1-1.5Mbps on iMac, 6-7Mbps on iPad/iPhone?

Can anyone explain why - when using Speedtest.net on my iMac and Speedtest on iPad or iPhone - I get 1-1.5Mbps on my (wired connection) iMac and 6-7Mbps on my iPad/iPhone connected to the same router, and doing the test one after the other?

 iPhone 4S 32Gb,  AppleTV2-OTHER,  iPad 32Gb Wi-Fi  iMac 27" 3.4GHz

Posted on Mar 30, 2013 8:07 AM

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Mar 31, 2013 1:06 PM in response to Paul_31

Thanks Paul. The weird thing is, that sometimes it's OK. During the day Monday-Friday, it's fine. I get 6-7Mbps on my iMac, same as on iOS devices. I thought it was down to network congestion at peak times, as it only seemed to happen in the evenings and weekends, but that was before I tested the iPad and iPhone which seem to not suffer at peak times at all, so I gave up on that theory!

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