Hey,
I've been using RT-AC66U B1 with Samsung S9 and S10e using USB tethering. I've had 200Mbps connection through 4G earlier and I've got around 170Mbps on speedtest through LAN. So, I've been happy with that.
Now, I have updated my connection to 400Mbps and I'm still getting around 170Mbps on speedtest. If I connect the phone with same cable to my PC directly, I'm getting almost 400Mbps on connection tests. Both the USB2.0 and USB3.0 ports on the router give the same 170Mbps speed.
I tried USB performance with HDD on the router and got like 25MB/s on USB2.0 and 35MB/s on USB3.0 ports("10 times the speed" yeah right....) . Same HDD on PC USB2.0 port gives like 120MB/s.
With tethering, router's CPU usage goes to Core 1 40%, Core 2 90%. It seems like it's just capping the speed to 170Mbps. There is no fluctuation.
Is this router just crap or can I get better performance with Merlin or something?
I've been using RT-AC66U B1 with Samsung S9 and S10e using USB tethering. I've had 200Mbps connection through 4G earlier and I've got around 170Mbps on speedtest through LAN. So, I've been happy with that.
Now, I have updated my connection to 400Mbps and I'm still getting around 170Mbps on speedtest. If I connect the phone with same cable to my PC directly, I'm getting almost 400Mbps on connection tests. Both the USB2.0 and USB3.0 ports on the router give the same 170Mbps speed.
I tried USB performance with HDD on the router and got like 25MB/s on USB2.0 and 35MB/s on USB3.0 ports("10 times the speed" yeah right....) . Same HDD on PC USB2.0 port gives like 120MB/s.
With tethering, router's CPU usage goes to Core 1 40%, Core 2 90%. It seems like it's just capping the speed to 170Mbps. There is no fluctuation.
Is this router just crap or can I get better performance with Merlin or something?