Orbi RBR50 Speed when connected to base vs satellite

Hell Hanco,

Welcome to the NETGEAR Community!

I understand that you are not getting the desired network speed when you are in your garage. This can happen when your phone is still connected to your router when you are in your garage. Please disconnect from your network and then re-connect to your network. This will allow your mobile device to establish a connection with your satellite for desired network speeds.  Ensure that your Orbi router and satellites are located in optimal placement locations. 

Please navigate to the link below for the optimal placement of your RBR50 and Orbi satellites:

https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite

Best,

Kevin

Community Team

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Hanco wrote:
Whats wrong?

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The standard questions in this case are:

• What is the straight line distance between the router and satellite?
  As the distance increases, the effective communication rate between router and satellite drops.
  For the RBR50-RBS50 pair, the maximum theoretical communication rate between router and satellite is 1,733MB/s.
  This rate might be achieved if the router and satellite sit a foot apart.
  In my case, the satellite lies about 25 ft. from the router.  The WiFi signal passes through three walls (common drywall), a wooden floor, and a bunch of floor joists.  The actual transmission rate between router and satellite is 780MB/s, i.e. less than half of the maximum possible rate.
• How much "building material" lies in this pathway?  (such as walls, concrete, brick)
• Does the performance change if the satellite is moved around in the garage?
  (Sometimes there are materials inside walls which affect WiFi signals and moving the satellite will avoid those materials.)