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Turning on Hotspot reduces Internet Speed by factor 10

garyeuph — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:53:58 GMT

Hi,

I am getting 50MB download on 4g in my flat. When I turn on the hotspot to link my computer the speed test drops to 5Mb (computer not accessing the internet) and then my computer shows an even lower speed test. Is there anything that can cause this?

Note: I have an unlimited contract and using a Samsung Note 10 phone

Thanks for any ideas

Gary

Re: Turning on Hotspot reduces Internet Speed by factor 10

Leanne_T — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:25:17 GMT

Hi @garyeuph

Thanks for coming here.

Does this happen every time you turn on the hotspot?

Thanks.

Leanne.

Re: Turning on Hotspot reduces Internet Speed by factor 10

garyeuph — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:58:37 GMT

Yes, all the time.

I borrowing another phone tonight to check hardware. Also someone else's ee unlimited SIM to see if any of that makes a difference.

Re: Turning on Hotspot reduces Internet Speed by factor 10

bristolian — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:06:42 GMT

How are you testing these speeds?

Re: Turning on Hotspot reduces Internet Speed by factor 10

garyeuph — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:46:12 GMT

Tested other phones with the same SIM and these all work as expected. So it looks like a problem with the Note 10.

All tested using the Speedtest app

Thanks for the help, will get different phone.