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iPhone to MacBook tether extremely slow

Hey, I've recently switched from a PC laptop to a MacBook Pro (2019 16in, i7 32gb), and my wifi tethering is so, so slow from my iPhone (12 Pro Max). It was never a problem on my PC, and I would get very similar speed test results on my computer as my phone. Now, my speeds are completely abysmal. I have yet to see much over 1mbps, with it regularly coming in at .2-.5mbps, when I'm getting 50-100+ on my phone. I've tried everything I can think of, turning off all other radios on my phone, USB tether, switching from 5G priority to LTE only, and making sure the my speeds weren't being limited from the phone (which, since it was working until I switched to the MacBook, it's very likely not the phone). I have no idea what to check on the computer, but the only thing that's worked is using a VPN on my MacBook. This is not ideal, as I do not want to always be connected to VPN, limiting my speeds and having that extra step each time.


Any ideas would be much appreciated! Thank you!

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.3

Posted on Apr 3, 2022 2:34 PM

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Apr 4, 2022 8:43 AM in response to kadivadavidak

kadivadavidak wrote:

Hey, I've recently switched from a PC laptop to a MacBook Pro (2019 16in, i7 32gb), and my wifi tethering is so, so slow from my iPhone (12 Pro Max). It was never a problem on my PC, and I would get very similar speed test results on my computer as my phone. Now, my speeds are completely abysmal. I have yet to see much over 1mbps, with it regularly coming in at .2-.5mbps, when I'm getting 50-100+ on my phone. I've tried everything I can think of, turning off all other radios on my phone, USB tether, switching from 5G priority to LTE only, and making sure the my speeds weren't being limited from the phone (which, since it was working until I switched to the MacBook, it's very likely not the phone). I have no idea what to check on the computer, but the only thing that's worked is using a VPN on my MacBook. This is not ideal, as I do not want to always be connected to VPN, limiting my speeds and having that extra step each time.

Any ideas would be much appreciated! Thank you!


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iPhone to MacBook tether extremely slow

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