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stonehorse
4 years agoAdvisor
Wireless much faster than wired (ethernet)
Hello community, I recently dropped my Optik TV service and upgraded my internet from Telus 75 to 150/150. I hardwired to the TV and did a speed test. At very best, I got 97Mbps downloads. Swap out ...
- 4 years ago
The TV ethernet port is the bottleneck being a 10/100 Mbps and not a gigabit port. Mystery solved, thanks xray.
stonehorse
4 years agoAdvisor
Yes, speed test app on the TV.
Port on TV limited to 100 Mbps? On a 2020 model smart TV, I would hope that is not the case. I'll look into the TV's specs. Thanks for the tip.
ChrisC
4 years agoNeighbour
The TV's port is limited to 100Mbps because the TV does not require more bandwidth than that for any of it's smart TV functions. Manufacturers are not going to spend $ to put in a gigabit ethernet card that is not required by the TV.