[SOLVED] Wifi speed not reaching full capacity

marvin2015

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I have a 50mbps internet connection. I get full 50Mbps speed on my Google pixel device but in my Windows 10 desktop and laptop I get max 20mbps.

Desktop Wifi adapter: TP-Link Archer T3U AC1300 Mini Wireless
Laptop Wifi adapter: INTEL® DUAL BAND WIRELESS-AC 7265

Both computers are equipped with latest wifi adapters still I don't understand why it cannot reach 50mbps. I'm very frustrated right now, please help.

Screenshot from Google pixel:

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Solution
Do you have the 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz WIFI SSIDs unique? If not, make them unique for testing. You want to ensure you are connecting to the 5Ghz WIFI.

hftvhftv

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Those tiny USB adapters are usually pretty slow and have a short range, I'd suggest getting a PCIe internal adapter, as for your laptop, it sounds like a range issue or background tasks slowing down your perceived speed.
 

z0ove

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Windows 10 used to cap the wifi speed before. So the question is. Does your Windows 10 is up to date?
Anyway for W10 old versions exist a way to fix this issue, but it doesn't work all the time. You can find tutorials on YouTube or google which explain how to do this.

Good Luck!

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marvin2015

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Hi, thanks everyone for your reply. It seems the skyworth router that I got from ISP is not good enough. It only works on 2.4GHz and it seems the antennas doesn't generate good radio signals. After re-pointing/re-arranging the router antennas I'm getting 40-45mbps in my windows 10 devices.
 

marvin2015

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I bought a new TP-link archer A6 AC1200 router, now the speed reaches maximum capacity in all devices.

The crap skyworth router provided by ISP was the main culprit; I disabled its wifi.