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Thursday, February 17th, 2022 3:25 AM

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Netgear Nighthawk CM2000

Anyone else have issues with modem not getting 1 Gig +services? 
I just hd a tech test coax an coax recieved over a 1 Gig on download but modem only outputs less than 900Mbps.
modem displays correct bootfile and latest firmware.

Any ideas? 

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3 years ago

Hello @JoeMartino006, thank you for taking the time to reach out to us on our community forums. It really helps to know your bootfile is correct too! Are you seeing this 900 Mbps download speed on a wireless connection or a hardwired connection?

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3 years ago

Hardwired to the back of the modem.

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3 years ago

Do you know what category your ethernet cable is @JoeMartino006? With gigabit internet, the Cat5 and Cat5e ethernet cables are pushed past their recommended specs. To get closer speeds to your speed tier, we want to make sure the ethernet cable is a Cat6 or higher.

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3 years ago

Correct, all my ethernet cables are Cat6.

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Perfect, the Cat6 does fit the requirements to support gigabit internet. It is possible one or more of the cat6 cables need to be swapped out, however, if the cables are fairly new they are unlikely to be causing this issue.

 

How many devices are currently connected to your internet at this time @JoeMartino006?

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Just one laptop to the back of the modem.

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Thank you for confirming how many devices are connected @JoeMartino006. With only one device connected to your internet, there wouldn't be any other devices causing the internet to be slowed. The laptop itself may not be capable of achieving higher speed depending on its specs.

At this time, I'd like to double-check the signals going into your modem and make sure there are not any issues occurring in your area. Could you please send our team a direct message with your full name and full address? 

 

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No updates, still not getting anything above 900mbps.

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Unless your laptop as an Ethernet port greater than 1 Gpbs, you would not be able to receive speeds over 900 Mbps a majority of the time. Unless you have a 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port or higher, it is very rare to receive over 900 Mbps. Due to Ethernet overhead, actual download speeds are limited to 940 Mbps over a hardwired connection in perfect lab conditions with acceptable computer resources. Would you be able to perform a speed test by visiting our Xfinity Speed Test web portal to determine the speed being delivered to the modem? 

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2 years ago

900Mbps is Gig internet speed.  You aren't going to see 1G speed, there is network overhead and limits on ethernet ports etc.  What would you possibly need more than 900Mbps for lol?  Unless you have 50 users, all streaming 4k video, I wouldn't worry about it.  No one can use anywhere close to 1Gbps internet at home, that's for larger companies. Just makes you feel good to see a big number, I get it, but you aren't using even 1/4 of it at your best effort.

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The original poster has not returned. 5-month-old dead thread is now being closed.
 

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