Not getting expected Internet speed

[Ben.H_]

I pay for gigabit internet with my internet provider and on my Dell OptiPlex 790 desktop computer, I am not getting close to the expected speed. I understand the speed will not be exactly a gigabit but I have been told to expect at least 700 mbps download. The computer is hard wired into the back of the router. I plugged my laptop into the back of the router and got over 900 mbps download.I believe I have seen speeds of over 900 on the desktop computer before. I ran a test on speedtest.net which came back at 692.85 download and then on Google's speed test which came back at 197.1 download.I ha

Continue reading...