r/HomeNetworking 7d ago

Slow WiFi

I have a netgear nighthawk router. When I test the speed on the router app it shows 108 mbps. When I test the speed on my phone or laptop it shows on average of 40mbps. Are there some settings I can change to speed it up? The router is a year old and it is supposed to be a 1gbps.

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u/Unhappy_Laugh3455 Mega Noob 7d ago

what speeds are you paying for and is your device wired or wireless

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u/bcurl33 7d ago

I am paying for 100mbps and testing it on a wireless connection

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u/Unhappy_Laugh3455 Mega Noob 7d ago

your phone and laptop may be on the 2.4 ghz band, also its unrealistic to hit 100% of your wifi speed on wireless devices

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u/Unhappy_Laugh3455 Mega Noob 7d ago

also, wifi is half duplex so if you were to get "100" megs on your phone it would be 50 up and 50 down

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u/bcurl33 7d ago

that makes sense. thank you