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Thursday, February 4th, 2021 7:00 PM

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What modem gives 1GB wifi ?

I currently have the XB6 Comcast modem and get a 700Mbps through an ethernet wired connection. I can get 225Mbps through the 5Ghz wireless frequency to my Samsung tablet. So which Comcast modem will I ned to get 1Gb wifi speeds? And what frequency will my wireless devices need to connect at the 1 Gb speed? Is this 5G?

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948 Messages

4 years ago

I got the Xb7 with WiFi 6 I get 800Mbps with my IPhone 12, of course your devices must be WiFi 6 capable

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4 years ago


@WindsurfMaui wrote:

 

Is this 5G?

 

No. 5G is a cellular service.


 

Problem Solver

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857 Messages

4 years ago

So what is Xfinity promising with their 1Gb wifi commercials?

 

 

Problem Solver

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698 Messages

4 years ago

The downlad speed to the modem is 1GB.  You will Never get 1GB over wireless, no matter what combination of hardware you use.  Wireless speeds depend on many, many factors.  You will never get the 'theoretical' speed of whatever wireless protocol you are using. 

 

The ad is for 1GB connection to the modem, not for wireless connections.

 

 

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374 Messages

4 years ago

Sure you can. You just need to use a router with a WAN port greater than 1Gb or aggregated 802.3ad ports, and you need WiFi 6 clients using 160MHz channels.

I get full 1.2Gb over gigabit connection using WiFi.

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374 Messages

4 years ago

Go look on DSLReports.  There's a thread about speed increases on Xfinity gigabit plans.  

 

I use a Arris T25 supported eMTA, with 802.3ad LAG enabled, which gives me a 2Gb pipe between the eMTA and my router, an Asus RT-AX88U which is a WiFi 6 router.  My 5 GHz network is configured with 160 MHz bandwidth (8x20MHz channels), and I routinely get 1.0 - 1.2 Gbps over WiFi to my WiFi 6 clients. 

 

Re: Gigabit speed incrase? - Comcast XFINITY | DSLReports Forums

 

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