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RBK50 system with new increased Gigabit speed
I recently updated my Internet to Gigabit speed. My computer hardwired to modem clocks an average of 900 MBPS. I understand the WIFI won't likely match those speeds, but what is realistic with this O...
You should see near 900Mbps with a wired PC thru the RBR50. This will be the max ever seen on Orbi with a wired PC.
What Firmware is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?
JD2195 wrote:I recently updated my Internet to Gigabit speed. My computer hardwired to modem clocks an average of 900 MBPS. I understand the WIFI won't likely match those speeds, but what is realistic with this Orbi system. I believe it supports up to 3 GBPS? My devices have not broken past 500 MBPS.
The max download I've got wired is ~900 and the max upload ~940. For brief milli seconds I've hit 1.5 Gbps on Fast.com. Even on upload I've touched 1 Gbps more than once.
On WiFi, the max I've got is nearly 600ish. For brief mili seconds I might have crossed 650-670 or so.
Orbi 5 GHz radio (client end) has a 2x2 radio. The link rate is 866 Mbps. Usually 1/3rd goes to overheads. So 550-600 is usually the max you'll get. If you're unlucky you might get 3xx/4xx I guess.
All of this is in the same room as the router/wired satellite.
a satellite on wireless backhaul might give much lower speeds than the above.
Here is a strange thing. I have 1G service, have for over a year now. Orbi system for about the same time. Whenever I ran the speed test on my Orbi app I saw download speeds of around 490Mbps down and 32Mbps up.
Since the last firmware update I now see download speeds of just over 900Mbps. I do not understand how or why. I'm not complaining you understand, I'm just confused.
I have changed nothing, no settings change, no reboots, nothing.
Orbi app may show differences in speed on a wireless mobile device vs a wired PC connect to the RBR using a speed test app on the pc.
Stillconfused32 wrote:Here is a strange thing. I have 1G service, have for over a year now. Orbi system for about the same time. Whenever I ran the speed test on my Orbi app I saw download speeds of around 490Mbps down and 32Mbps up.
Since the last firmware update I now see download speeds of just over 900Mbps. I do not understand how or why. I'm not complaining you understand, I'm just confused.
I have changed nothing, no settings change, no reboots, nothing.