https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Gigafast-wifi-speed-I-ve-paid-for-an-upgrade-but-I-m-not-getting-anywhere-near-the-advertised-spee/m-p/4715167#M411909 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4139338">@Johnrich1</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>Ultrafast is never going to guarantee&nbsp;you get near 1000Mbps on a WiFi connected device, infact is almost certainly not going to happen in a traditional domestic setting with Skys hardware. 100-300mbps over WiFi is a good speed and there is no real world application for more than this speed to a WiFi client, especially ones like mobile phones.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>As for your ethernet speeds, this sounds like you have either used a non compliant gigabit cable or the device you connected it to only has a 100mbps ethernet chipset, not gigabit. Make sure your using a Cat5e or above ethernet cable with all 4 pairs wired to it and ensure the device has a Gigabit ethernet controller.</P> Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:19:07 GMT jamesn123 2024-08-09T10:19:07Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Gigafast-wifi-speed-I-ve-paid-for-an-upgrade-but-I-m-not-getting-anywhere-near-the-advertised-spee/m-p/4709371#M410416 <P>Any hints or tips.&nbsp; I've recently upgraded from Ultrafast (60-120mbps) to Gigafast.&nbsp; Within the first week I could see an improvement in download speed, averaging around 500mbps, now performance has dropped massively I'm at 100-300mbps depending on the time of day.&nbsp; Do you think I need a new Sky router?&nbsp; The Healthcheck says everything is good, but even when I commect direct to the router via an ethernet cable I only managed to achieve a download speed of 90mbps.&nbsp; Really dissapointed, its defintely not worth £60 per month.</P> Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:57:33 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Gigafast-wifi-speed-I-ve-paid-for-an-upgrade-but-I-m-not-getting-anywhere-near-the-advertised-spee/m-p/4709371#M410416 Johnrich1 2024-08-02T12:57:33Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Gigafast-wifi-speed-I-ve-paid-for-an-upgrade-but-I-m-not-getting-anywhere-near-the-advertised-spee/m-p/4715167#M411909 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4139338">@Johnrich1</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>Ultrafast is never going to guarantee&nbsp;you get near 1000Mbps on a WiFi connected device, infact is almost certainly not going to happen in a traditional domestic setting with Skys hardware. 100-300mbps over WiFi is a good speed and there is no real world application for more than this speed to a WiFi client, especially ones like mobile phones.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>As for your ethernet speeds, this sounds like you have either used a non compliant gigabit cable or the device you connected it to only has a 100mbps ethernet chipset, not gigabit. Make sure your using a Cat5e or above ethernet cable with all 4 pairs wired to it and ensure the device has a Gigabit ethernet controller.</P> Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:19:07 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Gigafast-wifi-speed-I-ve-paid-for-an-upgrade-but-I-m-not-getting-anywhere-near-the-advertised-spee/m-p/4715167#M411909 jamesn123 2024-08-09T10:19:07Z