Visitor

 • 

4 Messages

Thursday, April 9th, 2026 2:57 PM

Inconsistent download speed is making participation in on-line Zoom meetings really problematic

I am paying for 1000 mbps download speed.  After having persistent issues with my screen freezing in on-line meetings, Ihave been  using Ookla Speed Test every time before logging into meetings to test my actual download speed.  I have documented a wild and consistent inconsistency that almost every time falls short of the promised 1000 mpbs download speed.  I have three times called and spoken with a Xfinity technician and after the first tech sent me a new modem and an extender, nothing has really changed.  I get a great wifi signal from my home office to the router/modem, but the download/upload speed is all over the map.  I now do consulting from my home office and need a consistent signal.  

How do I get Xfinity to upgrade the service to my neighborhood to assure me that I am getting the level of service I have contracted for?

[Edited: "Personal Information"]

Oldest First
Selected Oldest First

Visitor

 • 

4 Messages

2 days ago

As an example, I just ran Ookla again this morning and the download speed was 46 mbps and the upload was 20.

Official Employee

 • 

3.1K Messages

Good Morning, @user_gpvykv Thank you so much for reaching your Digital Care team. I appreciate your patience while you waited to connect with me. I'm sorry to hear about the trouble you are having with your download speed, as a person that works from home I understand your concerns 100 percent. Are you having this issue when you are hard wired or when you are on Wifi? Is this only happening when you are on Zoom Calls?

I am an Official Xfinity Employee.
Official Employees are from multiple teams within Xfinity: CARE, Product, Leadership.
We ask that you post publicly so people with similar questions may benefit from the conversation.
Was your question answered? Please, mark a reply as the Accepted Answer.tick

Visitor

 • 

4 Messages

The problem first appeared when connected via ethernet cable and has shown up on both Ziom and Teams meetings.

Official Employee

 • 

1.5K Messages

@user_gpvykv Got it, and thanks for confirming. Are you able to test and see if you get the same experience with a different ethernet cable, or by connecting directly to the modem? 

I am an Official Xfinity Employee.
Official Employees are from multiple teams within Xfinity: CARE, Product, Leadership.
We ask that you post publicly so people with similar questions may benefit from the conversation.
Was your question answered? Please, mark a reply as the Accepted Answer.tick

Contributor

 • 

494 Messages

12 hours ago

Those would be sad numbers for Ethernet but not awful for Wi-Fi depending on conditions and devices.

And Zoom really should work fine even at those speeds (they claim to need about 1/10th of that), but regardless of speed, I find that Zoom runs much more reliably on Ethernet than Wi-Fi.

Visitor

 • 

4 Messages

5 hours ago

The problem first presented when using my ethernet connection to the router.

forum icon

New to the Community?

Start Here