Orbi slow wifi on 500Mb/s

What firmware do you have on the RBR50 and RBS50?  If it has v2.5.0.x firmware, there have been reported issues of WiFi slowdowns and device naming issues with that release.  NG has released v2.5.1.8 to fix these issues, so you may need to manually update to it.  See https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBR50#download

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dustinm20 wrote:

So, I have had an Orbi for a couple of years now and I didn't notice this until recently, that I am only ever getting a franction of my bandwidth. I pay for a direct connection to my local fiber switch at my ISP. I get 500Mb/s when I wire straight into the wall. I have no issues ever the service has a 98% up time is never down or out. Recently I have noticed that my wireless speedtest have been AWFUL! I have been getting like 110-200 Mb/s down MAX. I never get over 200 anymore. Before continuing here is my setup:

• No modem directo to fiber switch
• RBK50 v.1 (original version) with RBS50 and RBW30 (added after purchase)
• I have tried the 20/40 coexistence (didn't work)
• I have tried and tested on multiple occasions almost every channel available
• I do have mu-mimo on
• I don't have daisy chaining on
• I do have implicit beamforming on
• The satelites are within 30 feet of the router (I have measured)

I have read every forum and tried every settings setup I can find and still nothing better than 200 Mb/s at my best. I don't know if there is something wrong with my firmware or if the unit is possibly faulty, but I really need to get closer to the speeds I have been paying for or else Orbi is going to the dump. I can't figure it out.

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