Faster download speed with wireless than ethernet?

[nvrslep303]

That confuses me. I did the speedtest and I got 2307 kbps with ethernet and I got
5191 kbps download speed with wireless. Why is that? shouldn't being directly connected make your connection faster?

 

[Rick]

Did you try it more than once? Speed tests can be somewhat unreliable and its best to run it a few times on each setup to make sure you get accurate results.

http://www.dslreports.com/stest

 

[NetCablesPlus]

If the speed tests continue to show this problem, it is also possible that you have a less than perfectly crimped Ethernet cable. I have seen poorly crimped network cables work but offer reduced transmission speeds. Just try another patch cable to rule this out as an issue.