connection question
Hi All,
I have been using a mesh with three Deco E4 units for almost a year with no problem. I bought them when NBN upgraded me to FTTP and 100Mbps plan. I was consistently getting roughly 80Mbps on the mesh (after 8pm) in speedtest (a lot less in real use of course). Recently I upgraded to a 250Mbps plan as it was only five dollars per month more. However, I am still getting roughly the same speed showing in speedtest. I contacted my provided (TPG) and they helped me determine the problem was not TPG but the mesh system.
The modem (TP-Link V1600), with WiFi on, has two addresses, WiFi-xxxx and WiFi-xxxx-5G. I assume the 5G one is 5GHz, and the other one is 2.4GHz. I found that if I connect to the 5G address, speed test (standing next to the modem on a Sunday afternoon) was a tad over 200Mbps, beautiful! However connecting to the other address the speed showed about 23Mbps. Turning off the WiFi on the modem and plugging in a Deco E4 via Ethernet cable gave a speed of about 92Mbps, less than half the speed of the 5G connection. I would have thought it should have been similar to the 5G connection as the data was being delivered to the Deco at that speed (or faster). These results were all done within a few minutes of each other, so local traffic should have been similar for all of them.
I am confused by these results. It seems the Deco is receving the data at at least 200Mbps, but can only manage a speed of 92Mbps less than a meter away?
Is there a way to improve the performance of these units? Or do I have to go out and buy a whole new mesh system that can keep up with my modem?...
All advice gratefully received.
