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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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Paul_31

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Mar 31, 2013 12:52 PM in response to igmackenzie

I wonder if you'd get the same poor performance in another account. What's it like if you log in as a guest, or even create a test account.

Not sure how it will help resolve the problem if performance is improved in those accounts, but it would at least point at some issue with your main user account.

igmackenzie Author

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Mar 31, 2013 12:56 PM in response to Paul_31

Thanks Paul. I already tried that, and I tried different browsers. Still the same result.

Paul_31

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Mar 31, 2013 12:58 PM in response to igmackenzie

I feel your pain. Be interesting to hear if you ever find a solution. Good luck.

igmackenzie Author

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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!

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