Ethernet speed VERY slow
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@JAC ok. For clarity, the speed to the hub is from the cable exchange to the hub in the house. This only measures the speed of the internet circuit itself, and not the speed of the wi-fi network to your phone.
So whilst you think you’re getting (for example) 100Mbps internet speed to your phone, this is actually the amount of bandwidth being delivered to your phone via the hub itself. In short, this brand that you could (and are) getting 1Gbps internet delivered to your hub, that doesn’t automatically mean that’s what is being delivered to your phone.
There are a number of scenarios to consider here. The most prominent is environmental factors such as solid walls, overhead lighting etc - all of which will play an individual role in reducing the speeds being delivered to the device itself. The real issue with consumer wi-fi devices is that they do not guarantee bandwidth to the end connecting device - more along the lines of serving whatever is available at the time.
How many wireless devices do you have at home ?
@phenomlab said in Ethernet speed VERY slow:
So whilst you think you’re getting (for example) 100Mbps internet speed to your phone, this is actually the amount of bandwidth being delivered to your phone via the hub itself. In short, this brand that you could (and are) getting 1Gbps internet delivered to your hub, that doesn’t automatically mean that’s what is being delivered to your phone.
Absolutely mate, I agree with this.
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@JAC ok. For clarity, the speed to the hub is from the cable exchange to the hub in the house. This only measures the speed of the internet circuit itself, and not the speed of the wi-fi network to your phone.
So whilst you think you’re getting (for example) 100Mbps internet speed to your phone, this is actually the amount of bandwidth being delivered to your phone via the hub itself. In short, this brand that you could (and are) getting 1Gbps internet delivered to your hub, that doesn’t automatically mean that’s what is being delivered to your phone.
There are a number of scenarios to consider here. The most prominent is environmental factors such as solid walls, overhead lighting etc - all of which will play an individual role in reducing the speeds being delivered to the device itself. The real issue with consumer wi-fi devices is that they do not guarantee bandwidth to the end connecting device - more along the lines of serving whatever is available at the time.
How many wireless devices do you have at home ?
@phenomlab said in Ethernet speed VERY slow:
How many wireless devices do you have at home ?
Probably at least 5 on the go at any one time - Laptop, mobile, tablet etc. Not including the Tivo boxes.
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@phenomlab said in Ethernet speed VERY slow:
How many wireless devices do you have at home ?
Probably at least 5 on the go at any one time - Laptop, mobile, tablet etc. Not including the Tivo boxes.
@JAC is the speed consistent across these devices completed to your phone in the same location ? What speeds do you get from the laptop on wireless and on wired ?
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@JAC is the speed consistent across these devices completed to your phone in the same location ? What speeds do you get from the laptop on wireless and on wired ?
@phenomlab said in Ethernet speed VERY slow:
@JAC is the speed consistent across these devices completed to your phone in the same location ? What speeds do you get from the laptop on wireless and on wired ?
Speeds can vary as we know. So I’m currently getting around 350mbps to the mobile phone, something which is probably at its limit so I can’t complain with that.
It appeared to be on the laptop in the top room where I had the issues, and was getting sometimes 13mbps through wireless and even less with ethernet plugged in.
I have just got the second wifi pod through the door so I’ll test it when I can mate to see if it’s any better
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@phenomlab said in Ethernet speed VERY slow:
@JAC is the speed consistent across these devices completed to your phone in the same location ? What speeds do you get from the laptop on wireless and on wired ?
Speeds can vary as we know. So I’m currently getting around 350mbps to the mobile phone, something which is probably at its limit so I can’t complain with that.
It appeared to be on the laptop in the top room where I had the issues, and was getting sometimes 13mbps through wireless and even less with ethernet plugged in.
I have just got the second wifi pod through the door so I’ll test it when I can mate to see if it’s any better
.@JAC Sorry for digging up a really old topic, but I wanted to come back here and post my experiences with exactly the same issue. I too started suffering signal drops, slow internet connection, and varying accessibility during the course of the day.
