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Low and unreliable speeds at any time of day/night on newly installed Gen5
Starting my own post now after reading for days of others' simlar problems which to date appear mostly unresolved. Gen5 installed Friday March 16, 2018, previously using Gen4 I believe it was, th...
Hi deserthaven,
Thank you for your patience and cooperation. I ran diagnostics on your site and nothing out of the ordinary is showing up. Your download speed right now from your modem to the gateway is 20904.626 kb/sec. How are you finding your internet experience lately? Is there something in particular you're trying to do online that's proving difficult?
Thanks, I don't ordinarly let this kind of stuff get under my skin. I just bought a house in somewhat rural Montana, HughesNet is my only option unless I use my cellphone as a hotspot (which seems faster). I had 100mbps before moving so the contrast is startling. I've done my share of trouble shooting in the past and did some before I posted. It seems the page that is recommended here to test always shows good speed but as soon as I want to stream a tv show it buffers every 4 or 5 seconds making it imposseble to watch. I have done both connected via ethernet and using wifi. I personally think the router they supplied is junk but thats me. I asked when the installed if I could bypass it and he said no, of course. I'll give your suggestion a try when I have some time. Thanks
michaelsw59wrote:Thanks, I don't ordinarly let this kind of stuff get under my skin. I just bought a house in somewhat rural Montana, HughesNet is my only option unless I use my cellphone as a hotspot (which seems faster). I had 100mbps before moving so the contrast is startling. I've done my share of trouble shooting in the past and did some before I posted. It seems the page that is recommended here to test always shows good speed but as soon as I want to stream a tv show it buffers every 4 or 5 seconds making it imposseble to watch. I have done both connected via ethernet and using wifi. I personally think the router they supplied is junk but thats me. I asked when the installed if I could bypass it and he said no, of course. I'll give your suggestion a try when I have some time. Thanks
Oh yes, if you're used to a much faster service it will be very hard indeed to get used to. I've never had anything very fast. That said, I happen to agree that the speed tests are pretty much worthless as far as telling anything about how it's going to work in real time use. I've had high speed tests yet can't watch a 2 minute low quality video and the reverse has been true, although the times I have been able to stream or watch anything are in the vast miniority of times. Same goes for downloading a video. One time only was I able to download a 200+mb file in less than 60 seconds. Imagine my excitement! Before then and since I average 45-55 minutes for the same size/type/source. You might want to check with your installer and see if they will come out and double check everything, although I suspect they might find everything "okay". Mine did improve some with a new modem/router. Good luck!
Hi deserthaven,
I ran diagnostics on the 13th and again today and so far your system is still running well. I'm not seeing anything unusual in the diagnostics so that's good, no need for me to issue a tech to your site.
