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Orbi RBR50V2 Wifi Speed 450Mb/s Max versus Internet Fiber Speed 950Mb/s
I bought these devices while still using an ADSL connection, which was reaching 30Mb/s max at its best times. Now my provider orange installed the Optic Fiber at home and measured speed is superior ...
It is physically impossible for a WiFi connection to reach the same speed as a direct ethernet connection. Ethernet is full duplex, so response packets to the speed testing site are transmitted simultaneously with downstream packets. WiFi is inherently half duplex. only one device can transmit at a time. This applies to the WiFi between Orbi unit and user device and to the WiFi between Orbi router and satellites. WiFi performance falls off dramatically with distance.
There have been many posts from users with gigabit connections describing how their Orbi systems perform. Nobody gets anyplace close to full speed. My sense is that there have been reports closer to 500mb than 250mb. Not having fiber myself, I cannot speak from personal experience.