Galaxy S4 four times faster then Galaxy S7 on same WIFI 5ghz network

[mpgrahn]

Go into settings and then WiFi. Please select your WiFi network and let me know what the speed is showing it is connected at.

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My S4, the link speed is 433Mbps

S7:866 Mbps

the download speeds are still about 4 times on the S4.

 

[Awesome Moustache]

Having the exact same problem. Also an AT&T S7 edge, my Wi-fi is far slower than it should be

HTC M8 on the right. Same 5Ghz Wi-fi network and everything. Yet if I connect it to my 5Ghz guest network, I get full speed

Not sure what's going on.

 

[mavrrick]

Try changing the channel the router is set to.

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[mavrrick]

Can you use WiFi analyzer and see if you have any other WiFi networks running on the same chanel within range

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[mpgrahn]

I set up guest access for 5ghz on the same router. Now I'm getting 90Mbps. The only thing that I can think of is my galaxy s7 is the only device on the guest network and is not shared with other devices on the others. Go figure!!!

 

[mavrrick]

Did you ever change the channel you regular network runs on. That could explain why the second SSID would work better.

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[rkkeller]

I am on ATT and get the same speed results with everything.

 

[Awesome Moustache]

Switched every channel on the router and still get the same results

 

[mavrrick]

What mode is the network running in. ie mixed, n only

What security setting are you using. WPA2 hopefully.

How long have you had the router.

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[pounder001]

My local internet plan is up to 100 down and 10 up
Both my AT&T S6 edge and new S7 edge are consistently getting the same 90 to 100mbps down and 15mbps up off of my 5ghz wireless router (DLink AC3200 Wi-Fi Router)

 

[mpgrahn]

What mode is the network running in. ie mixed, n only

What security setting are you using. WPA2 hopefully.

How long have you had the router.

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I'm away from home right now and will test when I get back.

 

[Awesome Moustache]

What mode is the network running in. ie mixed, n only

What security setting are you using. WPA2 hopefully.

How long have you had the router.

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Router is a Linksys WRT1200AC

Network mode is mixed

WPA2 Personal

About 6-7 months

As it turns out, that's the problem. Just for the hell of it, I set security to None, and now I get full speed. Set security to WPA2/WPA Mixed Personal, and it gets full speed. WPA2 Personal is the only setting that throttles the connection. May or may not be a Linksys thing...

 

[mavrrick]

That is actually a bit opposite of what I expected. WPA2 should be the standard for use with N and AC networks. Have you tried restarting your router.

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[Jerry Hildenbrand]

It's likely the encryption type being used.

Try switching to TKIP in your router settings. If you're already using TKIP, try AES.

Samsung phones always have this issue with some routers.

 

[Mooserman15]

Your carrier deliberately slows down wifi to force you to use your data. Also GET RID OF YOUR COMCAST INTERNET. I HAVE COMCAST AS MY ISP, AND I PAY $600 PER MONTH FOR 0.0000000001 MBPS.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

I'm running about 20% faster download, and 30% faster upload compared to my G3, so it's not a problem with all S7s.

 

[mpgrahn]

Router is a Linksys WRT1200AC

Network mode is mixed

WPA2 Personal

About 6-7 months

As it turns out, that's the problem. Just for the hell of it, I set security to None, and now I get full speed. Set security to WPA2/WPA Mixed Personal, and it gets full speed. WPA2 Personal is the only setting that throttles the connection. May or may not be a Linksys thing...

Same here, I turned off security and i get 90mbps on the S7 now. I was using WPA2 Personal..

I have a WRT 1900 ACS router that I bought about 2 weeks ago. Once again my S4 gets 90mbps with security on. My S7 gets 20Mbps with security on.

 

[mpgrahn]

What mode is the network running in. ie mixed, n only

What security setting are you using. WPA2 hopefully.

How long have you had the router.

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I turned off security and i get 90mbps on the S7 now. I was using WPA2 Personal..

I have a WRT 1900 ACS router that I bought about 2 weeks ago. Once again my S4 gets 90mbps with security on. My S7 gets 20Mbps with security on.

 

[mpgrahn]

I turned off security and i get 90mbps on the S7 now. I was using WPA2 Personal..

I have a WRT 1900 ACS router that I bought about 2 weeks ago. Once again my S4 gets 90mbps with security on. My S7 gets 20Mbps with security on.

mode set is ac only.

 

[Not Quite Right]

Your carrier deliberately slows down wifi to force you to use your data. Also GET RID OF YOUR COMCAST INTERNET. I HAVE COMCAST AS MY ISP, AND I PAY $600 PER MONTH FOR 0.0000000001 MBPS.

That's not true. stop trolling ...