# HOT 280: Am I Getting True Gigabit Internet? - Gigabit Promises

An episode of [Hands-On Tech (Audio)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/73802706), 16 Aug 2026, 18 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/cap/hot_280/3ee600f6-2f6f-4780-bf9b-71c9039ca92f.mp3

On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers Al's question about why their gigabit internet plan isn't delivering the promised speeds during a Wi-Fi speed test, and who's really to blame: the ISP, the router, or the device. Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a future episode! Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: • shopify.com/hot

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