[SOLVED] Modem router

[duduplo]

I recently bought this new modem router. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y3XQ8M9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It claims this router claims it can run up to 1.3 gig speeds. I pay for 1 gig. Xfinity claims this router does not run up to 1 gig. I run speed test and get 650 mbps. and 5 upload. Is xfinity scamming me?

 

[COLGeek]

Did you see the reviews on the link you provided? While dated, there seem some doubts regarding this devices ability to operate at gig+ speeds.

Have you checked the device (while logged in as admin) to see if there is an available firmware for it? This is a possibility to improve performance.

 

[kanewolf]

I recently bought this new modem router. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y3XQ8M9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It claims this router claims it can run up to 1.3 gig speeds. I pay for 1 gig. Xfinity claims this router does not run up to 1 gig. I run speed test and get 650 mbps. and 5 upload. Is xfinity scamming me?

WIFI is 1/2 duplex. That means that it can only transmit OR receive. So even if could get 1300Mbit link rate the throughput would be 600Mbit. If you can't get gigabit througput on a wired connection, then this device might not be up to the task. I went to the Xfiniti page -- https://www.xfinity.com/support/devices/#unauth and searched for that device. Xfiniti only supports it up to 600Mbit. That sounds exactly like the performance you are getting.

You bought the wrong device.

 

[SamirD]

I recently bought this new modem router. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y3XQ8M9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It claims this router claims it can run up to 1.3 gig speeds. I pay for 1 gig. Xfinity claims this router does not run up to 1 gig. I run speed test and get 650 mbps. and 5 upload. Is xfinity scamming me?

Even if the specs of a device are in excess of what your isp is providing, your isp has to support the device in order to have it run at maximum speeds. Comcast posts a list of supported devices. You should have checked that first.