I was on this site while using free WiFi at a restaurant. I noticed this site loaded about twice as fast there so I did a speed test and saw that they only had like 10 Mbps. When I got home and tested my connection I got over 30Mbps. So how do I have 3 times the speed but twice the loading time? The ping was in the low 50's for both if that matters.
WiFi Question
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Sorry I cannot help but I want to tag along on this post....I was told this weekend by Directv that my internet is not good enough to download movies, my download speed was around 14 Mbps something and it needed to be around 15 Mbps. Top it off I think I have the best internet plan available in my Lexington hood. WTF?
OP, too many factors to determine what is going on. It could be that you have too many devices pulling bandwidth (Netflix is notorious for this), it could be at home you are getting interference from your router, it could be that the store had a better router than you (stay away from combo gateways, they are bad). It could be the angles in your house, the appliances, literally, a lot of things including distance if you have a large home (look into repeaters or extenders), it could be that your browser history was cluttering up the signal.
I would say its a plan to sell you more speed. But you think its best plan? Usually Netflix recommends 3-5 mbps for HD, and 20+ for Ultra HD. So they could be talking about this. But you can download movies with 1 mbps, it would just take awhile. Your speed is fine for netflix, if you meant streaming and not downloading, which are different. Just be careful, as each device on your network will pull from your available bandwidth. So if you have 2/3 iphones, a tablet, a comp, and tv, you may be taking away from your streaming capabilities. You just talked to someone who was trying to make a buck off you.
Edit, netflix and sometimes devices like PS4 that contain netflix app on them will sometimes pull more bandwidth so you may nned to check your allocation settings. For example, you may need 5 mbps to stream a movie, but netflix might actually pull 15-20. You have to go into settings and adjust allocated bandwidth.
I would say its a plan to sell you more speed. But you think its best plan? Usually Netflix recommends 3-5 mbps for HD, and 20+ for Ultra HD. So they could be talking about this. But you can download movies with 1 mbps, it would just take awhile. Your speed is fine for netflix, if you meant streaming and not downloading, which are different. Just be careful, as each device on your network will pull from your available bandwidth. So if you have 2/3 iphones, a tablet, a comp, and tv, you may be taking away from your streaming capabilities. You just talked to someone who was trying to make a buck off you.
Edit, netflix and sometimes devices like PS4 that contain netflix app on them will sometimes pull more bandwidth so you may nned to check your allocation settings. For example, you may need 5 mbps to stream a movie, but netflix might actually pull 15-20. You have to go into settings and adjust allocated bandwidth.
first thing i would try is fixing/resetting your hosts file and trying different DNS settings and rebooting your router modem etc.
google will tell you everything you need to know, it's not really a big deal and you're unlikely to mess anything up.
Yeah, a lot of factors go into your wifi speeds. The first question should always be: Who else is using my wifi and in what way? Do you have family members or a lot of devices? Or is it just you?
Everyone above summed it up well, but one additional thing.. keep your internet equipment away from heaters and don't stack them on top of each other. Keep them in an area with good airflow. I had an issue where our internet was crapping out and it was because my roommate put all the equipment on top of each other.. I'm surprised nothing melted. These things, even current models, can overheat.
Everyone above summed it up well, but one additional thing.. keep your internet equipment away from heaters and don't stack them on top of each other. Keep them in an area with good airflow. I had an issue where our internet was crapping out and it was because my roommate put all the equipment on top of each other.. I'm surprised nothing melted. These things, even current models, can overheat.
Its mbps, and all have said they should be having reasonable speed at 30 and 14.