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ymc226
Dec 10, 2016Aspirant
Is this normal behavior for a satellite?
Not being tech saavy, I have a very basic question about the WiFi performance at the satellite level. I have an Orbi with 2 satellites with Verizon FIOS as my ISP having suscribed to the 75/75 ...
peteytesting
Dec 10, 2016Hero
ymc226 wrote:
My question is would the additonal denser material in between the Orbi router and satellite 2 decrease the speed performance or is my 2nd satellite defective? BTW, I've tested my Airport Extreme WiFi and it is half of what I am getting with the Orbi system.
hi
yes of course the backhaul will be lower if it has to get through more dense materials or further away , the orbi uses 5 gig for this back haul and it suffers more from this effect as well
placement is the key here to ensure the best throughput between router and sat/s
pete