Thanks for the reply @david64. It has been a rollercoaster ever since time. Understandably I lose out with wifi. I have tried connection over 5g and 2.4g and nothing much really changes. When i used the speed test through TPG support page it was relatively smooth and stayed level.   Strangely though since i have raised this question in the community the downstream rate in the router now shows as 80848 Kbps but the total downstream box remains unchanged. I would have thought that if bandwidth control was active then it would regulate that on its own, or am i wrong?   You mention clearing the downstream setting and redo speed test, how do I go about that? See screenshot from router showing settings as i have found it tonight after login ... View more