Is there any reason that when using Wi-Fi tether the speeds on the laptop I'm tethering would be significantly lower than direct speeds from my phone?
Phone is in the same spot so reception isn't the issue.
Speeds are; on phone - around 600k-1MB per second down to 200k per second on my laptop so limitations of Wi-Fi shouldn't be the issue.
That's the basics and its got me stumped.
I've usually seen reports of WiFi tethering being about a third the speed of a phone's connection (just averaging what I recall, which is always suspect). Figured this was due to processing overhead - a phone isn't necessarily an optimum router/gateway/switch.
Those speeds seem kind of slow to begin with - are you on 3G only?
- ooofest
Has anyone had issues with or found a way to improve the wifi performance on the moto g? I have the US XT 1034 with stock 4.4 OTA and have had consistently bad speeds when downloading things or using the speedtest.net app. I cannot seem to obtain more than about 4 or 5 Mb/s over wifi while other devices on the same connection (tested one at a time with wifi off on others) can get 40 Mb/s (my laptop) and 10+ Mb/s (previous phone - galaxy s blaze 4g). The speedtest app also shows the connection as being very unstable, fluctuating a lot and sometimes even losing connection. I have already tried turning off wifi optimization and enabling/disabling the "avoid poor connections" setting.
I've noticed very poor performance when using 2.4 GHz wifi on my G3 when compared to other devices. I can have my Nexus 4 and G3 sitting right next to each other on 2.4 GHz WiFi and the G3 is consistently slower when doing a speedtest like speedtest.net or iperf. Usually the G3 gets around half the speed of the Nexus 4 or worse. On occasions i've seen the G3 start getting below 1 Mbps or nothing at all and the the only way to fix it is by putting the phone into airplane mode and taking it back off.
When the G3 is connected to 5 GHz it is pretty much on par with the Nexus 4 when doing speedtests. I've also not seen any of the strange slowdown issues that require a reboot or airplane mode toggle on/off when connected at 5GHz.
Makes me wonder if i got a defective device or if anyone else is experiencing the same issues. I'm still within my 14 day return window but i'd hate to go through the process of swapping out the device and tweaking everything back to my preferences if this is an issue that will likely be fixed with a software update.
Has anyone else noticed issues with their device when connected to 2.4 GHz wifi?
Where did you find the settings for Wi-Fi freq?
mrhaley30705 said:
Where did you find the settings for Wi-Fi freq?
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You select the frequency when joining the network. If you have a dual band wireless router and have both frequencies broadcasting, the option to chose which band will appear when you are searching for wireless networks.
I get 50.28Mbps down and 20.11 Mbps up when testing with the Speedtest.net Android app on a 2.4GHz frequency router
Enddo said:
I get 50.28Mbps down and 20.11 Mbps up when testing with the Speedtest.net Android app on a 2.4GHz frequency router
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Just curious who is your ISP ? 20 mbps up is awesome and I wish I could get there lol. I run 45 ish mbps down and 4.5 megabits per second up on suddenlink cable ISP on 2.4GHz
conan1600 said:
Just curious who is your ISP ? 20 mbps up is awesome and I wish I could get there lol. I run 45 ish mbps down and 4.5 megabits per second up on suddenlink cable ISP on 2.4GHz
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Verizon was nice enough to recently upgrade all FiOS customers with symmetrical bandwidth. Your upload now matches your download and in my case exceeds my download for no additional charge.
Not quite as fast as Google Fiber but Verizon's highest package is now 500 down/500 up.
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Just curious who is your ISP ? 20 mbps up is awesome and I wish I could get there lol. I run 45 ish mbps down and 4.5 megabits per second up on suddenlink cable ISP on 2.4GHz
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It's Comcast. The 'Extreme 105' plan, I believe
solvingchaos said:
I've noticed very poor performance when using 2.4 GHz wifi on my G3 when compared to other devices. I can have my Nexus 4 and G3 sitting right next to each other on 2.4 GHz WiFi and the G3 is consistently slower when doing a speedtest like speedtest.net or iperf. Usually the G3 gets around half the speed of the Nexus 4 or worse. On occasions i've seen the G3 start getting below 1 Mbps or nothing at all and the the only way to fix it is by putting the phone into airplane mode and taking it back off.
