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Gigabit internet shows up as 400Mbps
I have Centurylink gigabit internet service to my house. I have my Orbi directly connected to my provided ONT. My pc which is connected by ethernet to my Orbi shows between 800Mbps and 900Mbps on the Ookla speedtest. Doing an speed test on my Orbi shows only a speed of 400Mbps download and around 200Mbps upload. My wifi speeds vary between 350mbps to 120mbps when I repeat a test at the same location. Is this normal? Is my satelite too close to my main Orbi?
Orib's client WiFi connection speeds are: 400 Mbps for 2.4 GHz and 866.7 Mbps for 5 GHz. You will only achieve a maximum of 50% to 60% of the connection speed as data throughput, due to overhead in the WiFi protocol. So, your results are normal. If you need maximum throughput, then wire your device to the Orbi router. Wired to the satellite should achieve around 500-600 Mbps, because the data must traverse the wireless backhaul.
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Orib's client WiFi connection speeds are: 400 Mbps for 2.4 GHz and 866.7 Mbps for 5 GHz. You will only achieve a maximum of 50% to 60% of the connection speed as data throughput, due to overhead in the WiFi protocol. So, your results are normal. If you need maximum throughput, then wire your device to the Orbi router. Wired to the satellite should achieve around 500-600 Mbps, because the data must traverse the wireless backhaul.
That doesn't explain why the upload speeds are half the download speeds. I had the same problem with my Orbi. Fixed it by putting it in AP mode (and had the Centurylink modem be the router with its radio off). Now I get 420mbps both up and down.
st_shaw,
Thanks for the reply.
Just to be clear. I have 1000Mbps incoming internet. Direct lan connection to my orbi shows speeds I'd expect:
890Mbps Download 188Mbps Upload
But when I run the speed test on the Orbi app or in the Orbi web interface I can expect half that speed:
389Mbps download 195Mbps Upload
And my actual speed tests on my mobile device is anywhere from 350Mbps if I practically place my phone onto my Orbi satellite right down to an average of 200Mbps when connected to 5Ghz.
Just for fun here are my Orbi stats:
My wifi connection seems ok although my cell phone always seems to connect to my satellite even when I'm right next to my Orbi router. It just seems like the speed I'm getting is a bit on the slow side. What does WLAN AC 866Mbps really mean then?
Sorry for asking, I've just set up my Orbi after switching from Google Wifi and I'm still within the 15 day return window. So far I really like what the Orbi does, just want to make sure I have expected speeds for gigabit internet.
Thanks,
After posting my last reply I checked my devices and ran a speed test on my phone.
My phone is 2 feet away from the Orbi Router, is connected to it on the 5Ghz channel but speed test was an abismal 42Mbps download and 42Mbps upload. Connected Lan speed test resulted in 786Mbps down and 187Mbps up. Seems really weird that wifi is so slow right next to router.
I did upgrade firmware this morning to latest V2. I have not done a factory reset, maybe I should?