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Meet Orbi Voice - World's First Mesh WiFi System with Amazon Alexa Built-in and Harman Kardon Audio
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MagicMikez32 wrote:
This question has been asked before many times, and I have yet to find a relevant answer.
That's the first time I have seen it asked.
Possibly it hasn't been answered because it isn't something that either makes sense or no one has bothered to investigate. Or they don't know what you want measured.
The Voice is a satellite. The only devices that will be any different from the rest of the network will be those that connect to the Voice.
The router, in my case an RBR40 in AP mode, will determine the overall performance of the network.
If I run speed tests with a connection to the the Voice, the AP or the (R7800) router I see no difference. But that is the internet connection. I'm not into measuring local speeds. Life's too short.
Among fellow users, no one has bothered to discuss the issue. But I'd better not say any more.
As you say, your RBR40 will be the limiting factor in your case.
Now imagine you bought the voice kit including the RBR50 and the RBS40v, I'm (obviously) no network expert, but this would no longer make the router the limiting factor?
The question around using lower model satellites with the RBR50 (and also pro spec) routers, and the implication is one I have searched, seen asked multiple times, and largely gone unexplained. For me, the interest is because the price for a single RBS50 is outragous, when I can get a pair (or sometimes 3) 40's for similar price. If the 40s work just as well, why would I buy a 50?
MagicMikez32 wrote:
As you say, your RBR40 will be the limiting factor in your case.
Now imagine you bought the voice kit including the RBR50 and the RBS40v, I'm (obviously) no network expert, but this would no longer make the router the limiting factor?
The question around using lower model satellites with the RBR50 (and also pro spec) routers, and the implication is one I have searched, seen asked multiple times, and largely gone unexplained. For me, the interest is because the price for a single RBS50 is outragous, when I can get a pair (or sometimes 3) 40's for similar price. If the 40s work just as well, why would I buy a 50?
MagicMikez32, The difference between the satellites in the AC2200 range (RBS20, RBS40, RBW30 and RBS40V) and the AC3000 range (RBS50) is in the backhaul links. The AC3000 satellites have 4x4 backhaul antennas (giving a 1.7 Gbps backhaul throughput if connected to AC3000 router) while the AC2200 satellites have 2x2 backhaul antennas (giving 867 Mbps throughput). WHich means that if you get the RBS40V Voice satellite and connect it to an RBR50 (AC3000 router) you will only get a max of 867 Mbps backhaul throughput from that specific satellite. The rest of the network will not be affected by this, that is all other satellites and the router's throughput will not be affected.
Thank you for the response! Appriciate this has taken the thread off topic... So if a network of AC2200's and a network of AC3000's have wired backhaul, the AC2200's and AC3000's would function the same?
- Correct. If wired backhaul is used then both will have same throughput.
On the other hand the AC30000’s are made with bigger and more powerful antennas, and therefore provide better coverage.
I used both the RBR20/RBS20 and RBR50/RBS50 and I noticed a big difference both in front- and backhaul coverage between the two.
