Hi,
I have currently have FTTB via TPG, so my download speed is ~appx 90Mbps when I run various Speed Tests on my PC (LAN Cable Connected)
2 Questions:
A.) Using my Galaxy S9 and running the same speed test (Google Speed Test - 1st result), I get 22Mbps on Galaxy S9
This is via 5Ghz Band Wigi…why the hell would it drop almost 80% from LAN?
B.) 48Mbps on Galaxy A8, this is on my partners' phone and we replicated our Connection settings, sitting same distance from Router
so on the mobile devices, we both Googled "Speed Test"…you will see the first search result its a web-based one.
We ran it 5 times…same result.
No other downloads on either devices.
If you are using the ookla speed test app, make sure you are both linked to the same server. I.e. she might be Telstra Sydney 10km away and you might be Perth Vodafone 3000km away.
Ok it's a long shot, but maybe try a few other speed tests if you haven't already.
And use GlassWire to double check nothing hidden in the background is using bandwidth.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glasswire.…
Also, what sort of speed results are you getting from phones to PC and vice versa? That'll help rule in or out that it is just a wireless LAN issue and not your WAN.
Does your PC have WiFi? What speed is it getting on WiFi versus LAN cable? (USB Wifi dongles can be purchased for a few dollars. Try AliExpress)
And then there's the usual IT advice :) Have you rebooted your router? The phones? Cleared caches? Checked settings?
And finally, the usual general advice:
Hang on, are we comparing 4g to a wired fiber connection?
…………..I think OP is :|
EDIT: Ironically we are on a FTTN 50Mbps NBN at home, yet in my bedroom connected to the Telstra 4G network I get 220Mbps on my Galaxy S8. Never doing that again, it downloaded 330Mb for the test.
no..wifi only
no, it literally doesn't say that anywhere in the post.
so connected via 5G, yada yada
OP said 5G. Do you know what 5G is?
5G = 5GHZ wifi network.
Just because they are both "samsung galaxy phones" don't expect them to work the same with speeds. It doesn't work like that, and I do not know of any certain way to check these sort of things even if you have all the phone specs etc.
I know in days past, with phone cellular reception, the Telstra "blue tick" models were an indicator of great reception. When I was living in poor reception location, I checked the telstra blue tick models (but didn't buy from Telstra, cos they are overpriced, just bought same model)
Just from googling it there looks like there is some problem using wifi on the s9. Obviously getting 80% slower what you usually get isn't normal.
Another long shot, as I believe bluetooth should only affect 2.4Ghz not 5Ghz, but do the speeds improve if you turn bluetooth off? I thought it might be worth a try at least.
We both had Bluetooth and NFC off.
Checked our Connections menu and it was replicated - even Download Booster off.
Connected to the Huawei Wifi via 5Ghz band.
Sat in lounge room (6m) from the Router - I got 22-24 Mbps consistent, she got 44-48 Mbps
We walked to the PC, placed our mobiles 30cm from router, same result.
I did do a Google Search on slow Wifi Speeds on S9, there are many articles but i'm still rather shocked that a flagship phone lacks this.
Anyone else with an S9 here???
Are you selecting the same speed test server for every device?
Are you running the speed test's only on a single device at a time?
You don't have any downloads on the mobile phones when doing the speed test's?
I'm assuming your PC is using wired Ethernet.
If everything is right your speed should be almost identical than the PC unless somehow your wifi is the worst ive ever heard of.