The bottom line here is that it’s the Virgin Media Hub which is the bottleneck. Simply put, it’s sh*t
I landed up replacing this with a Linksys Mesh router (shown below)
This was ok for the most part, although the ability to configure at a granular level was lacking somewhat - as was the SPI firewall, which really wasn’t up to scratch in my view. However, with some minor modifications, and the disabling of UPNP support, the product was usable, and did what I needed - and, I had good speeds. However, this didn’t last. This new router rebooted itself frequently, and dropped connections
After speaking first to Linksys (who were actually useless), I got onto Amazon and said I wanted a refund. They didn’t push back at all, and after they’d received the router back, they refunded me in full.
Obviously, I needed another router. After some research, I went for this one.
There’s a good saving currently on this specific model (33%), and whilst I’m not a huge fan of TP-Link, I did change my mind after setting it up. it does everything I want, covers my whole house (and outside
for that fact), and most importantly, it has not dropped a connection since it was installed. I’m getting the full available bandwidth at both 2.5Ghz and 5Ghz as I’d expect.Highly recommended if you don’t want to spend a small fortune, but still desire a level of quality.
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I have a 1gbps powerline adapter that I’ve used previously to plug into the back of the Nvidia Shield.
Would there be any reason why this pulls in worse speeds than the WiFi alone?
Thanks in advance.
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I have a 1gbps powerline adapter that I’ve used previously to plug into the back of the Nvidia Shield.
Would there be any reason why this pulls in worse speeds than the WiFi alone?
Thanks in advance.
@JAC If I recall correctly, the nVidia shield you have has a hard coded 100Mbps port, so will never get the full 1Gbps.
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@JAC If I recall correctly, the nVidia shield you have has a hard coded 100Mbps port, so will never get the full 1Gbps.
@phenomlab I believe the newer models allow 1 Gig, which looks to be my model.
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@phenomlab I believe the newer models allow 1 Gig, which looks to be my model.
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@phenomlab No, this is the product I got a few years ago. Plus I have got over 100mbps on the WiFi so it must allow that. .
Strangely though when I used the Ethernet adapters it didn’t seem to work, probably 20mbps at best.
Maybe I got a dud one
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@phenomlab No, this is the product I got a few years ago. Plus I have got over 100mbps on the WiFi so it must allow that. .
Strangely though when I used the Ethernet adapters it didn’t seem to work, probably 20mbps at best.
Maybe I got a dud one
.@JAC the apater could be hard coded to 100Mbps in the settings. Check and see if this is the case. In any event, it should be set to auto.
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@JAC the apater could be hard coded to 100Mbps in the settings. Check and see if this is the case. In any event, it should be set to auto.
@phenomlab Thanks Mark,
I’ll check this out tomorrow.
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@JAC this specific adapter is capable of 600Mbps, so should be fine - but won’t give you 1Gbps on the shield because the speed is being capped.
Did you check the interface speed on the device itself?
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@JAC this specific adapter is capable of 600Mbps, so should be fine - but won’t give you 1Gbps on the shield because the speed is being capped.
Did you check the interface speed on the device itself?
@phenomlab I’ve not checked but I do remember the 100mbps adapters that I have being better so you’re probably right, although what I would say is it was only showing speeds of about 20mpbs last time. Would this depend on where the WiFi box is located? 🥺.
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@phenomlab I’ve not checked but I do remember the 100mbps adapters that I have being better so you’re probably right, although what I would say is it was only showing speeds of about 20mpbs last time. Would this depend on where the WiFi box is located? 🥺.
@JAC Yes, it would, but I thought that we had them wired last time because of this?
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@JAC Yes, it would, but I thought that we had them wired last time because of this?
@phenomlab I did mate you’re right but still only got a speed of 20mbps.
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@phenomlab I did mate you’re right but still only got a speed of 20mbps.
@JAC what we need to do is eliminate the power line adapters. Can you bring the unit downstairs and plug it directly into the back of the hub and a what connection speed you get?
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@JAC what we need to do is eliminate the power line adapters. Can you bring the unit downstairs and plug it directly into the back of the hub and a what connection speed you get?
@phenomlab yes pal, I’ll do this tomorrow and take some pictures.
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@phenomlab yes pal, I’ll do this tomorrow and take some pictures.
@JAC Thanks
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