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Hotspot (traditional) is very very slow

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robydiamond

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Apr 9, 2012
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Hi, in my Macbook pro retina with Yosemite using ipad/ iphone hotspot (USB or WIFI) the connection is very very slow, with physical router speed is normal ...

do you have a feedback for me ?

Thank you Roberto.
 
robydiamond said:
Hi, in my Macbook pro retina with Yosemite using ipad/ iphone hotspot (USB or WIFI) the connection is very very slow, with physical router speed is normal ...

do you have a feedback for me ?

Thank you Roberto.
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Hotspot speeds are determined in part on the quality of the cell signal, as well as how you're connecting (i.e., LTE, 4G, 3G, EDGE, etc). Without specific numbers for bandwidth, hard to say why you might be having a problem.
 
dmccloud said:
Hotspot speeds are determined in part on the quality of the cell signal, as well as how you're connecting (i.e., LTE, 4G, 3G, EDGE, etc). Without specific numbers for bandwidth, hard to say why you might be having a problem.
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OK, in the same conditions ( SIM LTE enabled) the speedtest made directly from iPhone is 40 Mbit/sec; from Mac using hotspot ( wifi or cable) by same iPhone is 500k :)

It's a Yosemite clean install...

thank you
 
robydiamond said:
OK, in the same conditions ( SIM LTE enabled) the speedtest made directly from iPhone is 40 Mbit/sec; from Mac using hotspot ( wifi or cable) by same iPhone is 500k :)

It's a Yosemite clean install...

thank you
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Here's my results:

LTE signal, three bars

iPhone via cell network:

20.33/13.55 (down/up)
20.58/11.60
22.53/11.73

Avg: 21.15/12.30

Mac via Instant Hotspot:

20.53/6.59 (down/up)
18.47/8.33
23.00/5.23

Avg: 20.67/6.72

So for me, there is no appreciable difference in download speeds, although the hotspot upload speed is about half of what the phone itself can pull off the cellular network.
 
robydiamond said:
OK, in the same conditions ( SIM LTE enabled) the speedtest made directly from iPhone is 40 Mbit/sec; from Mac using hotspot ( wifi or cable) by same iPhone is 500k :)

It's a Yosemite clean install...

thank you
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.... are you sure your iPhone is NOT connected to WiFi?
 
robydiamond said:
OK, in the same conditions ( SIM LTE enabled) the speedtest made directly from iPhone is 40 Mbit/sec; from Mac using hotspot ( wifi or cable) by same iPhone is 500k :)

It's a Yosemite clean install...

thank you
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Sounds like the link is actually bluetooth and not cable/wifi. Check your network settings to see if it is linked via bluetooth in addition to the other two and see which one has priority.
 
thanks to all!

in this moment it's ok! speedtest is fantastic in wifi hotspot ... 49 Mbps D, 7 Mbps UP ...:eek:

rob.
 
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