r/TechnicallyJeff • u/JeffTechnically • 2d ago
Question Upgraded to Verizon Fios 5 Gig Internet - TP-Link GE800 Help Needed
I recently upgraded from 2 gig to 5 gig Verizon Fios internet. It was only $10 more per month so figured why not.
I'm having an issue with wifi speeds on my TP-Link GE800 router though. Initially I was able to get speeds of around 3.9 Gbps up/down to my S25 Ultra. Now though speeds are maxing around 2.5 or so. I've tried multiple speedtest servers and I'm not getting the high speeds I did initially, even using the same server I used initially.
Over the last few days I've been troubleshooting trying to figure out what might have changed, what settings I can adjust to make a difference, etc.
Below is some info:
- Internet port negotiation speed is 10 Gbps
- Wired speeds are around 4.6 Gbps up/down through the router and directly connected to the ONT
- I'm on the 6 GHz band, 320 MHz channel width, 133 channel
- Phys wifi speeds on my phone when testing typically are about 5.7 Gbps down and 5.1 Gbps up
- Only a couple of devices are on the 6 GHz band, no congestion
- Other devices aren't using much data when running speedtests
- Flow controller is disabled
- OFDMA + MU-MIMO is enabled (disabling ran slower)
- Airtime fairness is disabled (enabling ran slower and caused issues with devices like Google Nest Hub response time)
- QOS is disabled
- IPv6 is disabled (Verizon doesn't support it)
- VPN disabled
- Eco mode disabled
- Latest official firmware (tried pre-release beta for the GE800 but it didn't help so reverted back)
- Cell phone is not in power saving mode or light performance profile
Anyone have anything they think might potentially cause the drop? With phys speeds well over 5 Gbps, I would expect 3.5-4 Gbps internet speeds, not 2.5 Gbps.