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Hello. I am upgrading to fiber-optic. The speeds offered are 500 MB, 1 GIG, & 2 GIG. Up to what GIG speed can the Orbi 5 RBK50 system process from an internet provider? (I have an RBR50 router & ...
TomCT wrote:
Hello. I am upgrading to fiber-optic.
The speeds offered are 500 MB, 1 GIG, & 2 GIG.
Up to what GIG speed can the Orbi 5 RBK50 system
process from an internet provider?
The RBR50 Internet (WAN) port is a gigabit Ethernet connection. Thus, a 2 Gig fiber connection will be reduced to 1Gig immediately. There is no point in paying for 2 Gig only to use 1 Gig. (Some of the latest WiFi routers have 2.5G Ethernet ports.... and prices to match.)
When gigabit internet speeds first became available, there were a number of posts on the forum debating whether the RBR50 has the "horsepower" to process gigabit speeds. (I do not recall reaching a consensus.)
The typical household will have a hard time consuming more than 500Gbps on a regular basis. 4K video streaming requires about 25Mbps. So, eight simultaneous 4K streams will require 200Mbps. Add in a dozen Zoom sessions, a dozen security cameras and a couple of video games.....
The Good News is that most of the newer ISP services allow the customer to change services at will. If you sign up for 500Mbps and feel, "This is not enough!", you can always call them up and move to 1G.
TomCT wrote:
Hello. I am upgrading to fiber-optic.
The speeds offered are 500 MB, 1 GIG, & 2 GIG.
Up to what GIG speed can the Orbi 5 RBK50 system
process from an internet provider?
The RBR50 Internet (WAN) port is a gigabit Ethernet connection. Thus, a 2 Gig fiber connection will be reduced to 1Gig immediately. There is no point in paying for 2 Gig only to use 1 Gig. (Some of the latest WiFi routers have 2.5G Ethernet ports.... and prices to match.)
When gigabit internet speeds first became available, there were a number of posts on the forum debating whether the RBR50 has the "horsepower" to process gigabit speeds. (I do not recall reaching a consensus.)
The typical household will have a hard time consuming more than 500Gbps on a regular basis. 4K video streaming requires about 25Mbps. So, eight simultaneous 4K streams will require 200Mbps. Add in a dozen Zoom sessions, a dozen security cameras and a couple of video games.....
The Good News is that most of the newer ISP services allow the customer to change services at will. If you sign up for 500Mbps and feel, "This is not enough!", you can always call them up and move to 1G.