Help Samsung S4 downloading app at only 2-3mbps

[shodoc]

Hello,
When downloading apps , I notice that my phone is downloading at a rate of only 2-3MB per second, when my internet connection is providing 15mbps. What is the reason for this? thx

 

[Mr. Lucky]

This is an example of the "hourglass effect" at work. That is, your throughput will only be as high as the weakest link allows. This means using 802.11n on a clear channel with a strong signal, CAT-5e or better cable between router and modem, etc. Even having a legacy device (802.11b/g) running on your router will reduce the aggregate speed on all router ports.

 

[shodoc]

Hi, I have a cable modem hooked to my Linksys e1000 wireless router via cat5e cable and to my router there is my Vonage adapter hooked to it with cat5e.. There are no legacy devices on my network... What do you suppose the issue is? According to speedtest app on my phone shows download speed of 16mbps and upload of 1.76.

 

[shodoc]

I was confusing Mbps are megabytes per second but it is actually MEGABITS per second. 1 megabit equals 0.125 megabytes, so my internet speed was 16 megabits per second which is 2 MB per second. So in my case the 2MB download per second is correct.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Strange, because it sounds like you have the good stuff. Are you using channel bonding on that router? It's a technique for getting greater bandwidth (and thus, speed), but it's only effective when the signal is strong and clear. It actually reduces throughput in the presence of interference. Try installing Wifi Analyzer to see if maybe you have channel interference.

 

[shodoc]

Hi Mr.Lucky, there is nothing wrong with my download speed... please read my previous post.. thanks for your reply.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Ahh, I was just replying to the email notification of your previous post. I never even noticed your later post. Glad it worked out.