I have 300mbps fibre broadband, which is way better than our old 30mb!
I have my pc connected to the internet via a powerline adapter and ethernet cable and did a speed test. The speed test says I’m getting 57mbps download and 57 mbps upload, well below the 300mbps advertised.
When I run a speed test over wifi on my phone I get approx 100mbps download and 85mbps upload. The wifi is over a TP-Link Deco mesh.
I never expected to get the full 300mbps, but what is holding me back from getting closer to the advertised speeds?
Is it the powerline adapter being too old (approx 4-5 years), the mesh wifi, the ethernet cables being limited to 57mbps, or something else entirely?
I’m reasonably tech savvy but internet / home connectivity etc is one of my weak points!
Any suggestions for things to try / things to upgrade or do differently would be great! Thanks in advance!
Without the exact brand names and exact model numbers of these devices it is difficult to know exactly what is causing the reduced speeds.
I would say that you should work with your Deco Mesh setup and see if you can fine-tune their setup; but again, we don’t know the exact model Deco system that you have.
Would also be helpful to know exactly what kind of speeds you are getting from your actual Internet connection, because maybe you are not getting the full “300Mb” that you should be.
Your primary Deco Mesh Gateway unit should have a built-in speedtesting app that will test the speeds from the Gateway out to the Internet; instead of testing the speeds from your client device-through the local Wifi to your Deco Gateway-out to the Internet.