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re: Network speed test

Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:23 pm to
Posted by NOLAGT
Over there
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 5/2/16 at 4:23 pm to
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I think you're getting very close to what you pay for. Also, the speeds that are advertised crucially say "up to" somewhere in the fine print.


I realize that, I was just kinda expecting to see at least over 100 at some point in time over the last 2 years of testing it at times...never not once...unless on the cox site. I just want to make sure im testing it properly at this point.

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Well Cox can't do anything about your wireless performance.


Yep...im just starting with the cox feed becasue if im starting with a lower speed than I should be then ill get lower speeds at distances too. Am I thinking that correctly...like if cox was shy 20-30mb then where I normally get 2-5 by the pond it might be 5-10 (just an example).

Once I know for sure all is good going to the house then I start adjusting my stuff.

I already have 2 routers now or I would get the nighthawk I see everyone talking about. I have the cox one and I have the Luxul I posted above. I got the Luxul when I built my house and had a company do some AV stuff...not sure why they decided not to use it as the router and went with the cox unit. But my goal is to use it since I paid for it and it seems to be good. I just have to do my own antenna witch wouldn't be a back thing. The closet the router is in is on one corner of my house with a lot of stuff around it to block it. I can get another unifi AP and mount it in a better location.
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28895 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 5:02 pm to
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I realize that, I was just kinda expecting to see at least over 100 at some point in time over the last 2 years of testing it at times...never not once...unless on the cox site. I just want to make sure im testing it properly at this point.
When you do speedtests, make sure you try multiple locations. Sometimes they get overloaded and the speed bottleneck is on their end.
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Am I thinking that correctly...like if cox was shy 20-30mb then where I normally get 2-5 by the pond it might be 5-10 (just an example).
Probably not. The bottleneck in this case is your wifi connection, so increasing the speed on the ISP end won't help.
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43454 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 9:39 pm to
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I was just kinda expecting to see at least over 100 at some point in time over the last 2 years of testing it at times...never not once...unless on the cox site.


That is all Cox can provide. If you're getting that kind of bandwidth to Cox's server, then you're getting your speeds. Once out on the Internet and off of Cox's network, Cox has no control over your speed.

Eta

WiFi is generally a horrible way to test your speeds. There are way too many variables that can be slowing down a wifi connection.
This post was edited on 5/2/16 at 9:40 pm
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