Download speed a lot slower than speed test results

[iPhone69ProMaxXL]

Hi,

So I’ve recently bought power line extender - the tp-link TL-PA8010P Kit to be exact.
When connecting them both and setting them up correctly, I’m able to get a connection in the room that I want through the electrical wiring.

 

When doing an internet speed test, it says 90Mbps download and 45Mbps upload (I live in the countryside). However, when actually downloading or uploading something, it’s a lot slower than what the speed test said - average download 2Mbps, max is 8Mbps; upload is even slower.

When I check the networking tab of task manager, it’s displaying really high speeds - close to what my main router is.

What could be the issue?
 

I’ve disconnected everything from the internet, bar my pc (connected to the powerline hub via Ethernet), and am still getting slow speeds.

 

Note: When connected directly to my router, my speeds are close to what the speed test says.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciate,

Cheers!

[bezza...]

are you getting mixed up with mega bits and mega bytes?

[iPhone69ProMaxXL]

2 minutes ago, bezza... said:

are you getting mixed up with mega bits and mega bytes?

No, I know the difference, it’s just a lot slower.

[TylerD321]

1 minute ago, bezza... said:

are you getting mixed up with mega bits and mega bytes?

Speedtest should run in megabits as the ISP will give you upload and download speed numbers to.

 

Have you checked your lan drivers on pc? Does a Speedtest on your phone give the right speeds? You need to isolate the issue.

[iPhone69ProMaxXL]

1 minute ago, TylerD321 said:

Speedtest should run in megabits as the ISP will give you upload and download speed numbers to.

 

Have you checked your lan drivers on pc? Does a Speedtest on your phone give the right speeds? You need to isolate the issue.

I’ll check the drivers now. But I can’t actually connect my phone yet, the powerline hubs don’t do Wi-Fi -_-

[TylerD321]

3 minutes ago, iPhone69ProMaxXL said:

I’ll check the drivers now. But I can’t actually connect my phone yet, the powerline hubs don’t do Wi-Fi -_-

Are the power line hubs not connected to a router?

[iPhone69ProMaxXL]

4 minutes ago, TylerD321 said:

Are the power line hubs not connected to a router?

Yes they are, but they can’t do wireless, only Ethernet.

[Falcon1986]

2 hours ago, iPhone69ProMaxXL said:

Yes they are, but they can’t do wireless, only Ethernet.

1. What is the make/model of adapters that you have?
2. What's the quality of the electrical wiring in the house?
3. Are you plugging the adapters into any surge protectors, UPS or line conditioners?
4. Are there any other major appliances on the same circuit? E.g. refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units.
5. Are the adapters on the same circuit? Any breakers in between?

Powerline adapters are notoriously slow and heavily dependent on many factors related to the electrical circuitry in your house. The advertised speeds are never achievable in real-world conditions and their link speeds (between adapters) are never consistent.

[iPhone69ProMaxXL]

1 hour ago, Falcon1986 said:

1. What is the make/model of adapters that you have?
2. What's the quality of the electrical wiring in the house?
3. Are you plugging the adapters into any surge protectors, UPS or line conditioners?
4. Are there any other major appliances on the same circuit? E.g. refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units.
5. Are the adapters on the same circuit? Any breakers in between?

Powerline adapters are notoriously slow and heavily dependent on many factors related to the electrical circuitry in your house. The advertised speeds are never achievable in real-world conditions and their link speeds (between adapters) are never consistent.

I've got the TP-Link TL-PA8010P.

 

I live in a farm house that's just over 200 years old, but everything was done up when we moved in - I assume the wiring quality's good. I'm in the UK, I know our power is more... 'powerful' than most other places, so I don't know if that would affect things more or less.

 

Nope, the adapters are plugged directly into the wall.

 

No, there's no power-hungry appliances on the circuit. 

 

The room my router is in and the room that the receiver is in are on different circuits. But for some reason, I'm able to get a connection between them.

Maybe that's why it's slow?

[Falcon1986]

6 hours ago, iPhone69ProMaxXL said:

I live in a farm house that's just over 200 years old... I assume the wiring quality's good. I'm in the UK...

Lots of old houses have old wiring.

 

6 hours ago, iPhone69ProMaxXL said:

The room my router is in and the room that the receiver is in are on different circuits. But for some reason, I'm able to get a connection between them.

The newer Powerline adapters are supposed to be better able to connect to each other between different circuits, but that's not to say that their speeds will be as advertised on the box.

 

You might still be limited by the quality of the wiring.

 

What is the estimated "wire distance" between the adapters? The adapters specify a maximum working  distance of 300m.

 

6 hours ago, iPhone69ProMaxXL said:

I know our power is more... 'powerful' than most other places, so I don't know if that would affect things more or less.

In a sense, but it's not due to the higher voltage. Your TL-PA8010P has the ability to use the neutral and ground lines for an implementation of MIMO.

[iPhone69ProMaxXL]

11 hours ago, Falcon1986 said:

Lots of old houses have old wiring.

 

The newer Powerline adapters are supposed to be better able to connect to each other between different circuits, but that's not to say that their speeds will be as advertised on the box.

 

You might still be limited by the quality of the wiring.

 

What is the estimated "wire distance" between the adapters? The adapters specify a maximum working  distance of 300m.

 

In a sense, but it's not due to the higher voltage. Your TL-PA8010P has the ability to use the neutral and ground lines for an implementation of MIMO.

I’m confused…

I now don’t think it’s the power line adapters at all. I think it’s my router.

 

I did some tests, playing games and downloading stuff - either connected to the power hub or to the router itself…

the results are the same. -_-

 

At least I now know that the power line adapters aren’t the problem.

 

Thanks for your help anyway.

Now I need to figure out if I can do anything with my router to speed it up. Speed tests say it should be faster than it is - I’m the only device connected to it…

 

Boy, these things are fun, aren’t they?

 

Thanks for your help, though!

[Falcon1986]

35 minutes ago, iPhone69ProMaxXL said:

Now I need to figure out if I can do anything with my router to speed it up. Speed tests say it should be faster than it is - I’m the only device connected to it…

What make and model of router? Have you tried restarting it?

[iPhone69ProMaxXL]

4 hours ago, Falcon1986 said:

What make and model of router? Have you tried restarting it?

It’s a Huawei B525s-23a 4G router and yes. 

[Falcon1986]

On 5/25/2023 at 11:14 AM, iPhone69ProMaxXL said:

It’s a Huawei B525s-23a 4G router and yes. 

 

On 5/25/2023 at 6:17 AM, iPhone69ProMaxXL said:

I did some tests, playing games and downloading stuff - either connected to the power hub or to the router itself…

the results are the same. -_-

Hmmm... Interesting.

 

So you have a cellular-based internet connection?

[iPhone69ProMaxXL]

On 5/26/2023 at 5:52 PM, Falcon1986 said:

 

Hmmm... Interesting.

 

So you have a cellular-based internet connection?

Yep, I’ve got a copper wire for my main internet, but it’s painful slow - around 500Kbps max. I’ve got a couple years before I finally get fibre, so I use a cellular internet service.