Hey there. Struggling with getting Fios to work correctly the speeds I am paying for. Any help appreciated.
I ordered 300mbps Internet-only from Verizon (no TV, no Verizon router, no coax). They said equipment needed to be changed in the apt I was moving into to increase the speed to 300mbps. Tech guy came out. He did not change ANY equipment. He plugged a Verizon router into the Verizon ONT box (it's a transceiver, so I am not going to call it a router or modem), got it working, and said "go ahead." I plugged my 2012 Apple Airport Express into an ethernet cable directly connected to the ONT, and got speeds of only 30mbps. He said, "Oh, that's because wi-fi is undependable." I said "ok, I'll figure it out later." The guy was nice, but seemed clueless. It would have been smart to test the speed off the Verizon router (and he might have made a sale), but he never gave me that option.
I absolutely know my devices (MacBook Pro, iPhone, iPad) are working flawlessly because at work I run speedtest.net (they have an app, too), and immediately get 200mbps.
The 2012 Apple Airport Express that I am using is rated at 300 Mbps for 5GHz and 150 at 2.4GHz.
I tried locking down the channels, and that did bump up my speeds from about 30mbps to about 60mbps. But my concern is that I need to tweak the configuration further. I've seen several articles on releasing the DHCP address, but I'm not sure if that applies to me. Also, am unsure if I should be in bridge mode or not. Or if I should change port settings. Any help appreciated. Thanks.