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Capitalizing on the higher speeds, how?
This is a little bit “what do I do” and a little bit of a whine post. Sorry... I just upgraded my TELUS Internet. I had recently been running 150. We have had Fibre for several years. We have 3 w...
For surfing the web, streaming, gaming and even Zoom calls you won't notice any difference between 150 and even 300 since none of those use much bandwidth at all. Definitely far less than what would be needed to saturate a 150mbps connection. That applies to a 1gbps connection too. If you were downloading a lot of larger files like games, you would definitely notice a difference there.
Zoom calls seem to be more unstable on wireless for me when compared to when I connect an ethernet cable to my laptop. More often than not it seems that Zoom is the only thing I've used that noticeably has performance issues on wireless.
For speed tests, you'll want to do it from a device connected by ethernet to the Telus router. Wireless, especially if it's an older spec can sometimes max out at 300. It can also depend on the device you're using as well. Speed test results can also vary significantly depending on the server you are testing to. Not all speed test servers will support a 1gbps connection. I've found a few that don't even reach 300mbps up or down, and a number that can't even crack 100mbps for the upload speed test.
If you have the new white Telus router those can easily offer speeds well over 300 if your devices support it. My brother is on 1gig fibre with that white Telus router/hub and gets around 600-650mbps on wireless on his iMac and 300-400mbps on devices with older wireless chipsets in them. When connected by ethernet he gets the full 940mbps up and down on the iMac.
If even when hardwired to the router you can't get over 300mbps, there is also a small possibility that your connection wasn't set to 1gbps on Telus' end. It's rare but it can happen. If that is the case, tech support can usually have it corrected from their end pretty easily.
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserFor surfing the web, streaming, gaming and even Zoom calls you won't notice any difference between 150 and even 300 since none of those use much bandwidth at all. Definitely far less than what would be needed to saturate a 150mbps connection. That applies to a 1gbps connection too. If you were downloading a lot of larger files like games, you would definitely notice a difference there.
Zoom calls seem to be more unstable on wireless for me when compared to when I connect an ethernet cable to my laptop. More often than not it seems that Zoom is the only thing I've used that noticeably has performance issues on wireless.
For speed tests, you'll want to do it from a device connected by ethernet to the Telus router. Wireless, especially if it's an older spec can sometimes max out at 300. It can also depend on the device you're using as well. Speed test results can also vary significantly depending on the server you are testing to. Not all speed test servers will support a 1gbps connection. I've found a few that don't even reach 300mbps up or down, and a number that can't even crack 100mbps for the upload speed test.
If you have the new white Telus router those can easily offer speeds well over 300 if your devices support it. My brother is on 1gig fibre with that white Telus router/hub and gets around 600-650mbps on wireless on his iMac and 300-400mbps on devices with older wireless chipsets in them. When connected by ethernet he gets the full 940mbps up and down on the iMac.
If even when hardwired to the router you can't get over 300mbps, there is also a small possibility that your connection wasn't set to 1gbps on Telus' end. It's rare but it can happen. If that is the case, tech support can usually have it corrected from their end pretty easily.
