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Orbi AC3000 vs 2nd gen Xfinity pods
Hey all, I have been reading the forum for a bit trying to find my answer but I thought I would just pose it directly. I had previously been running and Netgear CM 1000 (bought 7/2019) and Orbi AC...
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
Where in the home is the RBR located? In the basement as well? If so, basements are not good locations for the wifi router.
How are you testing speeds? Wired or wireless? Wireless caps out at around 400-500Mpbs depending on device hardware support. Wire ethernet cable you should see 800Mpbs. Orbi 50 series supports near 900mpbs or just a bit over.
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too? I am not in front of my device so I can give this right now but I will.
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft? Listed sq ft is about 3148 but that normally does not include an unfinished basement so I would say 4000 sq ft
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. The router is next to the gateway in the basement and the satelite is two floor directly up. Might be less than 30feet but through two floors. I would have to measure to know exactly. Set up gives me a blue light so I didn't think much more than thatWhere in the home is the RBR located? In the basement as well? Basemen. If so, basements are not good locations for the wifi router. I completely agree about basements. I have looked into other arragments. The ethernet hub is located in the basement and my wife's office is two floors up (same room as satelite). I have tried to run my wife's computer off wifi but her VPN seems to interfiere with our Philips HUE and doorbell camera. To fix this I ran a cat 5 from the router in the basement to the office and I directly connect to the computer. Once I did this no other issues with VPN. Now that I have a XB7 I suppose I could run the cat 5 from the office directly to the xfinity gateway/XB7 ethernet port. Then i could put the router in another room and move the satelite accordingly.
How are you testing speeds? Wired or wireless? I have used the orbi speed test which I understands is testing the speed from the gateway to the router (900+ down). I use a speedtest app on my iphone 12 mini to test diffrent rooms in the house (250-550 down) Obviously I would not expect 900 on a speedtest app since that is more of a wired speed. Xfinity pods and Orbi I understand is more capped around 500
Wireless caps out at around 400-500Mpbs depending on device hardware support. So would you say wireless tests between 250-550 is a reasonable expectation? Maybe my expectations of 400-500 down everytime anywhere in the house is unreasonable. Just thought wired of 900+ with an Orbi Mesh would get 500 everytime wirelessly Wire ethernet cable you should see 800Mpbs. I believe I do. Orbi 50 series supports near 900mpbs or just a bit over. Tested while wired into the Orbi, correct?
3148sq ft is listed but that doesn't include the basement which is where the gateway and router are right now. maybe 4000sq ft