When the G3 is connected to 5 GHz it is pretty much on par with the Nexus 4 when doing speedtests. I've also not seen any of the strange slowdown issues that require a reboot or airplane mode toggle on/off when connected at 5GHz.
Makes me wonder if i got a defective device or if anyone else is experiencing the same issues. I'm still within my 14 day return window but i'd hate to go through the process of swapping out the device and tweaking everything back to my preferences if this is an issue that will likely be fixed with a software update.
Has anyone else noticed issues with their device when connected to 2.4 GHz wifi?
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Is your bluetooth turned on? If so turn it off and re run Speedtest.net. I have had a few phones that do not play well with bluetooth
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Is your bluetooth turned on? If so turn it off and re run Speedtest.net. I have had a few phones that do not play well with bluetooth
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I still have 2.4 GHz issues with the bluetooth disabled.
Rate this thread to express how you think the Huawei Nexus 6P's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
WiFi strength is good...nothing spectacular.
Good wifi.
Works pretty good. Pick it up outside in my car from my parking spot. Not strong but still connected.
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Works pretty good. Pick it up outside in my car from my parking spot. Not strong but still connected.
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Wifi is great here....... @svetius how are you doing Sir.........long time
I don't know if it's my router (I just bought it 2 days before my phone came in) but my download speed is not very good. I have a 50mbps down and 25mbps up, but when I run speedtest I get anywhere from 1-30 down and always 25-30 up (normal). My upload is always fantastic, but down varies greatly. I don't know if it's the router or if it's my phone. In all situations I am less than 10 feet from my router.
Can anyone run speed test on 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands and inform me if they see odd download speeds? By odd I mean jumping up and down a lot.
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WiFi strength is good...nothing spectacular.
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Couldn't agree less, the wifi reception on this phone is worlds better than my 2014 Moto X, I'm getting 2-3x the bandwidth at the furthest distances in our house.
Substantially better range and throughput than my N6.
Find my wifi is good. No better or worse than all my other devices. Picks up where i expect it to and loose it where i expect it to. Again speed is on par with my other devices
Wifi on 6p is much better - get full 118Mbps download (cable limit) with Nexus 5 typically doing 80Mbps download at same time frame. Connected to router at 585Mbps but I have seen it a 7xxMbps rate to router but effective internet still cable limited.
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Wifi on 6p is much better - get full 118Mbps download (cable limit) with Nexus 5 typically doing 80Mbps download at same time frame. Connected to router at 585Mbps but I have seen it a 7xxMbps rate to router but effective internet still cable limited.
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I also am getting faster WiFi performance by a good amount WHEN I do .. reason saying that is that the results are very variable. I would like to attach a screen print I saved but do not see how.
Great throughout with alright range, wifi drops at less range than my Note 3 and S4. This based off two N6P, first device I returned as the auto rotation was broke.
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My WiFi has been significantly better than my s4 so far with better throughput, latency, stability. My home connection is consistently above 500 Mbps.
First image 5ghz, Comcast 105-150mbps depending on time of day. Second image is 2.4ghz
WiFi is infinitely better than my previous phones, and 5ghz AC works better than on the iPhone 6s plus in the same spots. Signal strength on 5ghz AC is always 5-10db weaker than 2.4ghz. Plus, I get my full 90mbps everywhere in my house with 5ghz. 2.4 caps around 50-70 because of no free channels. Huawei did something right with the antennae, because I have no issues ever with signal/speed.
I'm getting lower pings and faster throughput on my 6P than my iMac 5K!
Of course, the position of my iMac may make a difference - but, regardless, that's bloody impressive. Huawei has always been pretty good with antenna design, and the larger size of the 6P presumably also helps?
In a test just now I got 9ms, 7.6 Mbps down, 1.1 Mbps up on my 6P (connection 526Mbps) and on my iMac 19ms, 6.8, 0.8 (connection 527Mbps*).
