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Every 2-3 days I lose 90% of my speed on devices connected to the satellite
I've had the the RBR50 for a little over a month. Every 2-3 days, I lose 90% of my speed on any device connected to the satellite. Making any change that reboots the network will speed things up agai...
Did you try setting the power output levels on the Orbi from 100% to 50% and see if this changes anything. Being in a noisey or wifi congested environment can cause problems like this.
Thisjustin02 wrote:
It took ten days, but the issue is back. If I connect via ethernet to the satellite, I get full speed. So...I don't think it an issue with the main communicating with the satellite. Otherwise ethernet wouudn't work at full speed. This seems like a firmware issue or something.
I disconnected my satellite since Netgear said there's a hardware issue and the main started doing the same thing. This is getting really frustrating.
Can you characterize the environement which you live? Is it a dense electromagnetic environment? (Lots of people, lots of WIFI SSIDs, near an airport? Near something that would produce a lot of radio frequency power?)
Did you try setting the power output levels on the Orbi from 100% to 50% and see if this changes anything. Being in a noisey or wifi congested environment as you already mentioned, can cause problems like this.
Thisjustin02 wrote:
I disconnected my satellite since Netgear said there's a hardware issue and the main started doing the same thing. This is getting really frustrating.
- I rebooted the main and it’s back to normal, for now. I’m grateful for the advice, but can you explain it a little? Like what does the transmit power have to do with losing 90% of my speed? And if a setting is an issue, why would power cycling fix it?
Since you said you had tons of wifi neighbors around, Being in a noisey or wifi congested environment as you already mentioned, can cause problems like this. After a reboot, the system works for a while, however due to the noisy environment, the system operation degrades. To help isolate your wifi from others, lowering the power output of the wifi radios can help in reducing the overall foot print of the wifi broadcast and make the foot print smaller. This does not redude speeds. It reduces wifi covrage and range.
Thisjustin02 wrote:
I rebooted the main and it’s back to normal, for now. I’m grateful for the advice, but can you explain it a little? Like what does the transmit power have to do with losing 90% of my speed? And if a setting is an issue, why would power cycling fix it?
