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We were talking about internet speeds the other day. Here is a snap shot of what my average speeds are. They vary from time to time, but stay in this range.
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Griswalduk
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Yes indeed! I've ran several different speed tests and they all show the same results. At peak times, speeds are a little slower and as far as I can tell, I've only hit the 1Gig threshold twice.Impressive
Griswalduk
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You might be closer than you think. In the UK the full fibre 1 gigabit is actually 900mb in reality. Near enough for the ISP's to advertise it as 1gig. Download is the not so nearly impressive 100mb.
This service is still a little expensive though. For me the sweet spot money wise was 500 down 70 up. Wi-Fi around the house is 250mb on average.
I'll get to where you are some day
I can get better wifi speeds if I used my own modem and access points. But it's not a priority. I bought a Mikrotek modem and access point and tried installing it. The plan was to have a 10Gig network but it was too complicated at the time. I'd blaze through it now but, wifi is a no go for us. It's only needed on light and dimmer switches. Locks and other devices are ZWave.You might be closer than you think. In the UK the full fibre 1 gigabit is actually 900mb in reality. Near enough for the ISP's to advertise it as 1gig. Download is the not so nearly impressive 100mb.
This service is still a little expensive though. For me the sweet spot money wise was 500 down 70 up. Wi-Fi around the house is 250mb on average.
I'll get to where you are some day
The Mikrotik RouterBoard and Access Point would have given me much better wifi speeds. It was just too complicated for me. I did manage to get it working but it was above my pay grade.You might be closer than you think. In the UK the full fibre 1 gigabit is actually 900mb in reality. Near enough for the ISP's to advertise it as 1gig. Download is the not so nearly impressive 100mb.
This service is still a little expensive though. For me the sweet spot money wise was 500 down 70 up. Wi-Fi around the house is 250mb on average.
I'll get to where you are some day
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Mike A.
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It's the same in the US (same tech applies). The "Gigabit" service designation is nominal. With overhead it will top out ~930-940. If you see more than that in a test (without a device/service that supports greater than Gig speeds), it's likely just error.
Also, speed tests like that can vary depending on the computer used to test. If you can run diagnostics from the provider against the router directly, that will give more accurate results.
I have a few things around the house that need plenty of bandwidth. All that I've done ain't just for light switches.
I just haven't talked about them.
Mike A.
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Was just noting that a "Gigabit" service level doesn't really mean an actual gigabit transmission rate. It's just a nominal service level designation. If you look at the specifics for most providers they'll qualify that somewhere. e.g.:
An explanation of overhead and how you get to that number:
An explanation of overhead and how you get to that number:
What is the actual maximum throughput on Gigabit Ethernet?
Examining the usable bandwidth on a Gigabit Ethernet network Examining how much throughput of actual throughput can be achieved on a Gigabit Ethernet based network and how much this increases by us…
www.gigabit-wireless.com
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I agree. To put it in the simplest term, it's all smoke and mirrors. I've only seen 1G once or twice and if I ran the test back to back it absolutely did not reach that speed the second time.Was just noting that a "Gigabit" service level doesn't really mean an actual gigabit transmission rate. It's just a nominal service level designation. If you look at the specifics for most providers they'll qualify that somewhere. e.g.:
An explanation of overhead and how you get to that number:
What is the actual maximum throughput on Gigabit Ethernet?
Examining the usable bandwidth on a Gigabit Ethernet network Examining how much throughput of actual throughput can be achieved on a Gigabit Ethernet based network and how much this increases by us…www.gigabit-wireless.com
So, today I installed an Access Point for the few wifi devices I have. This is pretty impressive for a cell phone.
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