you'd probably need a 4x4+ router plus reciver which is 4x4.... And there's virtually none available (pcie cards etc) and most phones are 2x2 only. Hence why your statement is soo true. its flipping hard to do 900mbits even with ax .. who knows with BE!

In reply to a post by wobblymike:

jchamier, Taras

Thanks for the responses, I am running the speed test on the netflix app via the sky q box. Mu wifi speed as measured on my IPhone is 360=400Mb/s.

You don't have an issue, you are seeing the hardware or software limitations of the Netflix app running on a Sky Q box. The speeds you are getting are still 10x higher than what would be required to watch the highest quality video streams.

Taras I would happily do so if I had any idea how to (what is paint graphics)

So the old fashioned way

YF Router - direct cable to laptop
- direct cable to gigabit switch alongside TV

Gigabit switch - direct cable to Sky Q box
- direct cable to TV LAN port (have measured speed with this connected and
disconnected, speed the same @350 to 400Mb/s

In reply to a post by wobblymike:

Taras I would happily do so if I had any idea how to (what is paint graphics)

So the old fashioned way

YF Router - direct cable to laptop
- direct cable to gigabit switch alongside TV

Gigabit switch - direct cable to Sky Q box
- direct cable to TV LAN port (have measured speed with this connected and
disconnected, speed the same @350 to 400Mb/s

then as what JPM has said, its either a limitation of the tv or the netflix app.. Even with 100mbits/s thats good for 8k .. thanks for doing that list it makes more sense as to whats going on.

In reply to a post by Taras:

the v2 and v3 Qs are gigabit ports but apparently capped internally at 100mbits.

I'm confused as much as you are ...........

Can you draw a quick map of how everything is connected ( paint graphics is fine! 😁 )

His box must have a gigabit port that isn't capped as he's getting 350-450Mb/s wired.

Just a quick update for all of you who have been kind enough to offer your expertise. jOhn83 suggests that my box must have a gigabit port. I have been repeatedly told by Sky that all Sky Q boxes have 10/100 Lan ports. Following the points made by a number of you I rang Sky Technical and to my surprise got through quickly and found someone who knew his subject. He confirmed that my Q box had a 10/100 lan port but also confirmed that the 2TB UHD Q box has a gigabit port. I also proffered the suggestion made in the posting that LAN ports can "squirt" additional speed. He confirmed that this is a known phenomenon that he has encountered on a handful of occasions. All very interesting and which has satisfied my curiosity and desire to understand why I was experiencing the issue. My decision now is whether to invest £99 in upgrading my Sky Q box to the V2 model. I know I don't need it BUT I'm a techie and ........... we'll see. Many thanks for all your assistance I appreciate it very much.

I'm at a complete loss at what you think you're going to gain by having a Sky box that can achieve more than 500Mbps on a Netflix speed test. Take a step back and be logical about this because it sounds like you're about to waste your money.

jpm thank you for your thoughts I appreciate your concern.

Let me explain what I think the outcome will be if I upgrade to the SKY 2TB UHD box (my current one is a 1TB UHD box). If you think I am missing something I would be grateful to hear your view.

The 2TB box has a gigabit LAN port which I would directly connect to my gigabit router via cat 6 ethernet; my assumption being that it provide gigabit speed at the Sky Q box.

I would then expect the netflix speed tester to reflect that.

Do you concur?

In reply to a post by wobblymike:

Do you concur?

I don't, as the speed test result needs more than just the Ethernet port; the CPU in the box may not have sufficient performance to run the tester at more than 300/400 Mbps.

All you might achieve is a light on your router showing "1000" lit up, instead of a light showing "100".

Edited by jchamier (Tue 30-Jan-24 08:49:33)

A very accurate assumption as these chips are designed for decoding video etc and not network chips.