4G Router 2, 4mb/s, is this normal at full coverage?

mccarthy86
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‎14-06-2021 11:06 AM - edited ‎14-06-2021 11:06 AM

I just installed the 4G Router 2 and have a connection of about 31mbs and download speeds on Steam at about 4.2 mb/s. Some other downloads are lower at about 3.8 mb/s,

 

I seem to have full coverage with the 4 lights on. I tested with both cable and wifi connections on my PC, then I tested with wifi on my mobile. All have the same results.

 

Is this an expected speed?

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XRaySpeX
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‎14-06-2021 11:43 AM

File downloads are usually measured in Bytes, not bits. Are you sure you are not downloading at 3.8 MBytes/sec, which is equivalent to 30.4 Mbits/sec?

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mccarthy86
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In response to XRaySpeX

‎14-06-2021 12:08 PM - edited ‎14-06-2021 12:10 PM

Thanks for the reply, im fully aware of how speeds are communicated. I'm just providing as much info as I can regarding the speeds with both the Mbps and Mb/s.

 

I have about 34.24Mbs on a speed test using https://www.broadbandspeedtest.org.uk/

 

Is this a normal result with full 4G reception? I see some people are getting much higher speeds 100Mbs+.

 

Can the speeds be anywhere between 30 and 300Mbs? 

 

 

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wardi
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In response to mccarthy86

‎14-06-2021 12:18 PM

It largely depends how far you are from the mast - I have a 4GEE router and typically get 70-90 MBps download and 20-30 MBps upload.  My local transmitter is just under a mile away.

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