topic Re: Getting 50mbs instead of 900mbd in Broadband

Getting 50mbs instead of 900mbd

S_mcgarvey — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:46:33 GMT

Just switch to Sky Broadband and I'm only getting 50 MBS instead of 900 mBS which is disappointing. any ideas on how to get the speed I'm paying for?

Re: Getting 50mbs instead of 900mbd

Chrisee — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:51:56 GMT

@S_mcgarvey if you are measuring speeds on a device connected by WiFi you are effectively just measuring the WiFi speed beteen the hub and the device. To measure tge speed to your hub usexa device connected via a direct Gigabit Ethernet cable. WiFi is convenient but spedds depend on the payout of your home and how it is built.

Re: Getting 50mbs instead of 900mbd

JimM1 — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:22:33 GMT

@S_mcgarvey Post your speed test example capture up, your none MBS can be construde as mega bytes per second which is a high rate off mega bits per second, some speed images are displayed as Bytes rather than Bits! 50MB/s is 450Mb/s....

True speed testing one Ethernet test all wifi off, then a wireless wifi speed test as the second test.

Re: Getting 50mbs instead of 900mbd

S_mcgarvey — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:23:25 GMT

I tested it on USWitch
test today reads

Your speed test result

64 Mbpsdownload

63 Mbpsupload
83 msping

Re: Getting 50mbs instead of 900mbd

JimM1 — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:41:41 GMT

@S_mcgarvey And are you testing on a wireless wifi device and with which sky Hub are you doing it to! HAVE you ever Ethernet tested the sky Hub with all the wireless wifi devices off, and what does the service checker history show to your connection, see the link below, broadband and the > to expand and see!

Service Checker bars sample go to post 4....
https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Broadband-speeds-reported-versus-actual/td-p/5171393

https://www.sky.com/servicechecker

Just run at 10:33am time for you, 20' away wireless wifi tested on a capable device with a well setup network and all devices connected! Sky FF500 connection via OR Fibre so the have it setup as a 550/70Mb/s on the OR system config....

https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/d/e3209b0d-c924-42e2-b07f-0bd6139ad8a6

Re: Getting 50mbs instead of 900mbd

JimM1 — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:13:10 GMT

@S_mcgarvey Here is the sky speed linked info below and also when you get time take a read on the 2nd link below it!

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/broadband-speeds-explained

And for speed related issues good read.
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2020/12/why-buying-gigabit-broadband-doesnt-always-deliver-1gbps.html