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Orbi Gigabit Speed
Hey, I’m fairly technically inclined, but am an amateur when it comes to networking. I have an Orbi system and have had Bell Fibe 300/100 Internet. I was consistently getting about 140 to 180 MB’s ...
Seeing exactly the same. Just read RIDICULOUS thread on how we can't set a separate SSID for 5Ghz vs 2.4Ghz... I have configured MANY routers this way (including oher Netgear equipment).
You can make things TOO simple, guys...
Frankly - I'm stunned that this was not put into the Orbi GUI (apparently you can do this via telnet - about to try)
When the XFinity tech tested speed directly connected to the cable model, we saw ~990Mb. The built in Ookla tester on the Orbi NEVER shows more than 450Mb (I retested today - 350Mb). Nothing else tested shows more bandwidth.
I started researching because my XBox is only getting about 50Mb, one test showed 54% packet loss, and I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S CONNECTED VIA 2.4 OR 5 GHZ [dammit]. Since I can't change the SSID's for 2.4 vs 5 gig, I can't lock it to one or the other.
Not overly thrilled atm...