Hey all,
I made the switch to Vodafone in March 2022. The impressive 1000 mbits/s advertised with the "Vodafone CableMax 1000" offer made me do the switch.
Though, I have to say my internet experience since March has been really disappointing. I gave it some time in the beginning as Vodafone told me the line had to "settle". Though, more than 3 months later, I confirm the line never did.
At the very best, I reach speeds of 300 mbits/s download. At the very worst, it can get as low as 40 mbits/s... Far from the 1000 mbits/s advertised or the 800 mbits/s minimum I should be getting. Another issue I often run into is sudden drops. It means that while streaming content, using social apps, etc. the content suddenly needs to reload a few times while watching. The worst is when the connection drops in a video call!
Here's more information about my setup and what I tried so far:
- Basic Wifi6 Vodafone Router with the coaxial cable provided by Vodafone
- I obtain similar results on a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Android (all running the most up to date software)
- Tried connecting an Ethernet cable directly to the router and speeds are not better than on wifi.
- 2 cable outlets are available in my apartment. I tried to use both. One shows even more unstability and slower speeds. The one that works "best" still isn't great and is at the end side of my apartment, leaving almost no wifi coverage for the kitchen.
- I obviously made sure all cables are plugged properly and even tried resetting my router to factory settings twice.
- A quick check on speed.vodafone.de tells me that speeds up to 1020 mbps are possible with my router, but I obviously never ever reached that.
Do you have any opinion of what could be causing such slow speeds and so much unstability? I read numerous posts on this forum and so far, everything I tried resuted in no improvement... I somehow now miss my slower, but more stable internet I had with my previous provider...
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
