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Constant Internet Drops - RBK50 w/4 Sats
Im not sure if it is coincidence or not but i just added a 4th Satellite and I am now having constant, and i mean CONSTANT, internet drops and reconnection issues. I currently have the RBK50 router +...
Three is the officially supported maximum number of satellites.
Remove the fourth and see if that solves your problem. What was your reason for adding the fourth?
More is not better when it comes to WiFi. Too many satellites can cause signal overlap and trouble with your devices roaming between nodes, which can lead to dropped connections, etc.
How big is your house? I cover 3-levels and ~3,000 SF with one satellite, and I can get a usable signal 500' away outside the house.
Mate, my house is like a Farady cage! Superman himself could not see through our walls. I live in a 3 storey townhouse that is around 3400s/ft. The router is on the 1st floor near one end. One RBS50 is in my bedroom on 2nd floor. One RBS50 is in my office at the opposite end of the first floor. The 3rd RBS50 is on the ground floor on the opposite end of the house and i have the RB30 plugged in on the ground floor also, opposite end of the RBS50.
It is the only way I can get full speeds in each location of the house (except for the RB30 which i can only get about a quarter of the full speeds).
Without the satellites I can get connections but they are around 1/3 or 1/4 of full speeds.
But yes I have disconnected one of the RBS50's and the issue is better. I had read other posters who said they had no problem with 4 or even 5 satellites which is why I purchased the 4th one.
I had no issues for a week but it started, for some reason, a couple of days ago.
Im bummed that it cant handle the 4th, especially at the distances of each satellite. They are quite far from each other.