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10 Gbps home internet

This is most probably overkill and definitely a waste of money but I’d like to buy a 10G adapter. I have 7G ISP speed. I use a Mac mini M1 16GB/2TB. My use case is only Usenet (Eweka & NZBGeek). I reach 110MB/s currently on Wifi.

I found this adapter, would you recommend it?

My mini is not too old / enough to reach max speed?
 
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Current speed test. I don't know. Is this fast?

Download: 270.172 kbit/s

Upload: 138.217 kbit/s
 

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boppin said:
Current speed test. I don't know. Is this fast?

Download: 270.172 kbit/s

Upload: 138.217 kbit/s
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That is almost like the old dial up connection speeds. Even DSL is from 1- 25 Mbits per second down and 1-5 Mbits per second up on average. At least that is what it use to be here in the US. Most companies don't even offer DSL anymore as they are all getting away from maintaining the copper lines.

Our choices are 5G internet, other forms of wireless internet, satellite, cable, and fiber.
 
bapegg said:
That is almost like the old dial up connection speeds. Even DSL is from 1- 25 Mbits per second down and 1-5 Mbits per second up on average. At least that is what it use to be here in the US. Most companies don't even offer DSL anymore as they are all getting away from maintaining the copper lines.

Our choices are 5G internet, other forms of wireless internet, satellite, cable, and fiber.
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Or it's perhaps that I am currently sitting in the garage. I will repeat the test.

Our router says 330.0 Mbit/s

It's interesting to know that Germany wants to shut down the old copper mesh by 2030. Consumes too much energy.
 
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boppin said:
Or it's perhaps that I am currently sitting in the garage. I will repeat the test.

Our router says 330.0 Mbit/s

It's interesting to know that Germany wants to shut down the old copper mesh by 2030. Consumes too much energy.
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330 Mbits/s is a lot better.

AT&T which provides home phone service in my area has abandoned all of the copper wires that were used for phone and DSL. You have to use Voice Over IP for your home phone and AT&T only offers 5G Internet in my town.

I have Spectrum cel internet and if I wan't to have a home phone, it too would be VOIP and go through my cable modem.
 
boppin said:
Or it's perhaps that I am currently sitting in the garage. I will repeat the test.

Our router says 330.0 Mbit/s

It's interesting to know that Germany wants to shut down the old copper mesh by 2030. Consumes too much energy.
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It’s not energy, it’s the value of the copper.
 
gigatoaster said:
I’ve got this in wifi on my iPhone but the Mac mini M1 on wifi is limited at 1 Gbps, is this normal?View attachment 2654089
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Different devices have different wifi capabilities. The M1 doesn't support Wifi 6, 6E, or 7, for example. You don't say which wifi you have or which iPhone, but most likely it's just a reduction in capabilities of the older M1 Mini vs your (I assume) newer Wifi and iPhone.
 
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gigatoaster said:
iPhone 15 Pro. I thought Mac mini M1 was wifi 6, no?
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You're right, it is wifi 6, but only 80Mhz channel width it seems. Although I have seen Apple update this on some devices to 160MHz.

This article is not complete but shows that the iPhone 15 supports 6E and even on 6 supports 160Mhz. So potentially has twice the throughput.

Wi-Fi and Ethernet specifications for Apple devices

Learn about Wi-Fi and Ethernet specifications for Apple devices.
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If you option click the wifi on each it will show you a screen that will tell you the protocols and configuration.

Where I am now I have Wifi 5 (802.11ac) and 80Mhz. You should check and see what your Mac is seeing.

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Thanks for the explanation. This is what I see:

Max mini M1:
Channel 36 (5 GHz, 80 MHz)
PHY: 802.11ax

iPhone 15 Pro:
Channel 36 (5 GHz, unknown MHz)
Tx / Rx Rate: 1729/1921
 
gigatoaster said:
Thanks for the explanation. This is what I see:

Max mini M1:
Channel 36 (5 GHz, 80 MHz)
PHY: 802.11ax

iPhone 15 Pro:
Channel 36 (5 GHz, unknown MHz)
Tx / Rx Rate: 1729/1921
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ok that makes sense. We can't see the MHz on the phone but you can check the channel width on the router to see if it has the 160MHz option active. If it does, the iPhone should be using that, and that could probably explain the difference in speed.

I'm guessing that you're using both devices in the same immediate vicinity as each other too. 😀 But if you're not, distance will be a factor.
 
Yes so my router doesn’t allow me to setup 80 MHz or 160 MHz. It’s automatic and the “system” checks if there are interferences.

And yes. The mini is like 2 meter from the router, so is the phone (triangle).
 
gigatoaster said:
Yes so my router doesn’t allow me to setup 80 MHz or 160 MHz. It’s automatic and the “system” checks if there are interferences.

And yes. The mini is like 2 meter from the router, so is the phone (triangle).
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So the likely answer is that the phone is connecting at 160Mhz channel width and the Mac mini at 80Mhz.

For whatever reason, IIRC, my M4 MacBook Air was limited to 80Mhz when I first got it and then they allowed 160Mhz later through a macOS update. I'm not sure what the rationale there was. Shame they didn't do that with the M1 Mini.
 
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