Can you get 1Gbps using WiFi?

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So I recently had my Fibre upgraded to 900Mbps.

The actual connection tested on the WiFi 6 router shows 1Gbps and connecting via Ethernet I can get 980Mbps.

However connecting via WiFi on iMacs, MacBook and phones which are all WiFi 6 the most it can get is around 600 Mbps in close range and tails off to 400 Mbps on the other side of the house or in the garden.

So the question is that the expected and is there a way to get the full 1Gbps on devices?

Is there a specific WiFi solution I can plugin to the Ethernet and assume disable the routers own WiFi broadcast to avoid conflict?

Also if the cost is worth for getting those 40MB/s potential being lost?

Or is it a case those devices top out at 600Mbps even with the best antennas

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Also getting a weird case on my phone the upload beats download.

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Looks like they don’t actually bother restricting it to 900Mbps.

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The SmartOS/OpenWrt seems to be one of the better routers I’ve seen.

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Would splitting into separate 2.4/5 help or would that actually hinder it? As far as I remember both are useful for coverage.

The channel seems to be clear so it’s not a case of interference.

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It’s an Adtran 854 version 6.

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I’m going to try splitting.

Interestingly I can change Tx and Bandwidth but I haven’t a clue what is best.

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On Asus RT-AX86U with 2 Asus access points (Wifi 6 on 5GHz with gigabit ethernet backbone) I get max 600-700Mbps on WiFi. I used to get significantly less on the same equipment, which at the time I had narrowed down to something to do with weather radar frequencies and Asus limiting their devices on purpose, but it seems something about that has changed.

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It’s an Air on the M2 chip ~2023.

So I’ve split, turned off 2.4 which seems to get 130Mbps max.

Using 5GHz and unchecking legacy I’m getting 750ish now on it.

I did try swapping channels but the auto seems to be picking the best with 149.

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Phone seems marginally better but hard to know with limited tests.

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I think you’re right. The router itself seems to only be HE80 so it’s not losing out.

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I’ll have a bit of a play with settings but I think I’m hitting limits of the devices.

I’m actually super impressed tbh.

It’s costing about £23.63 with the deal of 3mth free on 24mth contract. Seems pretty good value/money

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What’s even weirder is the oldest iMac we have from ~2013 running Ubuntu is getting better download and much further away. :sweat_smile:

Must be a bigger receiver area I guess than the Macbook

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Enterprise :rofl: but on a serious note, going Wifi 7 (with compatible devices) will help reach your max speed.

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What’s the thing that’s helping get that is it the WiFi 7 and you have a 16 pro max which is 7 too?

EHT 20/40/80/160/240/320

Or using the HE160 would get that too?

Just curious to know if one of these stats is the magic.

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I had thought TX power would be 30dBm but maybe it’s better not on full blast :thinking: I can turn mine between 1-30 I think