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Orbi: We really need separate SSID for 2.4 Ghz and 5Ghz or speed is limited to less than 200 Mbps
TLDR: With Orbi, my 5Ghz capable devices are "forced" to connect to 2.4 Ghz most of the time, slowing down speed. Tested against 3 different routers and my 5Ghz capable can connect to 5Ghz network al...
I AGREE, it would be GREAT to have two SSIDs for 2ghz and 5ghz.
My experience is that every device I have that supports 2.4 and 5 connects to 5 every time without issue. I have a mix of apple and android products plus game consoles, tvs, amazon echos, etc... I had the same concern initially in that I wanted to be able to force a connection, but I haven't seen any problems with this at all over 3 months of use. I have the orbi router and 2 satellites in 6500sf. I agree that just the router alone would be more than sufficient, router plus one satellite is likely overkill, and three devices in 1200sf is likely cooking you veerrrrryyyy slloooowwwwllly. Interested to hear back whether just running the router with no satellite makes a difference.:robotwink:
The preference for separate SSIDs is not a speed issue for me. I would prefer to force my iPhone on 2.4 ghz full time due to the longer range. I rely entirely on WiFi calling, so 2.4 ghz is better used for me when I'm outside my house. There is simply no reason to not allow such. Ditto for wired backhaul. Eero, Velop, etc. have wired backhaul, why not Orbi?