Pro 500 WiFi Upload Speed faster than Download Speed? How to Fix?

[DFM]

On the 100 Fibre (FTTP) package my Router on Ethernet and my WiFi Speed for Download and Upload were all in the about 109Mbps range

After upgrading to the Pro 500 package at the Router and on Ethernet the speed is correct at over 500 Mbps

But on WiFi the Download Speed is about 190Mbps while the Upload Speed is about 260Mbps regardless of how close the computer is to the Router. That 30% difference was never apparent on the 100 Plan

I am not able to find any reason that Download is slower than Upload and I do not know if that is common or correct. 

Any ideas on improving the balance between Upload and Download the would be appreciated

[Anonymous]

I find the same on the 900 product and when connected by ethernet, but this is no surprise. It is likely that some of your problem is due to contention in your area, although  in your case, maybe to do with WiFi issues also. People who share the fibre capacity from your nearest exchange or node will be using more downstream bandwidth than upstream. At busy times I sometimes get less than the 900Mb I pay for, but the upstream is invariably >940Mb.    Most people, unless they are running a media server or are uploading large files, mostly use downstream. To use the downstream, some upstream is used to maintain a 'conversation' between your devices and the servers, but this is minimal even if you are caning your connection.  The most likely time of the day to get the upstream and downstream almost the same would be around 5.00 am in a residential area. If you test at that time, you will get a better idea of how much of your problem is to do with your set up. I did this test  at 5.30 am. 

[DFM]

Thank you for the reply

On LAN my speeds are plus minus 540Mbps upload and download - I have not found any great variation based on time of day or day of week. WiFi Download sits around 190 to 230 while upload is more consistent at around 260 - 270

Out of interest with 900Mbps through LAN what speed do you have on WiFi on the 5Ghz channel? Somewhere I read that WiFi speed is about 50% of LAN Speed - no idea if that is true or false

Regards

[Anonymous]

The best measure of your connection bandwidth is what you get  get directly connected to your router via CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable to a capable Tower PC or Laptop. If you are getting the speeds you pay for 90% of the time, you are right not to let yourself get distracted by the fickleness and vagaries of WiFi. On your 500Mb, if you are getting sufficient WiFi speeds to comfortably manage, e.g. 4K streaming anywhere in your property, then all is well. 

To answer your specific question about the 900Mb product I just now did three tests in quick succession checking first that my ASUS netbook was connected through a 5GHz channel.  Up and downstream  consistently gave me  well over 500Mb two metres from the main router. The image shows my best result. So, in this case WiFi was a little less than  60% of what I would get over Ethernet LAN. On my Samsung phone I sometimes get > 700Mb. 

Incidentally, you can test your internal LAN speed between your main PC and your main router using free software. https://totusoft.com/lanspeed   You will find that your read speed (download) is always faster than your write speed (upload) 

In the farthest corner of the house I got 68Mb down and 75Mb up. This assures me that I can stream 4K anywhere even connected by WiFi. As it happens, I have ethernet all over the house, but that is a different story. 😁  (25Mbminimum  available bandwidth is sufficient for 4K) 

[DFM]

Thank you for your reply and your test results - you answered the question which is should / can the Upload and Download speed be more or less similar rather than 30% different My LAN speed is what I should expect and with Upload and Download speed be more or less similar Thank you for taking the time to check and rely Regards

[DFM]