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Orbi RBK50 Speed Problems
Hello- I just subscribed to Xfinity gigabit service in Norcal. I use a Netgear CM1000 modem, and I connected it to an Orbi RBK50 system. My speeds are topping out at 400 mbps for all devi...
plemans wrote:
And how many devices support even 4x4?You could be right that there probably aren't that many 4x4 clients out there today, but people still flock to buy iPhone 11 or WiFi 6 Routers. When comparing xFi vs Orbi WiFi specs, the Orbi fronthaul is the reason why clients will never see Gigabit WiFi speed even if it's 4x4.
I'm on firmware V2.5.0.38
The orbi was installed out of the box with the 1gig xfinity plan. Not running any monitoring.
Using a 2017 MacBook Pro and 2018 iPad 11" Pro to test. And iPhone 10s. All get the 400 speed. (And was 700 connected to the Orbi, and 980 connected to modem.)
Xfinity says i'd get 800 with their wifi router, and I can't believe Orbi (which says 1 gig) would not do that.
There might be some optimizations to be done with the hardwired part of it. Some are having issues. See the post that FURRYe38 linked to.
in terms of Xfinity saying their device will hit 800mbps, maybe over ethernet. I haven't found an ISP supplied modem that was worth much.
Wireless depends a lot on the device testing with and the environment its in. The orbi front haul is a 866mbps max theoretical connection. I've personally seen devices hit 550mbps on it in perfect conditions. If you read through the smallnetbuilder review/testing (great website for testing as they publish how exactly they're testing), under ideal conditions they hit 600mbps. Keep in mind that these are ideal conditions with no interference. Most home users aren't going to see that.
If you want absolute max wireless speeds, a single router solution is going to be the best. I've used single router solutions and mesh. Mesh has a slower peak speed (not by a lot) but is much higher when you start getting any type of distance involved. I keep going back to mesh evertime for consistent coverage.