From ~300 Mbps on WiFi to ~900 Mbps Wired: Cabling a Living-Room Desktop on Aussie Broadband Gigabit (Botany)

Student · BotanyAussie Broadband 1000Meero routerWiFi ~300 → wired ~900Wall-port wiring3× faster wired

A student in Botany on an Aussie Broadband 1000M plan (with an eero router) wanted their living-room desktop on a wired connection for stability. Over WiFi the desktop’s best download had been about 300 Mbps; wired to the wall port it reached about 900 Mbps — roughly three times faster and far steadier on the exact same line.

Living-room desktop · best WiFi vs wired

Before

~300 Mbps

After

~900 Mbps

3×faster and far steadier on the same Aussie Broadband gigabit line — only the connection changed.

Why wired wins for a desktop that never moves

A gigabit plan can deliver near-gigabit speeds, but WiFi rarely shows the full number at a device — distance, walls and interference all take a cut. A desktop that sits in one spot is the perfect candidate for a cable: you get the line’s real speed with steady, low latency.

This was a newer apartment building, so the in-wall ports were already linked room to room.
We brought two gigabit cables and left them with the student, saving a shopping trip.
The desktop didn’t detect the wired link on the first try; a reboot brought the network card up.
Wired at the desk it measured ~900 Mbps — steady, and ideal for gaming or big downloads.

WiFi vs wired · for a desktop that stays in one place

	WiFi	Wired to the wall port
Best here	~300 Mbps	~900 Mbps
Stability	Varies with distance, walls, congestion	Steady, low latency
Best for	Phones, laptops that move around	Desktops, consoles, gaming rigs

If your desktop or console lives in one place, running a cable to a live wall port is usually the single biggest upgrade you can make — no plan change needed. Two quick tips from this job: check the wall ports are actually linked first (in newer buildings they usually are), and if the PC doesn’t see the wired connection, reboot before assuming the port is dead.

Result

On the same Aussie Broadband gigabit line, moving the Botany living-room desktop from WiFi (~300 Mbps best) to a wired wall port lifted it to ~900 Mbps — about 3× faster and much steadier, with no plan change. Best upgrade for any device that stays put.

Living-room wall-port wiring case Aussie Broadband guide eero routers Gaming home network setup Botany service area

From ~300 Mbps on WiFi to ~900 Mbps Wired: Cabling a Living-Room Desktop on Aussie Broadband Gigabit (Botany)

Why wired wins for a desktop that never moves

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