03-02-2022 06:07 PM
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 the ethernet cable and tired again with the speed test. Received the same results, 96-97Mbps. Disconnected the ethernet cable and went wireless. Download & upload speeds were 150 Mbps plus. Tried ethernet cable again, speed below 100 Mbps. Tried a 3rd cable in a different wall port, same results. Went back to wireless, speeds are were they should be.
What is going on here? I thought wired should be at least as fast as wireless and more stable. Now before someone just answers "use the wireless and forget the wired". I don't care much for mysteries. Gateway/router is a T3200M with fibre to the router but copper to the wall port(s). Would copper coaxial be that restrictive? Oh, I also tried a different LAN port on the router as well.
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03-02-2022 07:56 PM
The TV ethernet port is the bottleneck being a 10/100 Mbps and not a gigabit port. Mystery solved, thanks xray.
03-02-2022 06:46 PM
@stonehorse wrote:I hardwired to the TV and did a speed test
What does this mean? You did a speed test from your TV?
Some TV's (Sony for example) only have a 100 MBps ethernet port but support higher WiFi connection speed.
03-02-2022 07:19 PM
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.
03-02-2022 07:23 PM - edited 03-02-2022 07:24 PM
I have 2 Sony Bravia 4K TVs and both have 100 Mbps ethernet ports.
You can check the status page of the router for the connection speed.
03-15-2022 02:58 PM
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.
03-18-2022 10:21 PM
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03-02-2022 07:56 PM
The TV ethernet port is the bottleneck being a 10/100 Mbps and not a gigabit port. Mystery solved, thanks xray.