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So in other news. You guys remember that big long obnoxious period of time I was shopping for a new router. Well I finally got around to hooking it up (plugging it in pretty much). I ran my first speed test through Google and whoever it partners with for speed from my phone and got like 33 down and 20 something up which seemed good cause we our on the lowest tier of Internet speed from Comcast right now which is 25. The second test right after on me tablet resulted in like a 4 down and 7 up. So I tried again from phone and it was like 0.75 down. The rest of the tests throughout the night were pretty miserable with almost all the down tests being under 10. The ups frequently went into the high 20's though which I'm not sure what that means. I didn't try from a computer and I didn't try wired which I need to do both I suppose. I was pretty much the only one using the internet with the two devices at the time.

So if I do wired and get good results, it's the router that needs adjusting? Any tips on improving speed? Router was set to mostly auto as far as things like channel and stuff go. I was using the 2.4ghz band with the 5 turned off completely. And it was set to mixed wifi and not a specific type.

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Before you call your ISP you need to download the Wifi Analyzer app and figure out what channel your router is broadcasting on. If it's on "auto" it's likely on the same channel as anyone nearby you. If you live in an apartment or townhouse complex you could have potentially a dozen interfering networks all on the same channel. Manually pick a channel that's far away from the others and less "crowded". Also, you want 5G on and you want to connect to that. That's where you're going to get your fastest speeds, albeit 5G doesn't generally penetrate to the furthest distances as much as 2.4G unless you have a really good router. You can turn off any "guest" networks. I would try those things first, and then also make sure you have a decent modem not the junk Comcast gives you (assuming Comcast let's you buy and use your own router, check their site for compatibility).

Once you get your hardware set, if you are still having issues then I would call Comcast.