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danielfoster
Guide
Jan 08, 2017

iPad 3rd generation slow wifi speeds on Orbi: should I disable WMM / QoS?

Just got Orbi up and running Ookla tests show fast wifi speeds on all of devices except for our 3rd gen IPads Read on Apple Support about disabling WMM / QoS? Would anyone suggest to do that in Orb...
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danielfoster's avatar
danielfoster
Guide
Jan 09, 2017

Thanks for people chiming in here. It turns out I have a similar problem on our iPad 4th generation.

Does Darren on any other moderators have any other thoughts here?

I notice in that other thread that djc6 pointed me to, Darren had asked about older blu-ray players being hooked up to our wifi network.

We do have 2 older Vizio blu-ray players and a Vizio TV attached to our wifi network. Could that really be the problem? Should I try to disable the wave forming settings?

I still have the eero I had purchased and am thinking of possibly reverting to that. I'd hat to do so, but it is frustrating that our older ipads are having these issues.

Any further thoughts from anyone?

Thanks

  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Jan 09, 2017

    Hello danielfoster

     

    Are you on the latest .34 firmware?

     

    DarrenM

    • danielfoster's avatar
      danielfoster
      Guide
      Jan 10, 2017

      Thanks, Darren. I just updated to the .34 firmware. Incidentally, how do we know when there's a new firmware upgrade available (besides having to login to orbilogin)? The wifi speed issues are resolved for the 4th gen iPad. But both of our 3rd gen iPads are still capped/throttled at 20 mbps. All other devices are getting over 100 mbps. Any further thoughts? We do have those 2 older blu-ray players attached to our network. Should I remove those from the network or would you suggest I go back in and disable  these settings:

      Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING - Boosts WiFi speed, reliability, & range for all mobile devices
      Enable MU-MIMO

       

      Thanks again - Dan

      • MarkC1024's avatar
        MarkC1024
        Luminary
        Jan 10, 2017

        I have the same problem with my older iPads.  Existed before my Orbi if I remember right.