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Help, need advice! I currently have a 200mbps home internet plan with ISP provided modem/router, when I run a speed test over wired connection I get the speed I'm paying for sometimes more....

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however when I run a speed test over wifi connection it’s usually in the 45mbps range. Will buying and using a 3rd party wireless router allow me to get the full speed or close to the full speed I’m paying for over Wi-Fi?

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And what devices are you seeing the slow wifi speeds on? Your connecting to a 5GHz network correct? 45mbps sounds like 2.4GHz WiFi.

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leewhat@alien.topB
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What is the modem/router model?

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HankHippoppopalous@alien.topB
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45-50MB is the max speed of a 2.4ghz channel, please make sure you’re on 5ghz

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freman1952@alien.topB
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Wireless is half duplex, you are paying for 200 Mbps, the max you can get is 100 and then is an issue of the antena on your device, I get more on laptop, less on ipad and even less on iphone.

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