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So...I'm in the process of moving in with a friend. He has been at this place for about a year and has been paying for 100 Mbps Xfinity. Because I'm joining him, I insisted on upgrading the service to 1.2 Gbps Xfinity. Xfinity gave us a new Gateway yesterday and I set it up. Through the ethernet I'm getting close to the advertised speed: over 900 Mbps on my Windows PC. The Wifi, on the other hand, only a tiny fraction of the speed: about 70 Mbps, which is what we were getting before when the service was only 100 Mbps.
I don't understand it. For one thing, the Wifi briefly worked yesterday. Shortly after setting it up, I was getting 700 Mbps on my iPhone and MBP (while sitting right next to the Gateway--speed dipped to 400 Mbps while upstairs, furthest from the Gateway). Now, while sitting next to it, it won't go above 70-90. Why?
Should I forget about the Xfinity Gateway and get my own modem and router? If so, which ones? What are your experiences with this?
I don't understand it. For one thing, the Wifi briefly worked yesterday. Shortly after setting it up, I was getting 700 Mbps on my iPhone and MBP (while sitting right next to the Gateway--speed dipped to 400 Mbps while upstairs, furthest from the Gateway). Now, while sitting next to it, it won't go above 70-90. Why?
Should I forget about the Xfinity Gateway and get my own modem and router? If so, which ones? What are your experiences with this?