getting the max download speed on iphone 13 pro max phone

So, your Wi-Fi network choice is only one name, correct? In that case, it is a simultaneous dual band wireless network.....meaning that the same wireless network name is used for both the slower 2.4 GHz signals and faster 5 GHz signals.

In that case, it is up to the Wi-Fi device to select the "best" signal.....either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.....with which to connect. The big question here is what is "best"?

If "best" means the strongest signal, then the phone will connect at the slower 2.4 GHz rate....because those signals are stronger than 5 GHz signals. Top speed on most 2.4 GHz networks is about 130 Mbps. I'm guessing that is how your phone is connecting right now.

If "best" means the fastest signal, then the phone connects to the higher speed 5 GHz band.

Given a choice, most Wi-Fi devices will connect to the strongest signal.....not the fastest signal.

If this is what is happening on your network, the only way to make the phone connect to the faster signal might be is to set up the Wi-Fi router to provide separate 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks with different names and "point" the phone at the 5 GHz network. So, the 2.4 GHz network has one wireless network name and the faster 5 GHz network has a different name. Then, it's easy to select the network that you want to use.

But....there are some downsides to using 5 GHz.....so things are not quite as easy as it might appear.

So, before we throw in the towel on your current network, let's see if we can get the phone to connect to the faster 5 GHz band.

Power off the phone and wait 10-15 seconds

Move the phone to the same room as your Wi-Fi router

Power up the phone and let it connect

What kind of speed do you see when you run a few speed checks?

Your Wi-Fi speed depends on how far you are from your router. Position yourself close to the router (within 3 meters or 10 feet) and check your speed. As you move away from the router the speed will drop, and if you get too far away to connect to the 5GHz wi-Fi network and it switches to the 2.4GHz network it will drop significantly, to under 100 mbps.

I’ve managed to squeeze over 800Mbps out of AT&T I believe on the date here I was actually in a moving car or sitting in a Jack In The Box drive through slightly below street level. Probably on the move.

iPhone 13 Pro Max 1TB model if it matters.

Does your iPhone connect to a 4G LTE Network or a 5G Network?

My recommendation is that you contact your carrier and ensure that they have setup your account correctly and provisioned your SIM or eSIM correctly.

Axel F.

Check which bands you're connected on your Spectrum router 2.4ghz or 5ghz. It can make a huge difference. I'd contact Spectrum for help. Personally, I stopped using the cheapo routers from Spectrum and finally installed a Mesh Network in my home, where I now get the kind of speeds I have been paying for.

Your iPhone can’t tell you which network you are connected to. However, if you log in to the router control center it can tell you which network your phone connects to. However, it sounds like you are connected to the slower 2.4GHz network. That might also be the way the access points connect to the router itself.

Change the name and password of the wireless network that your router is providing to create a new network and restart the network.

If you have multiple access points, turn off all of them except the "main" router.

Locate the phone in the same room as the main router, connect to the new network and run a few checks.

If OK, power up another access point and move the phone to that area and check connections there. If OK, power up another access point, etc.

If the phone still connects at 80 Mbps, then your phone and router just can't along together. One of them will have to go.

Thanks for the update. This confirms that your phone is operating correctly, so the trick here will be to get your Wi-Fi system working correctly.

That may require some help from the support folks at the router manufacturer.

Does your Wi-Fi router provide 2.4 and 5 GHz signals using Wi-Fi networks with different network names......or......does the network only have one name?