I'm getting HORRIBLE internet speeds on my pc, yet great speeds on my phone.

ryan price

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So I used to get around 75mbps download speed and 20mbps upload speed on my PC.
Lately I noticed a lot of lag while playing games so I did a few tests.
I've been getting results ranging from 0.5mbps to 20mbps download speed.
Upload speed seems to be varying from 5-15mbps.
I did some tests on my phone and Im getting 70+mbps download and 15+mbps upload consistently.
I've tried both powerline and a usb 3.0 500mbps wifi adapter, getting very similar results.
I've done several full system scans with Avast premium. Nothing was detected.
I've tried using different ethernet ports on my router.
I've unplugged and re-plugged everything.
Here are the results from a test on both my PC and my phone:
PC: http://imgur.com/Aad76Vm
iPhone: http://imgur.com/xBLcd7G

Not sure what to do :(
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ryan






 

sancho_mic

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So no matter your connection (Ethernet, powerline, usb wifi dongle) you still have poor internet speeds on your pc. yet your phone enjoys much internet :)

Do you have your own gateway/router? maybe it's enabled some QOS priority per MAC address? maybe something like this enabled from your ISP? Anyhow, i would not hesitate to contact them on this issue...
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ryan price

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I've fixed it :eek:
Turns out the powerline was plugged into an extension lead, which it clearly states on the box that it shouldnt be, oops.
Anyways, I assume I had bad speeds with the wifi adapter due to it being very small and low quality.
I'm back to my beautiful 75mbps :D
Thanks,
Ryan