firestick speed

[glowinthedark]

ok folks, had firestick for a while bit hardly used, so thought would compare viewing wise to my vuduo2 so invested in a ethernet adapter from amazon.before i connected it i did a speed test via smarter app here are 3 tests i did via wi fi
down up
72.86 4.72
73.77 4.56
73.41 4.66
strangely, wired only1download was faster
down up
39.05 4.63
64.09 4.64
73.88 4.79
any ideas why it would drop

 

[glowinthedark]

ok folks, had firestick for a while bit hardly used, so thought would compare viewing wise to my vuduo2 so invested in a ethernet adapter from amazon.before i connected it i did a speed test via smarter app here are 3 tests i did via wi fi
down up
72.86 4.72
73.77 4.56
73.41 4.66
strangely, wired only1download was faster
down up
39.05 4.63
64.09 4.64
73.88 4.79
any ideas why it would drop

PS: thats for iptv

 

[marcoose]

who is your internet provider? and i dont trust the smarters app for testing speed the app that i use is ookla

 

[glowinthedark]

just tried with a diffeeent ethernet cable and same result. isp is vm

 

[marcoose]

try using the ookla app virgin reccomends it for there service what speeds should you be getting?