@Chriscox86 

Deco M4 is WiFi5 device. Maximum theoretical speed of WiFi5 is 866Mbps. Getting 70% of that, 600Mbps, in real life - an excellent result.

Sorry for saying this, but you are hitting the limitations of technology supported by your Deco hardware. To get faster speeds, you will need to replace your M4s with Deco hardware that supports newer WiFi protocols, such as WiFi6 and WiFi6E. 

Of course, your smartphone also must support them to deliver better speed test results.

  @Chriscox86 the Deco model you have comes with gig Ethernet ports, so the maximum you would get even if you switched to a wired connection would be approximately 920 Mbps.

Se1lad wrote

  @Chriscox86 the Deco model you have comes with gig Ethernet ports, so the maximum you would get even if you switched to a wired connection would be approximately 920 Mbps.

  @Se1lad 

Good point. If buying Deco hardware that supports WiFi6 or WiFi6E, but has gigabit ports, the maximum speed of Internet connection will be around 920Mbps, which is the speed of the Ethernet link between Main Deco and Virgin hub.

That is less than theoretical speed of WiFi6 and WiFi6E protocols.

  @Alexandre. Ive got both of my decos wired. The main one what goes into the modem then the other is wired from the deco to upstairs other deco

  @Chriscox86 

In summary, these are your options:

Keep M4s: the speed you are getting, 600Mbps, is the best M4 can deliver. Nothing will change that.

Replace M4s: if you replace M4s with Deco X20s or X50/55s which support WiFi6, you should see speeds of up to 920Mbps. 

Check prices of Deco X20, X50 and X55 two-unit sets and decide if investing in new hardware makes sense for you.

Alexandre. wrote

  @Chriscox86 

 

In summary, these are your options:

 

Keep M4s: the speed you are getting, 600Mbps, is the best M4 can deliver. Nothing will change that.

 

Replace M4s: if you replace M4s with Deco X20s or X50/55s which support WiFi6, you should see speeds of up to 920Mbps. 

 

Check prices of Deco X20, X50 and X55 two-unit sets and decide if investing in new hardware makes sense for you.

 

 The other option is the XE75 Pro which has a 2.5gig wired port - this should give you speeds closer to the maximum speed delivered from Virgin - subject to your devices being compatible of course.

  @Alexandre. Would i be able to keep my virgin modem downstairs in router mode still so i am still getting top speeds then have a ethernet cable running from the virgin hub to upstairs and use deco upstairs for expanding the network speed. So basically i can connect to my virgin hub when downstairs so the speeds are better but use deco upstairs so its still a good signal when connecting wirelessly.

Thanks for your help

Chris

  @Chriscox86 

You could put the virgin hub in router mode, and change the deco to access point mode.  

  @Se1lad 

Thanks. Would i have to do a full clean install and factory reset the decos to do this? Im not sure if i should have done that when having the new virgin modem installed, it worked when putting the new virgin hub in but the speeds seem to be up and down now

  @Chriscox86 you can put the decos into access point mode via the app - More -> Advanced-> Operation Mode