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If your wired test falls well below these numbers, the issue is almost certainly inside your home. Think router, WiFi, modem, or old wiring, not your ISP's network.
The number-one cause of slow internet in American homes is peak-hour cable congestion . Coaxial cable is shared among all subscribers on a node, so if your wired download drops 40% or more between noon and 9 PM, your node is overcrowded. Another common culprit is old in-wall coaxial wiring. A 25-year-old splitter can cap a gigabit plan at 200 Mbps. Read our US-specific fix guide .
For one person, 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up is plenty. A household of four with 4K streaming and gaming will want 500 Mbps down and 50 Mbps up to keep everyone happy.
Cable is shared. When your whole neighborhood streams at 8 PM, the local node fills up. Fiber doesn't have this issue because every home gets its own dedicated line.