Xfinity customers report the fastest internet speeds from 365 to 889Mbps in Illinois, Maryland, and California according to our speed test results. Three of the areas with the fastest average Xfinity speeds, Country Club Hills, Gurnee, and Glencoe, are in the Chicagoland area, which tracks because internet providers often get the best speeds in the suburbs of a major city.
Unfortunately, there are several reasons why some folks can’t get the fastest speeds. Firstly, Xfinity plans differ by the area. For example, Xfinity offers up to 1,200Mbps in Chattanooga but up to 2,000Mbps in Bothell.
Second, each plan outlines a typical download speed in the broadband facts label, which is the speed you are more likely to experience. Some labels indicate the typical speeds are even higher than the advertised speeds.
Even then, there are environmental and situational factors at play that affect all speed tiers. The age of the network infrastructure, congestion, weather, and your router location in your home can affect your speed.
Above, I’ve included screenshots of the difference your router location can make on your speeds.
My friend Jacob Scholl and his fiancée live in Ogden, Utah, and have Xfinity’s 400Mbps plan at home. When Jacob ran a speed test on his work laptop, he only got around 43Mbps download speeds in his home office, which is located down a long hallway far away from the router. He ran the test again a few minutes later in the living room, where the router is located, and ended up getting 342Mbps—higher than the advertised download speed.
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