I am paying for 1.5Gbps but only get 90mbps max?
I am paying for 1.5Gbps but only get 90mbps max?
Hi everyone. I have Bell Fibe internet in Canada and pay for 1.5Gbps. Because of where I live, I couldn't run an ethernet wire straight from my modem to my laptop, so I bought a TP-Link 2000 wall powerline adapter. I was pretty sure this would work great, which it does! I can connect nothing wrong and even stream games or watch movies on my laptop without any lag (it didn't work before because the lag was really bad). I checked both devices carefully; the ports on my modem are gigabit speeds, and my laptop is a new 2021 model. When I looked at the settings on my laptop, it said the speed is 1.0 Gbps with full duplex. The problem is that my download speed is actually faster when using the 5Ghz Wi-Fi than when using ethernet? My TP-Link device is also pretty new (less than two months old). Could it be because I'm using two different cat cables? The cable from the modem to the adapter uses Cat 5e, but the cable from the laptop to the second adapter uses a stronger Cat 7. Is one of these adapters the problem? Looking forward to hearing what you think. Thanks!
You should swap out your old wires right away if you are getting 90Mbit speed. You must check this by testing one brand-new, full-quality 100% copper Cat5e or Cat6a cable straight to your main router.