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Eir broadband speed

  • 22-12-2019 8:59am
    #1
    blueballfc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭


    Hi I have got Eir broadband fibre and paying for 300 mb speed, just did a couple of test on WiFi and I am only getting 60 mbps download speed is this normal ? If not any ideas before I contact EIR. Thanks


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  • #2
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,282 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    What speed are you getting when running the test on a 1gb capable device plugged into the router directly?

    WiFi speeds are not a measure of your connection speed, they are a measure of how well your WiFi devices and router cope with interference and crowded channels.

    You need to test via a lan connected device before anyone can offer a valid opinion on whether there is an issue.


  • #3
    MrFireCoalMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭MrFireCoalMan


    Make sure your device is connected to the 5g band, not 2.4g. My 150mb gives 140+ normally at 5g but only 60-70 on 2.4. Older devices may not have 5g capability.


  • #4
    blueballfc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭blueballfc


    MrFireCoalMan wrote: »
    Make sure your device is connected to the 5g band, not 2.4g. My 150mb gives 140+ normally at 5g but only 60-70 on 2.4. Older devices may not have 5g capability.

    Thanks is the password different for the 5g does not seem to connect to ipad


  • #5
    blueballfc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭blueballfc


    banie01 wrote: »
    What speed are you getting when running the test on a 1gb capable device plugged into the router directly?

    WiFi speeds are not a measure of your connection speed, they are a measure of how well your WiFi devices and router cope with interference and crowded channels.

    You need to test via a lan connected device before anyone can offer a valid opinion on whether there is an issue.

    Just plugged in a wired connection the got 168.2 mbps


  • #6
    ExoPolitic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 367 ✭✭ExoPolitic


    Also are you speaking about MB or Mb?


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  • #7
    blueballfc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭blueballfc


    ExoPolitic wrote: »
    Also are you speaking about MB or Mb?

    Its Mpbs see the attached thank you


  • #8
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    What device?


  • #9
    blueballfc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭blueballfc


    ED E wrote: »
    What device?

    It’s,the one supplied by EIr huawei f2000


  • #10
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    No, I mean whats the computer.


  • #11
    blueballfc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭blueballfc


    ED E wrote: »
    No, I mean whats the computer.

    apologies its a dell latitude E7270, thank you


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  • #12
    Falconire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭Falconire


    blueballfc wrote: »
    apologies its a dell latitude E7270, thank you

    That should be powerful enough to handle the full 300mbps over lan cable connected to the router.


  • #13
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Smartbyte the application that comes installed on many Dell laptops is probably at fault. Uninstal ASAP.


  • #14
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    ^ This is what I was getting at.


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