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RBK20 Troubleshooting internet slowness / QOS
How is everyone dealing with troubleshooting devices that are utilizing all your internet bandwidth? New Orbi customer and I'm very happy with LAN connection speeds and performance but where I'm lo...
I 100% understand and would agree that in this situation more bandwidth would fix my issue. But i know for a FACT that with QOS it is managable. I just don't understand how these companies can continue to remove basic features like QOS while asking for $200+ for high end routers?
Putting WRT back in place again may fix my issue but having 3 devices (Modem, Router, and Orbi), defeats the purpose of buying another solution. It also remove some of the remote managability that Orbi has.
Seen this over the last several years, router mfrs are leaning towards a more simplified UI rather then having a more granular advanced UI. Mfrs have picked up on the avg home user that just wants a simple router to setup and connect and get online. Less hassle of any router management features the better for those average home users.
You can still manage Orbi in AP via it's Orbi app. Thought less features are available while in AP mode.
Which I don't get. The average user never enabled these features anyway. Why take them away from your users that needs these features? And what makes it even worse, is they are charging more for less. Also, in my research, they don't even offer QOS on the Orbi Business line. Totally mind blowing!
Been a long time debate on weather QoS is needed at higher ISP speeds, 200Mbps and up wards. Most business have high speed internet as well. Business may not have a need for QoS as depending upon there requirements and environment, may have not have a need. I presume the Orbi pro is tuned for small business environment as well. Nothing large.
I've been in IT for over 20 years and QOS has always been needed. Weather it is to give certain traffic priority or to prevent a rogue system from creating a DOS Attack. In a home network, it may be argued that it isn't needed when you have a 100mb plus connection but in a business where 1 rogue system could take down your whole business, that is not acceptable. Also, even in small business, business class internet services are not cheap. I've looked into getting a 20x20 business class internet circuit at my house and you are still looking at $300 plus a month. So saying "Hey just get a faster connection", which jumping up to a 50x50, could double or triple the cost. Are there better options in other places, yes but not all circuits and connections are $100 for 1GB up and down like you see advisted all over the place. So yeah, although you can get big connections cheap, it shouldn't be assumed by a company like Netgear that it is common. Funny how their Business Line Orbi line has no QOS but their NightHawk systems have some QOS. Guess that should tell me where the priority of the company is.