GL-SFT1200 (Opal) very slow WIFI

Phil · 2023-12-01T10:14:59.468Z

I have connected an iphone 12 via tethering to the opal and can only get 30mb/s download speed MAX, even though my carrier supports up to 150mb/s and I can easily get 80-120mb/s when I connect my phone directly to my macbook. I tried both, 2.4g and 5g wireless connections, tried changing channels, etc. if anything, it get’s worse. I also tried connecting the phone with wifi to the router instead of tethering, but that doesn’t change anything either. I updated the firmware today.
Funny enough I can get 50mb/s upload speed though, which is really odd.
Is it broken?

admon · 2023-12-01T10:30:21.579Z

Hey

can you explain your setup a bit more in detail?
Which device is connected to what other device and from where to where do you want to transfer data?

Phil · 2023-12-01T10:35:33.165Z

i think I explained it. What kind of detail do you need?
iphone->tethering or wifi->router
macbook->wifi 2.4g or 5g->router

the phone provides the internet connection. the macbook is the client.

admon · 2023-12-01T10:42:59.341Z

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So it’s this, right?

Phil · 2023-12-01T16:13:23.039Z

yes, exactly, that’s the setup.

admon · 2023-12-01T16:26:56.532Z

By using Wi-Fi between the iPhone and the Opal the speed of the Wi-Fi in general will be lowered. Please don’t expect any speed miracles here.

The big question is why tethering with cable also brings slower speeds. I can’t really answer that, but maybe another forum member has an idea.

Basically, I could imagine that Apple devices are more compatible with each other and that’s where the speed advantage comes from - but that’s just a guess.

slesar · 2023-12-01T16:45:09.665Z

Why not try mac book and iPhone hot-spot? Very simple

Phil · 2023-12-01T20:31:26.852Z

Does anyone else experience similar problems? Is my device broken? Firmware issue maybe?

1234vic · 2024-09-23T16:37:38.465Z

I Just purchased one of same model and the normal speed connecting to is at 500 mbps, from SFT1200 is only 28 mbps, piece of crap...

Phil · 2024-09-24T14:08:03.808Z

@1234vic Just out of curiosity, is 500 mbps what you normally get from your wired connection?

I suspected that my mobile carrier might not like tethering and throttles on purpose, but if you experience the same, this might not be the case. I did not try another router, so I cannot verify.