Very slow 5GHz speed on iPad and Android
Hi,
I'm raising yet another complaint for the C7. (My previous issue still not resolved: https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/172722).
This time, the 5GHz speed that I get on my android (OnePlus One) is very bad. Speedtest (tested ~5 times) in the same room as the router gives me ~30mbps download and >150mbps upload. The ISP connection speed is 200 up and down - which I get perfectly in my wired connection. But 5GHz on both my iPad (2nd gen) and my android which are both WiFi ac compatible give me terrible speeds. Note that my previous router (Tenda) gave me better 5GHz wifi speeds on these devices so that's how I know these devices are fully capable of atleast 90-100 mbps up and down on a 200mbps line connection.
For the 2.5Ghz band, I get ~40 mbps for both upload and download which is not terrible as the link speed itself is ~70mbps.
Other info:
My 5GHz settings:
Version and encryption: Auto
Mode: a/n/ac mixed
Channel width: 80MHz (I've tried other widths also)
Channel: 48 (I've tried other channels also)
Transmit power: High
QoS: Disabled
Everything else is default.
On my android, the link speed is "433 Mbps" and signal strength is excellent.
What's actually worse is that, the download speeds in the speedtest start off at 60mbps and it always gradually reduces to ~35ish mbps..
I'm very disappointed that this model which is highly praised in many reviews has been let a let down in every aspect other than the wired connection speeds...
I have about 1 day left before my return window closes. If someone can please help me rectify these issues, I'd be very happy and it'd save me a lot of time looking for a better router...