(* bit odd that one is 526 and the other 527 - maybe a rounding issue as I assume they're fixed increments?)
I'll second that WiFi speeds are noticeably faster than they were on my N6.
I haven't done any actual testing, but the primary thing I've noticed is that transfers to my local server are typically 20-30% faster.
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I don't know if it's my router (I just bought it 2 days before my phone came in) but my download speed is not very good. I have a 50mbps down and 25mbps up, but when I run speedtest I get anywhere from 1-30 down and always 25-30 up (normal). My upload is always fantastic, but down varies greatly. I don't know if it's the router or if it's my phone. In all situations I am less than 10 feet from my router.
Can anyone run speed test on 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands and inform me if they see odd download speeds? By odd I mean jumping up and down a lot.
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On 5Ghz I got 72.2Mb down and 19.6Mb up on a 72/20 connection, so its running it flat out. This was through the speedtest.net app.
The signal on my 6p is significantly better than my Oneplus one. I tested both where wifi signal is lowest and tested both 2.4 and 5ghz bands. Pings are almost identical.
6p
5 ghz - 64.81 down / 12.19 up
2.4 ghz - 57.91 down /12.25 up
1+1
5 ghz - 30.70 down / 12.22 up
2.4 ghz - 17.30 / 12.16 up
Constantly drops Wifi. Then often forgets networks and even can't see any while scanning.
I noticed lots of network jitter when connected to WiFi over 5ghz band in low congestion area with good signal strength. Pings to the router would vary between 4ms and 18, sometimes 22ms. Jitter to that degree is also evident when I ping out to the web.
I am wondering if this is responsible for my constant lag spikes in vainglory, paladin strike, and arena of valor.
I'd like to know how your guys' Android phones are performing when pinging your router address so I can compare. If you know how, you can download an app like "ping " from app store for easy testing.
Thank you.
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I noticed lots of network jitter when connected to WiFi over 5ghz band in low congestion area with good signal strength. Pings to the router would vary between 4ms and 18, sometimes 22ms. Jitter to that degree is also evident when I ping out to the web.
I am wondering if this is responsible for my constant lag spikes in vainglory, paladin strike, and arena of valor.
I'd like to know how your guys' Android phones are performing when pinging your router address so I can compare. If you know how, you can download an app like "ping " from app store for easy testing.
Thank you.
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Could just be your network the ping is still in a good range j get about 10-15
That's very possible. Thank you for your time and contribution.
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That's very possible. Thank you for your time and contribution.
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Test ping on other devices also connected over WiFi and share the results from them as well
I pinged my router 100 times and the ping times varied between 0. 916 and 4.98ms. But in average it's about 1ms.
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Test ping on other devices also connected over WiFi and share the results from them as well
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Pinging via windows cubemix plus tablet on same 5ghz band gives me steady 2-3ms with infrequent outliers.
Will wait till more people are home and try some more devices. Thank you again everyone.
Tested an iPhone X, Nexus 6p, and re-ran the oneplus. The ping tests were done approximately 10 feet away from router with direct line of sight.
Tested consecutively with no other devices on network. Ping was directly to router. Bluetooth and cellular service disabled (I tested difference between cellular enabled and disabled, it was pretty much the same).
200 pings on 5Ghz band:
iPhone X: Avg 9.7 Standard deviation 2
Nexus 6p: Avg 10.2 Standard deviation 9
Oneplus 6: Avg 18.7 Standard deviation 5
200 pings 2.4Ghz band:
iPhone X: Avg 10.3 Standard Deviation 4
Nexus 6p: Avg 9.2 Standard Deviation 3.5
Oneplus 6: Avg 19.3 Standard Deviation 5.1
Realistically, a ping slowdown of about ~10ms on the oneplus 6 compared to iPhone X would probably not account for the jitter and frequent spikes I saw in those mobile games... Unless I put further strain by moving away from router. I noticed the signal notification indicator does not really reflect signal quality on iPhone and Oneplus; so who knows, more testing is needed. It is interesting though to see the difference in ping latency between the devices.