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Damit1
Dec 09, 2018Apprentice
Rbk50 speed issues
Hi there On last black friday, bought RBK50 in this great deal. It has arrived, but LAN speedtest (and I believe it affect wireless for both Router and Satellite) are not Ok. I use to get arro...
randomousity
Dec 10, 2018Luminary
I think this is a technical limitation of the Orbi over wifi. It's not designed for maximum speed to a single device. It's designed to give good speed to multiple devices, even when spread over a large area and connected to the remote satellite, rather than directly to the router.
According to Tom's, ~550 mbps is peak 802.11ac performance for the Orbi at 5 feet (~1.5m).
- Damit1Dec 10, 2018Apprentice550M wireless is fine.
The issue is WIRED- using CAT7 on RBR.
600 tops over CAT7.
The RBR gives great WIFI, RBS is getting 150Mb wireless, odd as well.
I took my unit to other place with 1G over FTTH same issue.
900MB wired is fine for me, and 550Mb wireless is terrific for me (all house).- FURRYe38Dec 10, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Ya 550Mb is around the max for wifi. Thats good though
So you took the RBR to the friends place and it's still not seeing 900Mb there? If so, then your RBR needs to be reviewed by NG support. I would ask about an RMA. Tell them of your friends system and that you tested yours out on his ISP and let them know of the result differences.
Damit1 wrote:
550M wireless is fine.
The issue is WIRED- using CAT7 on RBR.
600 tops over CAT7.
The RBR gives great WIFI, RBS is getting 150Mb wireless, odd as well.
I took my unit to other place with 1G over FTTH same issue.
900MB wired is fine for me, and 550Mb wireless is terrific for me (all house).- Damit1Dec 10, 2018ApprenticeWhats max LAN speedtest I should.expect?