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Buyer Beware, capped at 95mbs
Greetings, I recently upgraded my Xfinity/Comcast service to 1000Mbs. Connecting my computer to cable moden over ethernet gets me around 715Mbs DL on Xfinitiy's site and around 470Mbs on other sites. Now, when I hook up a TP-Link router, Archer A5 (as routers not access point) to the modem, I get a maximum of 94/95Mbs no matter the method I choose (ethenet from tp-link router to computer,2.4,5.0).
Well I just assumed that if tp-link is advertising a router that can hit close to 900mbs on 5Ghz chanel, that the WAN (from the modem to router) would be up to par, i.e., 1000mps. That is not the case. Buyer beware. Maximum speed for these low end routers is 100mbs combined from all sources because of the WAN limitation.
Check to make sure your WAN is 1000mbs or Gbit capable, if you have an internrt plan that exceeds 100mbs.
May 2020 · Electronics · verified purchase