Internet Speed Oddity

[Breeks]

Hi,

I think my router may be on the blink but before I replace it was looking for any other things to try.

Summary of the situation :

1) 4G Router (TP_Link AC1200) on the EE Network - been getting speeds of 40-60Mbps download up until last week
2) Now from a wired connection from PC I get approx 8Mbps download speeds
3) Connecting my phone to the same router over wifi I get the same 8Mbps speed
4) Connecting my phone to EE directly and not via router I just got 38Mbps (from the same location as the router)

Resetting router to factory defaults has made no difference.

Any thoughts / things to try out most welcome!

Edited by Breeks on Sunday 20th August 20:02

[xeny]

Swap the SIMs? Maybe one of the services is throttled.

[Steve_H80]

It could also be one of the wires from the router to the big wide world.
We had a problem that turned out to be the cable from our house to the nearest pole was getting chaffed by a tree.

[Captain_Morgan]

Steve_H80 said:

It could also be one of the wires from the router to the big wide world.
We had a problem that turned out to be the cable from our house to the nearest pole was getting chaffed by a tree.

Unlikely, what with it being a 4G router.

[maffski]

Heavy user? They could be throttling:

EE said:

Unlimited Plans: Personal, non-commercial use only. We will consider usage above 1000GB/month to be non-personal use and have the right to apply traffic management controls to deprioritise your mobile traffic during busy periods or to move you to a business plan.

[Breeks]

Thanks all....

so as I type this :

1) PC wired connection to EE 4G router = 25Mbps download
2) iPhone connecting to EE 4G router over wifi = 20Mbps
3) iPhone connecting direct to EE 4G = 60Mbps download

So speeds on the 4G router are up from the poor 8Mbps (and less) that I've been getting recently but if my phone is getting 60Mbps I was hoping my router would deliver something in the same ballpark.

I've a case open with EE so will ask if my 4G router SIM is being throttled.

[Edited to Add] - swapped phone SIM into router and vice versa - no change in speeds as a result....

Edited by Breeks on Monday 21st August 17:30