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Poor WiFi performance on mobile devices orbi rb30
Hi I am getting more and more hassle from my family about how slow the WiFi is. I have 200mb fibre and a RB30 kit. Static devices ( desktops, Sonos, virgin boxes and TVs are all fine and rock solid. A...
You might have better luck with the router and satellite more towards the center of the two squares. If they are in the corners, then 3/4 of their radiation pattern is directed outside. Having them closer would also improve the backhaul connectivity.
In any case, if you move the router to the TV, then you should be able to put the satellite down close to the office. Then devices in the office should see a stronger signal from the satellite.
Good luck. I hope you can get it sorted out.
So, removing the satelitte and moving the router as close to the middle of the house as possible has fixed my streaming issues and improved connections with all but 1 mobile devices* significantly. Only problem now is my office and one bedroom are right on the edge of 2.4ghz range and no 5ghz there.
I think I would probably be OK if I could adjust the power of the Router and Satelitte radios independently, but I can't see that happening. I expect I will dust off my powerline adapters at the weekend to improve network availability in the office and bedroom. Kind of defeats the point of Orbi though doesn't it!!
*The outstanding mobile device is a iPhone 8 Plus which is wierd as I have another 8 plus and it is OK. I have observed that iPhones in general aren't as happy as android devices. I ran speedtest from the app on both ihpnes and my Pixel 2 xl in exactly the same place at the same time several times and the Pixel generally had 10x speed of the iPhones.