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Location of satellite
Hi Everyone, I purchased the Orbi RBK50 set recently and would like to seek your advice regarding the placement of the satellite. I live in a small 1,200 square feet apartment. My source of inter...
Some wireless devices don't perform as well or do not have the same capabilities as ethernet wired connections so depending upon your wireless device, you may not see same speed results as wired connections.
I would recommend updating FW to beta and run some tests.
For my i get my 200/10 spec on both wired and wireless. I presume my iphone is cabpable of handling that much.
I think most, if not all wifi systems like orbi and velop (I tried them both), fail to quickly detect the nearest point of connection when roaming and resulting in apparent speed declines.
If wifi systems can more cleverly detect the nearest connection node or satellite or router, things would be much better. Right now, the only solution is to disable and re-enable to get the correct connection-ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE my previous setup. Router - wireless extender.