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Can get more than 300s Mbpa with the AC2200 in a 1000 Mbps
I used to pay for ATT fiber optica 300 Mbps speed and I was always getting even a little higher (320's Mbps) in all my devices with my Orbi AC2200. I changed lately to 1000 Mbps internet and the speed test in the Orbi app shows speeds of more than 900 Mbps and it is confirmed when connect devices directly to the modem. However, the devices conected to the Orbi router through the WiFi still only shows ~320-330 Mbps as it best, not matter if I am in front of the Orbi's base and nobody else is at home, only me actually using the internet.
I have reset the ATT modem, the Orbi system, etc. However, since the Orbi's base reports velocities of 900's Mbps I think the ATT modem is not an issue.
It is supposed that the Orbi Ac2200 handles speed unitl 833 Mbps when connected to 5Ghz so why I can;t get more than 300's Mbps?. I am thinking to get the Orbi 6, but first I want to be sure the problems is the AC2200.
Thanks in advance,
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JuanEs wrote:I used to pay for ATT fiber optica 300 Mbps speed and I was always getting even a little higher (320's Mbps) in all my devices with my Orbi AC2200. I changed lately to 1000 Mbps internet and the speed test in the Orbi app shows speeds of more than 900 Mbps and it is confirmed when connect devices directly to the modem. However, the devices conected to the Orbi router through the WiFi still only shows ~320-330 Mbps as it best, not matter if I am in front of the Orbi's base and nobody else is at home, only me actually using the internet.
I have reset the ATT modem, the Orbi system, etc. However, since the Orbi's base reports velocities of 900's Mbps I think the ATT modem is not an issue.
It is supposed that the Orbi Ac2200 handles speed unitl 833 Mbps when connected to 5Ghz so why I can;t get more than 300's Mbps?. I am thinking to get the Orbi 6, but first I want to be sure the problems is the AC2200.
Thanks in advance,
A lot depends on settings, interference, device's capabilities, etc. If a laptop, (I have one), has a NIC that only supports 2.4Ghz 150Mbps, that is all you are going to get out of that device. Most of my wireless devices connect between 150 and 475Mbps. Most WIFI6 devices connect between 400 and 850Mbps. The further away from the router or satellite I am, the slower the speed.
Usually a good rule of thumb is take your fastest wired connection speed and cut it in half, unless you have 500Mbps and less Internet WIFI6 cababilities. Then you may get the max speed.
If you have not done so try these settings suggestions:
Disable Circle, Armor, Daisy Chaining, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and uncheck 20/40Mhz Coexistence.
Enable WMM, Implicit BeamForming, Mu-MIMO
Set Short preamble mode.Save settings, reboot Orbi.
Try the steps in the Community FAQ: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/Community-FAQ-My-Orbi-speeds-are-slow-inconsistent-and-don-t-my/m-p/1984305/highlight/true#M7944.
833 Mbps is the theoretical maximum for AC but realistic networking conditions, encryption, etc. make real world wireless speeds much, much less. Even AX real world speeds (seen by only AX-compatible devices like the iPhone 11 Pro) don't usually reach 833 Mbps.
What are you wired speed results?
Not all wifi devices can speed test near 900Mpbs. Most 5Ghz AC mode devices max out at around 400-500Mpbs.
JuanEs wrote:I used to pay for ATT fiber optica 300 Mbps speed and I was always getting even a little higher (320's Mbps) in all my devices with my Orbi AC2200. I changed lately to 1000 Mbps internet and the speed test in the Orbi app shows speeds of more than 900 Mbps and it is confirmed when connect devices directly to the modem. However, the devices conected to the Orbi router through the WiFi still only shows ~320-330 Mbps as it best, not matter if I am in front of the Orbi's base and nobody else is at home, only me actually using the internet.
I have reset the ATT modem, the Orbi system, etc. However, since the Orbi's base reports velocities of 900's Mbps I think the ATT modem is not an issue.
It is supposed that the Orbi Ac2200 handles speed unitl 833 Mbps when connected to 5Ghz so why I can;t get more than 300's Mbps?. I am thinking to get the Orbi 6, but first I want to be sure the problems is the AC2200.
Thanks in advance,
JuanEs wrote:It is supposed that the Orbi Ac2200 handles speed unitl 833 Mbps when connected to 5Ghz so why I can;t get more than 300's Mbps?. I am thinking to get the Orbi 6, but first I want to be sure the problems is the AC2200.
You are doing good if you achieve half the speed your wired connection is giving you.
Wi-Fi is a half-duplex medium. Wired is a full-duplex medium. If wireless is giving you close to half your wired speed, your WIFI is operating at near optimum performance. Wi-Fi is also a shared medium therefore it behaves as a hub. Devices wanting to transmit have to request and gain access before being able to transmit, creating overhead and slowing speed.
Regarding speed tests: If you use an internet speed test to measure the speed of your wi-fi, you will not get an accurate result, as there are many hub hops during the test, that could be slowing the test results. Also WIFI conditions along the hub hops, change often.
It is more accurate to measure your speed using the internal Orbi speed test for connection speed and use a porformance tester to test the speed between your wireless device and a device connected to your internal network.
Thanks!, so for what I am understanding if the wifi speed is affected by the own wifi protocols and the capacity of each device, it is telling me as well that changing from AC2200 system to the new Orbi WiFi 6 mesh won;t do much for me either unless I contract a higher speed internet?. For 1 Gb speed I have now then I should expect half. The actual speed I normally read connected by wire to the modem is somewhere between 600-800 Mbp, so 300-400 Mbp is most probably the best I can do independent of the mesh system? I mean, if I won't be able to get more than 500 Mbp with a 1 Gbp conection it doesn't make sense to expend $500 in a new system for probably 100 Mbp more.
How is the performance tester that can measure just the speed between the orbi and my device??, the only speed test I can find are those in internet that use a external server.
