Question Internet Speed is so much slower on phone rather than Pc

[Holmsey7!]

My wifi speed on my phone is 260mbps, however on my PC using ethernet (TP-Link across the same room) is only 12mbps. Why is this and how do I fix it?

 

[itsduhhbzz]

What kind of phone do you have?

Your phone's wireless network adapter may only support certain speeds, also WIFI vs ethernet have a significant difference. Ethernet will most always have a better throughput connection being it a direct connection as long as the cable isn't super lenghtly and the ethernet adapter, cable, and router/gateway/switch all support the latest speeds.

 

[Holmsey7!]

What kind of phone do you have?

Your phone's wireless network adapter may only support certain speeds, also WIFI vs ethernet have a significant difference. Ethernet will most always have a better throughput connection being it a direct connection as long as the cable isn't super lenghtly and the ethernet adapter, cable, and router/gateway/switch all support the latest speeds.

My phone has fast speeds not my PC, my PC is way slower. Have you got this the wrong way around or am i just confused

 

[itsduhhbzz]

Sorry, I misread this. However similar to what I mentioned, your phone may be a newer model using WIFI 5 protocols and your router could be something like an xfinity box usually also running the latest WIFI which would give your device it's good connections.

As for the ethernet. You need to consider every piece of the connection from the router to your computer.
Thinks to consider:

How long is the ethernet cable? Off the top of my head I can't think of how long a cable can be before the speeds start to drop, but I do believe it is VERY significant.
What cat type is the cable? (older types only allow up to specific data speeds)
What data speeds does the TP Link switch support?
Is your computer's ethernet port coming from the motherboard itself or some other ethernet adapter?
What are the speeds it supports?

These questions can help you to locate the bottleneck in your network connection I feel.

 

[Holmsey7!]

Thinks to consider:

How long is the ethernet cable? Off the top of my head I can't think of how long a cable can be before the speeds start to drop, but I do believe it is VERY significant.
What cat type is the cable? (older types only allow up to specific data speeds)
What data speeds does the TP Link switch support?
Is your computer's ethernet port coming from the motherboard itself or some other ethernet adapter?
What are the speeds it supports?

These questions can help you to locate the bottleneck in your network connection I feel.

Ethernet cables are extremely short on both ends, TP says up to 600Mbps on the box, unsure on the cables speed, and the ethernet goes directly to my motherboard port from the tp link. This is the tp link im using: https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/powerline/tl-pa4010-kit/

 

[itsduhhbzz]

With it being utilized through your power circuit that could be your bottleneck. You may have some signal interference occurring, but in most cases you will not see very good throughput using a powerline network. See this reddit post from a Network Admin professional below


Reddit Post

 

[Holmsey7]

With it being utilized through your power circuit that could be your bottleneck. You may have some signal interference occurring, but in most cases you will not see very good throughput using a powerline network. See this reddit post from a Network Admin professional below


Reddit Post

So most likely the TP link itself is the issue, its plugged into the mains so doubt power would be an issue. Would the best option just to use a straight ethernet cable from the box to my PC, it would be annoying and run through the middle of the room but easily possible

 

[itsduhhbzz]

So most likely the TP link itself is the issue, its plugged into the mains so doubt power would be an issue. Would the best option just to use a straight ethernet cable from the box to my PC, it would be annoying and run through the middle of the room but easily possible

I would recommend doing it as a test first. If there's no difference; then your bottleneck would not be the TP Link, but I would say it is the most likely root cause.

 

[bill001g]

Lots of confusing stuff in your post, the title being backwards to start with.

You are not actually using ethenet you are using powerline networks. In addition so called 600mbps units are the not even the most modern. Depends on the unit but I bet it has 100mbps ethernet port on it and not gigabit. Kinda a admission the 600mbps number is a lie. Units like this tend to get maybe 60-80mbps.

Powerline networks depend greatly on the path of the electrical wires in your house. Are the 2 outlets you use in room on the same circuit breaker.

Even if you were to buy the best powerline units which have numbers of 2000 most people only get say 130-150mbps at most.

A direct ethernet cable will likely confirm this. There are software, so called game latency accelerators bundle with the bloatware on motherboards and video cards that can cause issue but you generally get much more than 12mbps. Most times you see people complaining about only get 200-300mbps on their gigabit internet when it is that software.