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Orbi RBR20 Firware: V2.5.1.16 Wifi speed slower than received
Hello community, I have an Orbi RBR20 and two satellites: RBS20 -> Firmare: 2.5.1.16 and RBW30 -> Firmware 2.5.0.4 Have a 600MB cable internet plan. When I test the speed from the modem to th...
Check your WIFI channels, take off automatic and pick a non congested channel. I find channel 1 for 2.4Ghz works good most of the time. You can try 5Ghz on 48. You can use a program like NetSpot to see neighbor's WIFI is around you and what channel they are using. WIFI speeds may never be as good as wired speeds, taking a few variables into consideration.
I use static channels, 48 for 5Ghz and 8 for 2.4Ghz.
Yes, I get that wifi won't be as good as wired connections but getting half of the speed and connected to the router directly over wifi (and next to the router) seems unacceptable to me, I'd expect 500MB or 400+MB but barely getting 350MB doesn't seem correct.
jcotillo wrote:I use static channels, 48 for 5Ghz and 8 for 2.4Ghz.
Yes, I get that wifi won't be as good as wired connections but getting half of the speed and connected to the router directly over wifi (and next to the router) seems unacceptable to me, I'd expect 500MB or 400+MB but barely getting 350MB doesn't seem correct.
Link rate displayed is usually different than your actual speed through a speed test. And different speed tests will give different results.
My Samsung Galaxy S10+ gets an average of 425Mbps on my 500Mbps plan, standing 10 feet from a Satellite. My Son's new Iphone gets 240Mbps standing in the same place. My point is different WIFI devices will get different speeds.