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Connecting a satellite destroys WiFi speed
Hi, so I have been experiencing a pretty frustrating phenomenon over the past few days. When I have my satellite turned off my WiFi speed is approximately 280-310 Mbps, however I have noticed that onc...
So my home is 1300 sq.ft, i have the Satelite because it is (theoretically) supposed to give better network connection speeds to my desktop via ethernet instead of using a USB Dongle. I have about 4 or so networks in range of me.
The part that boggles my mind is as soon as the satelite is turned off my wifi speeds spike up to 300 Mbps, soon as it turns on, drops to 36-40.
For whatever reason i cannot login to my router (i did all the setup through the app on my phone) so i will need to go do a factory reset and get back to you after i make those changes.
The distance is a bit too close with the satellite. 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with.
Let us know if resetting and trying the suggestions help any...