[SOLVED] Not getting the download speed I paid for.

[wintrrz43]

Hi, a few weeks ago I upgraded to 150Mbps download speed on BT.
On my iPad and Phone when I go to speedtest.net, I get around 147 download speed and up to 25 upload.
But when it comes to the PC I get 44.47 download and 15.09 upload.
Is this because my Wi-Fi adapter is old? It does say AC-1200Mbps which is why I'm confused.
And no, I can't switch to Ethernet since my router is far away, nor can I get a powerline adapter because I heard they work a lot worse in extension leads but I have no where else I can plug it into.

 

[kerberos_20]

your wifi speed will be as fast as your antennas allows

 

[wintrrz43]

your wifi speed will be as fast as your antennas allows

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean

 

[USAFRet]

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean

WiFi performance is VERY variable.

House/building construction, interference (neighbors), distance from the router, etc, etc.
I can see different performance with two different devices, in the same room, in direct line of sight to the router 15 feet away.


The only real way to test the speed from your ISP is ethernet.

 

[kerberos_20]

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean

speed on wifi depends on signal quality and strength, switching to bigger wifi antennas produces better signal quality and strength which results in higher connection speed

 

[wintrrz43]

WiFi performance is VERY variable.

House/building construction, interference (neighbors), distance from the router, etc, etc.
I can see different performance with two different devices, in the same room, in direct line of sight to the router 15 feet away.


The only real way to test the speed from your ISP is ethernet.

Ohh ok thank you so much.