Linksys router 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz vs internet speed

zillah2004

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Dear Experts

I am on ADSL max speed provided by telcomm is 25 Mbps yes 25,,,,,you can increase speed by paying more,,,,this is the issue
I have my Linksys router ACS1900 V2 connected , this router has two bands 2.4 and 5 both are configured.

(distance test in the same room where router located) I did test when I connect only one device my iphone 6 or Samsung Galaxy S7 mobiles to 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz speed of 2.4 is 1/3 of 5. 2.4 Ghz showing speed 6 Mbps while 5 GHz showing 18 Mbps,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,why ?

I am pretty sure both mobiles have wireless of n standard or height right ? means they can handle average speed way more that ADSL speed which is 25 Mbps

(distance test in the same room where router located) I did the same test on my cousin house which he has cable internet speed up to 100 Mbps not ADSL technology , still 2.4Ghz is 1/3 of 5 Ghz,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.4 Ghz showing speed 30 Mbps while 5 GHz showing 80 Mbps

To my understanding average speed for 2.4 Ghz on wireless n standard should be height than 25 Mbps right ?

Thanks
 

VirtualLarry

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My single-stream Wireless-N 2.4Ghz client devices max out at 30Mbit/sec or so, with a AC68R running Tomato.

So, it's unsurprising that you would run into the same limits.

Though, I can't understand what the bottleneck was with your first test, unless it was just the internet, or location-dependent interference on 2.4Ghz.
 

zillah2004

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Concern when I am connecting to 2.4 GHz band speed test showing 6-8 Mbps and I guess it very low speed while average speed of 2.4 should way greater than 25 Mbps
 

zillah2004

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>>Though, I can't understand what the bottleneck was with your first test, unless it was just the internet, or location-dependent interference on 2.4Ghz.<<
Location same room line of sight less than 2 meters distance.

House one where there is ADSL technology same 2 mobiles , same location when connecting to 5 GHz test speed showing 18 Mbps while 2.4 GHz showing 6-8 Mbps

House two where there is cable technology same 2 mobiles , same location when connecting to 5 GHz test speed showing 90 Mbps while 2.4 GHz showing 30 Mbps
 

zillah2004

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Okay noted
How can I check speed of my wireless connection ? I mean between different devices to the router ?
 

ch33zw1z

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You can use the Internet speed test to see what wireless speeds your getting.

Use a wired connection to test Internet speeds

also use iperf to test speeds between devices on the network. Iperf uses two computers to test between, one should wired.
 

zillah2004

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>>You can use the Internet speed test to see what wireless speeds your getting.<<
Didn't get that ?right now I am using Speedtest by Ookla app
How can I use that to see what wireless speed I am getting ?