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JRH39
New Contributor
4 years ago

Internet Hardware and Gigablast

Anyone out there have gigablast and use your own modem and router?? If so do you get the speeds advertised? When downloading large files 40GB+ I want 600+Mbps download speeds would be nice. I get like maybe 350 tops right now and usually it is 30 to 100 which ** considering I pay for Gigablast. I have noticed to try and do my large file downloads at crazy times like 3am or whatever because when the congestion is not there I get up to the 350Mbps

  • Bruce's avatar
    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III

    You should downgrade your plan to whatever Cox can provide.  If Cox can't provide 1 GB, why pay for 1 GB?  It reads like Cox could consistently provide 300 Mbps.

    40 GB is huge and you should bypass your router to download.  I'm not suggesting you have a weak router but you shouldn't share (router) your precious bandwidth during these downloads.

  • I get like maybe 350 tops right now and usually it is 30 to 100

    Are you wired directly to the modem? wired directly to the router? or using wi-fi when witnessing these speeds?