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In order to keep our testing consistent, we compared the most popular techniques for improving Xbox Series X download speeds to a baseline speed test. Then, we organized those results in order of most to least improvement.
With more than 550% improvement over our baseline test, we found using an Ethernet cord with your Xbox Series X is by far the best method for getting faster download speeds. In comparison, switching to a 5 GHz Wi-Fi network is the next-best option for households using the older 2.4 GHz connection. While other tweaks to your Xbox or network are somewhat effective, offering between 2.61% and 21.4% improvement, we discovered these changes mostly depend on individual household factors.
Once again, much like our baseline Wi-Fi test, we strolled over to the Network menu and ran a speed test after plugging in the Ethernet cord into our AT&T modem and the back of the Xbox Series X. Amazingly, we were able to get a download speed of 875.27 Mbps and an upload speed of 199.14 Mbps. Our test results were astounding: The Xbox Series X is over 550% faster on Ethernet.
While we can all agree these speed test results are exceptional, we took this test one step further to understand the real-world implications of faster Xbox Series X download speeds on your time. We downloaded three games, one small (over 5 GB), one medium (over 25 GB), and one large (over 75 GB), and we compared the download speeds and times for each on both Ethernet and Wi-Fi connections.
When testing the Xbox Series X on the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi frequency, we could only get a download speed of 29.70 Mbps and an upload speed of 17.48 Mbps. That means our 5 GHz frequency Wi-Fi was more than five times faster than its 2.4 GHz counterpart in both download and upload speeds.
We took five of the most popular public DNS servers for the Xbox Series X, and we tested them to see if we could see any improvements in download speed. The following table shows these results in descending order of speed:
Google reigned supreme in this test with the best download speed of 192.23 Mbps. Compared to our baseline Wi-Fi test, this DNS change resulted in a 21.4% increase in download speed. However, not all results were as magnificent, as the other four DNS servers we tested only offered moderate increases in download speed.
Perhaps most surprisingly, Cloudflare came in at the bottom of our list. Even though it usually tops the lists when it comes to public DNS endorsements, we would recommend going with the King of Search themselves, Google, for the best internet speed improvements from a DNS server on your Xbox Series X.
We mainly tested the Xbox Series X on the home's second floor, in a living room where this device would usually exist. For this test, we moved the Xbox Series X right beside the AT&T router on the first floor for this test. The speed test results showed a 12.6% increase in download speed from our baseline Wi-Fi test on the second floor at 178.31 Mbps.
NAT types on the Xbox Series X or Series S come in three categories: Strict, Moderate, or Open. You can check the status of your NAT Type by pressing Test NAT type in the Network settings menu. For the best internet connection, you will want an Open NAT type.
One way to achieve the Open NAT type is to select other alternate ports to the automatic default on the Xbox Series X, as these ports may have more unrestricted access. We tested a variety of these ports to see if there were any effects on our download speeds in the following table:
Forgotten or unused devices are especially problematic for network stability. Even though each device may only use a small amount of bandwidth, over time, this usage adds up and can eat into your Xbox Series X download speeds.
Comparing all the top techniques for improving Xbox Series X download speeds required us to establish a replicable methodology. In this case, we decided to test all techniques against a baseline speed test for our Xbox Series X console. We chose to test our connection via Wi-Fi, as it is the preferred connection format for contemporary gamers. Here are the steps we used to test our connection:
We executed multiple tests to avoid temporal or environmental variability and ensure we gave the baseline Xbox Series X Wi-Fi connection the best result possible. We were able to get a download speed of 158.38 Mbps and an upload speed of 101.59 Mbps. We conducted these tests on the Internet 1000 fiber internet plan from AT&T, which provides symmetrical download and upload speeds up to 1 Gbps (1,000 Mbps).
Anyway back to my Gen 2 voice issues, spent like 2 hours on the My Telstra going over the same shit again, waiting for them to get back and it was like a 40 min break and they wanted to start over again, WTF!
(and just a comment relating to the green phone socket on the TSMG2, this won't help you just at the moment, but for what it's worth when you get things sorted, the TSMG2 phone socket has a REN=3. Which means it should support up to 3 conventional phones).
