Ineternet provider download speed vs Airport Extreme
Hi,
I've been experiencing slow download speeds on my Airport Extreme to ipad, iphones and imac.
I have an Optimum modem connected via Ethernet cable to an Airport Extreme 802.11 ac.
Ran the speed test app on my ipad II (within 5 feet of the Airport).
The results showed that download is only 2.12mbps and upload is 24.97mbps. I'm paying for the 50mbps service.
I tried the same using a new iPhone SE and timed download at 22.93 and upload at 23.95. A little better but still not good enough.
I contacted Optimum and they ran a couple of tests showing that my modem is online, signals are ideal, there is no loss of data to the modem and there are no outages in the area.
They recommended connecting a laptop directly to the router and bypassing the Airport. Will try this tonight to see the results.
Assuming the cable connection between modem and laptop is fast, what can I do to improve the WiFi speed?
Is there anything to set up in the Airport? I assume there will be some speed reduction between cabled devices and WiFi but not this bad. What is the maximum number of devices (iphones, ipads or imacs) that Airport can support? I have at least 6 or more devices sharing WiFi and wonder if that is the problem.
Thanks,
Bob
LED Cinema Display (27-inch), iOS 9.3.1