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HELP! Orbi Wall-Plug Whole Home Mesh WiFi System RBK33
Help please! I purchased the Orbi Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (RBK33) in January. My FIOS router was just upgraded to support 802.11AC at 100/100Mbps and now my internet is much slower. When disconnecting...
Sitting in my kitchen. The router/Orbi router are down the hall in our office. One satellite is directly above on the top floor, the other is almost directly below in the basement. Upload and download from my browser are both in the 30s. Attached a screen shot from Orbi. Does this help?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
You need to keep the RBR in AP mode as you already have a router built in to the FIOS modem. Just keep the wifi on the FIOS modem disabled.
FURRYe38 My house is about 4k sqft I think. LOTS of wifi neighbors; everyone has FIOS as mandated by our HOA. Pretty sure the satellites are within 30ft.
I turned off the wifi on the FIOS modem and put the Orbi on AP mode but it made the internet even slower. Does it take time to get faster??
CrimpOnyes, I also have/use the Orbi app.
Nickster01 wrote:yes, I also have/use the Orbi app.
One of the (in my opinion) few ways the Orbi "app" is better than the web interface is that it shows the "Link Rate" for each device as a number instead of a picture of "bars". This leads me to ask: what does the app show for the Link Rate for the device in the kitchen that is showing 30mb up/down? And, which network is it connected to (2.3G or 5G)?
- How do I find out what it's connected to (2.5 or 5g)? There's only one network.
