- Dec 5, 2014
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So recently I noticed my download speeds are not what they normally are, they're usually around 25-35 mbps down and 10-15 mbps up which is okay.
But since I moved to my new place my speeds have been around 10-15 mbps down and 10-12 mbps up which is fine but I know my mother and I pay for faster speeds ( Yeah I still live with my mother).
I decided to fiddle with my modem/router an Arris TG862G and my Linksys E2500 router. I disconnected my Linksys router and just used an ethernet cable with a laptop and wow I didn't know I could get around 90mbps down (I'm assuming it's because I moved from a rural area to a developing city), up speeds were the same.
Anyways to speed this story up I disconnected my Linksys router and turned off the bridge on the modem and I'm using it as a router as well since my speeds went from 15mbps down with my Linksys router to 60-70 mbps down wireless with just the Arris modem/router.
But here's my concern (Yes it may be dumb, yes I ask a lot of dumb questions but atleast I have answers!) will it be easier for Comcast to monitor what I do and download just using their equipment vs using my own router.
Also would there be anyway for me to get similar speeds on my own router?
But since I moved to my new place my speeds have been around 10-15 mbps down and 10-12 mbps up which is fine but I know my mother and I pay for faster speeds ( Yeah I still live with my mother).
I decided to fiddle with my modem/router an Arris TG862G and my Linksys E2500 router. I disconnected my Linksys router and just used an ethernet cable with a laptop and wow I didn't know I could get around 90mbps down (I'm assuming it's because I moved from a rural area to a developing city), up speeds were the same.
Anyways to speed this story up I disconnected my Linksys router and turned off the bridge on the modem and I'm using it as a router as well since my speeds went from 15mbps down with my Linksys router to 60-70 mbps down wireless with just the Arris modem/router.
But here's my concern (Yes it may be dumb, yes I ask a lot of dumb questions but atleast I have answers!) will it be easier for Comcast to monitor what I do and download just using their equipment vs using my own router.
Also would there be anyway for me to get similar speeds on my own router?
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