Updated 1Gig offering – connection speeds available?
Updated 1Gig offering – connection speeds available?
Hello everyone, Our new internet just arrived with a symmetrical 1Gig fiber connection. We reside in a compact 4plex building, so what real-world speeds would we experience with a high-end router? My question stems from having an Asus ax82u router; even close to it, I’m consistently getting about 300-400 Mbps via speed tests using various servers on our 5GHz network. My upload speed is around 950 Mbps as measured by Speedtest. I’ve set the channel to 100 and confirmed it’s clear with no other traffic. I’m also using a 160MHz frequency and have turned off security suite and QoS to rule out interference. The router UI shows speeds of roughly 900 Mbps down and 950 Mbps up. Have anyone else noticed similar results? Thanks!
It seems you're questioning whether your current setup matches expectations. You recall faster speeds before using Wi-Fi, like 400 Mbps down and 25 Mbps up, and now you're experiencing closer to 400 Mbps with a 1 Gb connection. You think the difference will be noticeable.
It seems like the connection quality fluctuates quite a bit depending on the conditions. I’m currently tuned into channel 100 and nothing else is broadcasting there. I’m puzzled by the wide range of speeds I experience, especially since being close to my WiFi access point usually gives consistent results. My usual download speed is around 1.44Gbit, which stands out as an unusual performance. I’ve only hit that speed on one device that I don’t use often—this was a WiFi-to-LAN transfer, not internet browsing. On the downside, my upload speeds are consistently lower than my downloads over WiFi too.
I understand I have enterprise APs and manage around 30-35 clients in a fairly packed area like a townhouse. My performance may be unusual, but here’s what I’ve managed on my S22: On WiFi 6 (5GHz) I consistently reach about 600-800Mbps in both directions. With WiFi 6E (6GHz), speeds can climb to roughly 1000 to 1500Mbps depending on location and distance from the AP. If I had fewer clients, I could likely boost those numbers even more. Using a device with a 2x2 antenna might help, though I’m not sure the S22 supports that configuration. Overall, WiFi is meant for ease of use rather than maximum speed, which is why hardwired connections are preferred.
Considering my findings from the Zyxel NWA210AX, most connections tend to be limited to six clients on the 5GHz band, with many idle. In general, WiFi 7 seems poised to be a major shift, allowing us to reliably reach Gigabit speeds. Of course, we’ll see complaints about 10Gbit connections—people likely don’t realize most services share that bandwidth with others. Ultimately, WiFi will only matter when it’s truly necessary. I’m surprised phones can achieve such high speeds, especially with power limits and small antennas. It’s impressive that I can get 180MB/s over wired, though faster would be great but feels a bit out of reach given current broadband growth. Eventually, the other side may intentionally slow you down to ensure fair service for everyone. They won’t let you overload a cloud instance with your data. As far as I understand, neither Xbox nor PlayStation supports Gigabit downloads, and even in games they’ll reduce speeds to keep things stable. So even with perfect WiFi, real-world performance can differ significantly from test results.