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Range of RBR40
i know the RBR40 is said to have 2000 sq.ft. of coverage, but is the range listed anywhere?
If the router is sitting in a window and the satellite is in a window of a different building so there is direct line of sight, how far apart can they be?
Its variable. And some of it is based on speeds. If you don't need a 200mbps connection, then you can be further away.
I've got one setup at my parents (not in a window) that spans about 150ft between 2 buildings. It stretches the distance but they've got pretty slow dsl so its fine for them.
I can't give you an exact range or distance because many variables impact it. Generally that 100ft + tends to start getting sketchy and situation dependent. but I've also seen ones that are 75ft away have issues.
So if you're debating buying one, buy from somewhere with a good return policy in case it has issues.
Or just bury an underground ethernet wire and hardwire the 2 buildings together.