I have Comcast Gigabit internet plan, but I have never gotten that speed. I use my own Motorola DCSIS 3.0 modem and an Asus RT-AC68R/U router running TomatoUSB custom software. My speeds are 240 Mbps down and 24 Mbps up consistently on my ethernet (cat5e) connected PC that is in my office. Wifi connected devices are usually half of that. This is frustrating considering paying for 1000mbps down and only getting 25% of the speed.
Things I have tried include connecting laptop directly to the modem, bypassing the router and the best speed I could get was 500mbps after several speed tests. Plugging the laptop directly into the router resulted in the usual 240-280 Mbps.
I realize that Docsis 3.1 is needed for 1gbps, but Docis 3.0 should give 800-900 mbps . I recently purchased a new Nighthawk wifi6 cable modem router combo from Costco thinking my existing hardware was the bottleneck. To my surprise, I was getting the same speeds, even thought the new router was Docsis 3.1. I ended up returning it and putting things back the way they were as there was no benefit with the Nighthawk, not to mention I was getting lots of connection drops using it. I was not impressed at all with that router.
I am looking for any suggestions or advice as to what the issue could be with these slow speeds. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Things I have tried include connecting laptop directly to the modem, bypassing the router and the best speed I could get was 500mbps after several speed tests. Plugging the laptop directly into the router resulted in the usual 240-280 Mbps.
I realize that Docsis 3.1 is needed for 1gbps, but Docis 3.0 should give 800-900 mbps . I recently purchased a new Nighthawk wifi6 cable modem router combo from Costco thinking my existing hardware was the bottleneck. To my surprise, I was getting the same speeds, even thought the new router was Docsis 3.1. I ended up returning it and putting things back the way they were as there was no benefit with the Nighthawk, not to mention I was getting lots of connection drops using it. I was not impressed at all with that router.
I am looking for any suggestions or advice as to what the issue could be with these slow speeds. Any help is greatly appreciated.