs more than 50 mbps download speeds I can only get 10 mbps in my property as I have to have "line of sight " connection and I manage perfectly well with that , it would of course be nice to have a little more speed
There are at least 4 computers and 2 tablets and a mobile phone also my main house phone running all day
There are at least 4 computers and 2 tablets and a mobile phone also my main house phone running all day
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Re: Internet speed - puzzled
by 2Sheds » Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:42 am
Completely agree.
It's just that Telfy were offering the upgrade from 50 to 300 for no additional charge. So naturally I was keen to make use of it. But in doing so it's opened up a can of worms with regard to device limitations!
It's just that Telfy were offering the upgrade from 50 to 300 for no additional charge. So naturally I was keen to make use of it. But in doing so it's opened up a can of worms with regard to device limitations!
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Re: Internet speed - puzzled
by jpeg » Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:56 am
I you want to try a USB WiFi adapter I have a few new ones you can borrow 1 with an option to buy pm me if interested
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