Verizon Fios Gigabit - slow speeds on MBP

Do you have a USBc-to-Ethernet adapter? You can disprove the VZ theory quickly. On a 2016 tbMBP, using 802.11ac APs, I get close to gigabit speeds locally.

If you are testing wireless speeds inside the LAN side, use iperf inside the LAN.

Theoretical maximum wireless speeds can be lower due to many environmental factors. Out side the VZ gateway, Speedtest is usually fairly accurate. You can also use trace route to get the hops to nearest Speedtest server.

"run a command line in terminal that will allow my wireless card to run at full duplex".

Since Wi-Fi is using the same channel for both Transmit and Receive, running full duplex is completely impossible.

That answer only make sense for a user with an Ethernet connection.

Given your topology, are you connecting to an SSID on the extenders? Create an SSID on the VZW Quantum Gateway and test the speed. The extenders can cause throughput issues.

I am afraid, there is no break-in period for the FIOS router, unless someone at VZW is playing with the 'dials' aka traffic shaping.

Generally speaking, the Verizon people know less than nothing about Macs. I've had them tell me to download and run .exe files.

Do you have any other devices that you can test on the network to see if you're actually getting anything close to the maximum speed?

Unless you determine what sorts of speeds other devices are getting, you won't know if the problem is with your computer or with Verizon (router and/or service). Remember, just because other people are reporting similar symptoms doesn't mean they have the same underlying problems.

There is no break-in period.

But you can get more throughput from Gigabit Internet by manually configuring Full Duplex, flow control and Jumbo (9000 byte) frames

to get reasonable throughput with additional Access Points, each must be Gigabit-capable and must be connected with Gigabit Ethernet cables.

Cables used for Gigabit Ethernet speeds must have all 8 conductors present, and can not use power-over-Ethernet.

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Some cards do not allow such configuration.

en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500

ether 5c:96:9d:8d:89:53

inet6 fe80::5e96:9dff:fe8d:8953%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5

inet 192.168.0.33 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255

nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>

media: autoselect

status: active

that is interesting. My screen shot is from a Mac Pro silver tower 2009/2010 model.

¿what model is yours from?

I have a 13-in 2012 MBP. The MacPros have lot more flexibility than the MBPs. The screen shot is from the WiFi adapter, not the Ethernet adapter.

ah, I see now. My Wi-Fi is also limited to 1500.

There is a 3x3 MIMO in the 2016 tbMBPs. See Testing the Apple MacBook Pro Touchbar Wi-Fi: Does 3x3 MIMO Make a Difference? | Custom PC Review . It gets close to 890+ Mbps.

@TheoryGuy.. are you using the VZ router also as an AP, or are there any intervening APs? You can Alt+Click on the wireless icon and see the TxRate and PHY Mode.