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Orbi WiFi speed slow
Please help... I have the orbi rbk50 set up and was fine. However recently I have noticed the speed is slow. When I test in the orbi app it thinks it is 50mb but when I test on mobile I am getting abo...
Thanks for the reply... Not convinced that sonos is the issue now as unplugged them and still an issue. Sonos net channel is on 1 and orbi on 11. It is odd as when on WiFi speed test gives 11mb down and 17up....if it was interference wouldn't the up be affected? As wired I get 50mb down and 17up which is what is expected.
It must be something else or the orbi unit itself? It is like something is draining all the bandwidth on the wifi.
It must be something else or the orbi unit itself? It is like something is draining all the bandwidth on the wifi.
danall22 wrote:
Thanks for the reply... Not convinced that sonos is the issue now as unplugged them and still an issue. Sonos net channel is on 1 and orbi on 11. It is odd as when on WiFi speed test gives 11mb down and 17up....if it was interference wouldn't the up be affected? As wired I get 50mb down and 17up which is what is expected.
It must be something else or the orbi unit itself? It is like something is draining all the bandwidth on the wifi.
Sonos might not be your only issue, but the steps I outlined are necessary to avoid interference. You could have multiple issues.
In addition to channel management, please make sure you follow my other advice and do not place any other devices within a few feet of Orbi.
As I sit here writing this, I measure 520 Mbps down and 420 Mbps up with Orbi WiFi, from the satellite. Something is seriously wrong with your environment if you only get 17 Mbps. Your problem is not likely a setting on Orbi, as there isn't much you can change on Orbi. It's more likely something in your RF environment, or maybe an issue with your WiFi client.