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mlg250
Sep 07, 2020Aspirant
Limited Channel selection on Orbi RBR50 in AP mode?
I have an Orbi RBR50 wired to my Fios Router with the Gigabit Fios plan. The Orbi is in AP mode with two RBS50 satelites. The Orbi RBR50 offers the standard 1-11 channels for 2.4 GHz. BUT it only ...
michaelkenward
Sep 08, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Do you actually experience wifi problems? Or is this a theoretical exercise?
The short range of 5 GHz wifi is such that reports of interference are rare.
mlg250
Sep 08, 2020Aspirant
I experience problems and these are what made me pursue the channel issue to begin with. Zoom goes in and out of having a fine and stable connection. It suddenly freezes, voices break up and I receive a notice that the connection is unstable. This happens on an average of twice per hour. My smartphone suddenly starts breaking up and people conplain. The hardware I'm using is more than adequate to the tasks.
When using Zoom in my home office I'm getting a signal from one of the satellites and I have to work in that part of the house.