Hi all...
I have a Linksys WRT160N router and TWC Cable modem. My download speeds as tested with the new Win8 Network Speed Test program shows ~5.0 Mbps download and ~1.2 Mbps upload speeds. My Son-in-law said He thought I should be getting faster download speeds. He told me to unplug the router, wait 30 seconds, re-plug and test again. Walla! ~22Mbps download and still ~1.2 Mbps upload. After one day, download speeds dropped to ~15Mbps, after 2 days it was at ~9Mbps, and after 3 days it was back at ~5.0Mbps which it stays at for the remaining few days I continued testing. The upload speeds always remained about 1.2Mbps. After a week I did the unplug thing and again the speeds jumped back to ~22.0 Mbps. Do you smart folks have any idea what may be going on? Time for a new router? Modem? Setting in router? I don't know much about this area, but can follow instructions pretty well. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
...Rich
I have a Linksys WRT160N router and TWC Cable modem. My download speeds as tested with the new Win8 Network Speed Test program shows ~5.0 Mbps download and ~1.2 Mbps upload speeds. My Son-in-law said He thought I should be getting faster download speeds. He told me to unplug the router, wait 30 seconds, re-plug and test again. Walla! ~22Mbps download and still ~1.2 Mbps upload. After one day, download speeds dropped to ~15Mbps, after 2 days it was at ~9Mbps, and after 3 days it was back at ~5.0Mbps which it stays at for the remaining few days I continued testing. The upload speeds always remained about 1.2Mbps. After a week I did the unplug thing and again the speeds jumped back to ~22.0 Mbps. Do you smart folks have any idea what may be going on? Time for a new router? Modem? Setting in router? I don't know much about this area, but can follow instructions pretty well. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
...Rich