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frudrew

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#251333 19-Jun-2019 18:33

Hi all,

I just today got spark fibre. Am on their unplanned. I'm happy with the speeds I get on the ethernet which is about 800mbs download. My WiFi is only about 40mbs through an apple airport, pretty much similar with the provided huawei spark provided.

Can these wifi speeds get any faster? I'm sorry if it's a dumb question.

Thanks for your help

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#2261048 19-Jun-2019 18:49

yep can get higher, but you will likely need to get rid of the airport

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#2261050 19-Jun-2019 18:51

Can get much faster than that, but do you really need it on your portable devices?

unifi HD AP will give great speeds to devices that support 160MHz

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#2261085 19-Jun-2019 20:16

richms:

Can get much faster than that, but do you really need it on your portable devices?

unifi HD AP will give great speeds to devices that support 160MHz

Yup, I just installed 2 of these at our office and they are smoking: https://www.gowifi.co.nz/accesspoints/uap-nanohd.html

frudrew

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#2261159 19-Jun-2019 22:19

Thanks!

Just have other people in the house with laptop and for smart TV in the lounge!

richms:

Can get much faster than that, but do you really need it on your portable devices?

unifi HD AP will give great speeds to devices that support 160MHz

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#2261346 20-Jun-2019 10:47

Real world wifi speed will also depend on the notebook/tablet/phone , and the signal.

Test with a device that supports 5.8Ghz wifi , and test it in the same room as the new router with the airport turned OFF .
Make sure you are connecting to 5.8 , not 2.4Ghz wifi .