As you have factory reset your TSMG2 it is probably fair to say the configuration is correct (that is to say, it's not incorrect) and should accept the SIP settings pushed out by Telstra. This suggests that either the TSMG2 is possibly faulty or the provisioning of your phone service by Telstra has somehow "changed".
To rule out the first option, are you able to borrow another TSMG2? If you can, I'd pull out the SIM, factory reset it and plug it into your nbn NCD (fttc) or nbn Arris modem (hfc), or phone socket (fttn), leave it for a short time to allow it configure and see what happens? If this doesn't solve the issue, then it would seem to me to be possibly a provisioning issue back-of-house at Telstra.
good point .... maybe the problem is with routers that don't operate both bands simultaneously and switch between them, and the camera doesn't have enough memory to buffer the video while waiting for the router to come back?
Only occasionally do I need to use 2.4 GHz for the better signal distance, but I have my gen 2 set up with different 2.4 and 5 GHz IDs and no band switching, so that I can control and switch bands myself on each computer.
Band switching and channel hopping as set up on the gen 2 out of the box drives some computers crazy.
Getting a new Gen 2 this week due to voice calls not working, anyway we have a number of smart devices, is there an easy way to switch everything over to the new Wifi settings without having to set everything up from scratch?
Which one of the 3 is the best to have as my main router? Is the Technicolor with Voice backup the ideal choice? Or is that better to be out as a Wifi access point? Does the newer Gen 2's with Voice Backup have any differences, router or modem wise, compared to the original Gen 2 models?
Hoping this is the right thread.....
I recently switched over to NBN (from Cable) and I've noticed the WIFI range is a lot poorer than what I was use to when I was connected via Cable (Modem was Gateway Max).
The area in the lounge (back of house) is around 17m from modem (centre ish of house). When sitting in this area I have full wifi bars on my phone but speed is terrible.
I would have thought the NBN modem would have been far better (in general). Is this normal? Or am I simply too far away?
I went on chat with Telstra the other day (extremely painful) and they said the range is 10m and I'm too far away but it doesn't add up when my phone is showing full bars.
To give some context....speedtest at said point 0.37mbps vs 53.26mbps right next to modem
I had a lot of issues with wifi inside my house. I brought into the mesh booster that Telstra offer and have installed 2 units. This fixed all my internet issues. I think I had some interference in the 5ghz channel that was causing my issues.
Yes, but need to have the one used as booster rooted, and preferable that both are Technicolor DJA0230/1. Also they have to be connected LAN to LAN or LAN to WAN via ethernet, can't work using WiFi connecting. If you do this they work as good as any MESH system. Yes you can mesh a rooted Technicolor with the Arcadyan, it works, but it doesn't show up as a booster on the Arcadyan GUI, or at least it didn't for me.
I've had so many modems over the years I've lost count. my wifi details are exactly the same now as they were for the first one which I think was a Billion or something, way back in 2005 or whatever it was. In fact I made the wifi networks the same for my parents and sister as well so whenever we visit each other we're all automatically on each others networks. Easy.
This method is 100% working in my 2 storey home. I'm running Gigabit HFC NBN, and getting 950mbps on wired Ethernet, and now with 2 additional Gen 2 modems scattered in my home, I'm able to get 550mbps via Wifi on my iPhone X. Incredible performance. For a bit of tinkering, it's well worth it. I was able to snag the 2 extra Gen 2 modems for $10 each on marketplace, and got 2 gigabit switches for $15 each on Amazon. For $25 per switch/modem and obtaining that level of Wifi performance, nothing comes close.
Still waiting on our replacement, they agreed to send out one 3 weeks ago, I called then last week and was told it would be here last Friday or Monday. Calle them today, thank god I had an order number. They said for some reason the order was on hold, he changed that so it should be here soon.
I've just bought a second hand DJA0231 to use in bridge mode for AussieBB. Everything is working well with higher sync to FTTN.
Will I still receive firmware updates for this being on a different network than Telstra? Can't seem to find anything about it.
Current firmware: 18.1.c.0241-950-RA
WiFi on my Arcadyan stopped accepting new connections suddenly. After powering off the modem, it came back up with no WiFi at all on either 2.4 or 5 GHz. It came back after I connected with Ethernet and turned off bandsteering then the two radios then turned them back on again. Weird.
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