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Wow. That’s probably getting pretty close to the max that can be pushed through the phone.

I routinely get between 200-300 down on my home WiFi; 400 down at the router.
 
I have never gotten anywhere close to the numbers you guys are getting. Maybe I will stand next to my router and try it.
 
I just took this one.

This is a pretty standard result for me, give or take 50-75 in either direction. It is also worth noting that I only get these results on 5 GHz networks.
 

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I'm curious, what routers are you using to get results this high, and how far away?

I will test mine when I get home, but the highest I have ever gotten on an iPhone has been around 65 Mbps. I have other devices that are much higher, but never my iPhones.
 
If that type of speed available at home for you guys then I really envy you all.
 
If that type of speed available at home for you guys then I really envy you all.
I have a friend that only has DSL available to him. When he used a laptop, he would come over my home to do large updates and downloads. He gets about 5Mbps on a good day.
 
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I'm curious, what routers are you using to get results this high, and how far away?

I will test mine when I get home, but the highest I have ever gotten on an iPhone has been around 65 Mbps. I have other devices that are much higher, but never my iPhones.

There are many different variables that go into speed.

Your router, the connection type, the barriers between you and router, the number of competing signals, the speed going into your router, the number of connections, etc.

The two biggest ones are the speed of your connection at the router, and the type of connection you’re using.

I have up to 400mbps down at the router. Do I get that? Not usually. I am usually in the 300’s at the router.

That signal is then broadcasted. The further away you are, the worse your connection gets. The more barriers (walls, doors) the worse your connection is. The more competing network signals there are the worse your signal is. This list goes on for awhile.

Then there are two different frequencies the networks are broadcasted at; 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. 2.4 is not able to push as much information as 5, and slower speeds are a result. There are also typically more 2.4 networks out there, which increases signal interference.

Anyway, there’s a lot that goes into it.

On 2.4 GHz networks, I would probably get around 60-100 mbps down. On 5 GHz I get between 200-300 mbps down. Direct connections can get 300-400 mbps down if there’s no competing devices.

What is your router’s connection speed? What kind of network? What iPhone?
 
There are many different variables that go into speed.

Your router, the connection type, the barriers between you and router, the number of competing signals, the speed going into your router, the number of connections, etc.

Anyway, there’s a lot that goes into it.


Thanks.

I already knew all of that, but what I was wondering is the equipment that everyone is using.

What is your router’s connection speed? What kind of network? What iPhone?

I am using the 2013 AirPort Extreme with a 300Mbps download connection from the ISP. Using Ethernet on my iMac, I get the 300Mbps speed.

Using an iPhone SE and iPhone 6s Plus on the 5 GHz band, I only get about 65Mbps from one floor away from the router. Every spot in my home the 5GHz band performs better than the 2.4 GHz band.

An ATV4 in the same room a few feet away gets more than double that speed. I also use another AirPort to wirelessly extend the network and use the LAN port for my Mac Pro that does not have built in WiFi. On the Mac Pro, I am able to get up to 200Mbps, even though the 2nd AirPort is 4 times the distance away than the iPhones getting 65Mbps.

I guess I can add that I have used 3 different AirPorts to extend to the Mac Pro, the Air Port Express(n standard), the last gen of AirPort Extremes that had the n standard, and the 2013 AirPort extreme that has the ac standard.

Surprisingly enough, using the n standard AirPort Extreme provided the fasted download speed when using it to wirelessly extend to the Mac Pro. The Express was unsurprisingly the worse of the 3. The ac AirPort had about 10-15% less speed than the n AirPort Extreme.

Anyways, I was wondering what everyone else is using to see the speeds they are seeing.
 
That’s my LTE connection by itself.
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Thanks.

I already knew all of that, but what I was wondering is the equipment that everyone is using.



I am using the 2013 AirPort Extreme with a 300Mbps download connection from the ISP. Using Ethernet on my iMac, I get the 300Mbps speed.

Using an iPhone SE and iPhone 6s Plus on the 5 GHz band, I only get about 65Mbps from one floor away from the router. Every spot in my home the 5GHz band performs better than the 2.4 GHz band.

An ATV4 in the same room a few feet away gets more than double that speed. I also use another AirPort to wirelessly extend the network and use the LAN port for my Mac Pro that does not have built in WiFi. On the Mac Pro, I am able to get up to 200Mbps, even though the 2nd AirPort is 4 times the distance away than the iPhones getting 65Mbps.

I guess I can add that I have used 3 different AirPorts to extend to the Mac Pro, the Air Port Express(n standard), the last gen of AirPort Extremes that had the n standard, and the 2013 AirPort extreme that has the ac standard.

Surprisingly enough, using the n standard AirPort Extreme provided the fasted download speed when using it to wirelessly extend to the Mac Pro. The Express was unsurprisingly the worse of the 3. The ac AirPort had about 10-15% less speed than the n AirPort Extreme.

Anyways, I was wondering what everyone else is using to see the speeds they are seeing.

My speeds are on an 8+ or X, and the router is a Sagecom provided by my cable provider.
 

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Thanks.

I already knew all of that, but what I was wondering is the equipment that everyone is using.



I am using the 2013 AirPort Extreme with a 300Mbps download connection from the ISP. Using Ethernet on my iMac, I get the 300Mbps speed.

Using an iPhone SE and iPhone 6s Plus on the 5 GHz band, I only get about 65Mbps from one floor away from the router. Every spot in my home the 5GHz band performs better than the 2.4 GHz band.

An ATV4 in the same room a few feet away gets more than double that speed. I also use another AirPort to wirelessly extend the network and use the LAN port for my Mac Pro that does not have built in WiFi. On the Mac Pro, I am able to get up to 200Mbps, even though the 2nd AirPort is 4 times the distance away than the iPhones getting 65Mbps.

I guess I can add that I have used 3 different AirPorts to extend to the Mac Pro, the Air Port Express(n standard), the last gen of AirPort Extremes that had the n standard, and the 2013 AirPort extreme that has the ac standard.

Surprisingly enough, using the n standard AirPort Extreme provided the fasted download speed when using it to wirelessly extend to the Mac Pro. The Express was unsurprisingly the worse of the 3. The ac AirPort had about 10-15% less speed than the n AirPort Extreme.

Anyways, I was wondering what everyone else is using to see the speeds they are seeing.

I'm using a Ubiquiti nanoHD access point.
 
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