Separate data category for Wi-Fi connections

[kvw]

I'm only reaching 50-100 kB/s speed because I'm on Wi-Fi, not wired broadband... Now you're giving me the impression that 100 kB/s is slow, but for wireless it's pretty much the max.

[mudmanc4]

Do you have a local wireless router or is this external ? (where you have a local antenna that is aimed at a tower) ?

 

100 kBps is .8192 Mb/sec - where 802.11ac wireless = 1300 Mbps @ 5GHz

 

Start with what bandwidth you are paying for or expect to see before the wireless. If you post what these expected speeds are, and what network routing devices you are currently using , we can help you get the most of your setup. 

 

Edit ...

 

After thinking more on your statement I understand you may have mistyped kBps for Mbps , as the typical (not theoretical) speeds of wireless are 100 Mbps. For standard residential home routers on newer ~ac routers, where as /n router might be 50 Mbps give or take. As /g might be 15 +/- Mbps or /a would be 1-3.

 

Also remember that combining b/g/n can sometimes be detrimental to performance. 

 

Where your results show 355 Kbps upload and 6.55 Mbps - I might assume you are on a 7/ .5 plan, or even a 5/1, or a 7/1 - if you are on a 1 Mbps upload plan , there might be room for improvement of up to roughly 700 kBps 

 

Just for reference you can read through this article to get a better understanding between Kbps kBps Mbps MBps ect 

 

As well as use the speed conversion calculator to place a different or better understanding.

[Pgoodwin1]

I average about 26 Mbps ( about 3.3 MB/s) on my iPad 2 via wireless - from all the way out in the garage.  I have a 50 Mbps service from Time Warner Cable though. Even an old MacBook Pro with 802.11b wireless gets speeds about the same as the iPad.