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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 will be curious to see the results with only the router and no satellites powered on. I wonder if you will get 100% then while still most likely having no dead spots due to the size of your apartment ..unless you have unusual wall placement/composition for transmission from one side of 1200 sq ft to the other.
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I will be curious to see the results with only the router and no satellites powered on. I wonder if you will get 100% then while still most likely having no dead spots due to the size of your apartment ..unless you have unusual wall placement/composition for transmission from one side of 1200 sq ft to the other.It appears the OP did this test. See post #15. That result, and the more recent result with all three Orbi units ON, had the same outcome--the Macbooks spontaneoulsy switched from 5 GHz to 2.4 GHz. The only way this would happen is if the 5 GHz signal was temorarily interrupted. This would indicate there is sporadic interference on the 5 GHz band at his location. The OP has not told us yet if he has any potential interfering devices, or if he did a channel scan to detect interference from nearby APs.