WiFi no, LAN should be OK provided coupled with good cable.

WiFi ?

AC1200 is Gigabit router ,so wired can reach ~1000Mbps.
Many of them mention speed and didn't notice is wired or WiFi.
Try WiFi 5GHz and see ......

Edit:
Previous 100Mbps package..?

This post has been edited by stasio: Oct 1 2018, 08:13 PM

Nope, even 5GHz also around 300Mbps max.

Yea, I didn't mention speed.
On my TIME300 with AC1200 ,wifi 5gHz I got ~280-290Mbps.

So with TIME500 maybe a bit more....

Edit:

TP-Link AC1200 - TIME300 - WiFi 5GHz...



This post has been edited by stasio: Oct 1 2018, 08:22 PM

wifi

In your theory that mean all gigabit routers can reach WAN speed 1000Mbps thru wired? I doubt so
WAN speed is so dependent on the router chipset.

Found it:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4658474

TP-Link
Archer C1200 - 100Mbps, ~300Mbps

You know what "~" is meaning.......arround.
I read this, dont worry and I also posted my WiFi speed on TIME300 above.

If you read it well, that mean around 100 to 300, not 500 or 1Gbps like you said gigabit router.
Gigabit router mean LAN speed, not WAN speed.
Just trying to clarify...

Not all. As you say, it depends on the router CPU or chipset, and the speed posted above is wireless speed.

This is what I achieved in my AC1200 just now




This post has been edited by SkyToLove: Oct 1 2018, 08:49 PM

That clear the doubt then, indeed wifi speed was about 200Mbps during the test from my cell phone and laptop.

try use lan... it is normal that wifi cannot achieve 500Mbps with time stock router

just tested mine
upgraded from TIME100

My phone also get that speed when about 1m away from router. If 3-4m away, drop to ~350mbps.

Sorry double post.
Deleted.

This post has been edited by muncheno: Oct 1 2018, 09:03 PM

Came back from work just now and do a speed test on my internet.

Lo and behold, upgraded already.

Don't really need that much speed because hardly download anything and don't have 4k TV. Hopefully Time introduce cheaper plans.

From Penang, near Relau.

100mbps upgraded.

Using Huawei WS880 router and tested with Huawei P20pro on 5Ghz WiFi.

My Speedtest Result
DL 324 Mbps UL 431 Mbps

Mine was upgraded today from 300Mbps - https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/d/577ca...f6-e1629862c935. Yesterday it was still 300Mbps.

I use a dedicated router - https://www.ubnt.com/edgemax/edgerouter-lite/ - solid router that can easily handle large transfers.

Before, with my Synology AC1900 alone acting as combined router & access point, it would hang whenever there was a large download happening on the LAN and wifi connections died.

So if you're having problems when someone is doing heavy downloading, get a separate dedicated router.

same here... wifi around 200mbps using iPad 2018 and Mi A1. Router is Dlink DIR850L.