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[RI] Anybody notice slightly higher speeds today?

Now getting 35/20, somethings up, but still less than verizon's service.

anyone seeing anything else?

Which router do you have? Might also want to try without the router and see what happens.

router is linksys e4200, pc is win7, fully updated. Usually get mid40s/50 during the day, but speeds lately have been all over the place. Had a service call yesterday as well.

just got a 30/20 speed test to boston, ping a touch higher than usual.

Try it from a PC with gigabit Ethernet and no router and see what happens.

Yeah the higher upload speeds isn't real. Also are you testing on different speedtest servers? I do know on ultimate here, the upload speeds stay pretty steady at 5/5.5mbps max. However I do remember a while back when I did have download speed problems, oddly my upload would just up higher on speedtest results.

reply to CoxTech1
this pc has gigabit ethernet and I cant run without the router, but, e4200 has good throughput.

speed test now - 43/20 and a few minutes later, 65/17

what are you expecting my speeds to be?

Some of the stuff I'm reading about that router suggest it won't be able to keep up except under certain circumstances.

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ok, so, do I upgrade to e6500? or another router?

and can you please say exactly what you think the e4200 cant handle?

I read a few things on the Internet that suggested at least for wireless that you would need to use the 5Ghz band to get the most out of your connection. I'd say try wired Ethernet without it first to see what happens.

this pc is running wired to the router, which is about a foot away.

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reply to codydog
The router has to disassemble and reassemble the packets for NAT anyways which will affect performance.

And please advise exact percent that the process slows data transmission

Thanks

For that you'd have to ask the router manufacturer. That would be determined by the capabilities of the router. Things such as CPU and RAM for example would be factors.

I asked you because you made the claim.

The manufacturer specs indicate a capability of higher throughput.

I just read something on the Internet where it was said you can get about 150Mbps on the 5Ghz network and somewhere in the 70-80Mbps range on 2.4Ghz. Usually the CPUs in routers are designed with achieving wireless expectations in mind and not much more. I wasn't able to find the manufacturer's specifications beyond simply indicating what ports were offered and their speeds which usually aren't achievable.

so, you dont think the e4200 can achieve, on a wired basis, throughput in in the low 100Mbps either on a wan-lan or lan-wan basis?

I couldn't find anything which is why I suggested trying without to see what happens.