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Orbi RBR10 - TIme for an upgrade?
I have an Orbi RBR10 with two satellites. I am happy with them as we are not gamers or big-time streamers. I am concerned primarily about security, but an increase in speed is always welcome. I am no...
What actual speed do you pay for and how big is your home?
What speeds are you getting with the current system?
I hesitate to tell people to upgrade if they're maxing out their speeds and systems are working fine.
If you're having issues, slow downs, then sure, an upgrade is always good from that system as its a base model mesh system.
I probably wouldn't go to the 50 series as with Wifi 7 (BE) coming out this year, it'll be 2 generations behind. Not saying it performs slowly but its no doubt getting a bit older and closer to end of life.
The plan says it is 500Mpbs service. When standing next to the router with my phone, I get about 120 as a max. I haven't tried plugging my laptop into the lan jack on the router.
Does this seem right?
Well depends on design and support of the phone, MIMO support and the Orbi system. Possible that combined, may not see 500Mbs speeds across the wireless. The 10 series system was an entry level home system with basic features. So may not have been designed to be a hot rod system like the newer generation systems.
Wired speed test should see 500mpbs for sure though.https://www.increasebroadbandspeed.co.uk/realistic-speeds-wi-fi-5-and-wi-fi-6
https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html
https://support.google.com/fiber/answer/6250056#zippy=%2Cmobile-devices-wi-fi
