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RBR50 - Slow WiFI
I have had this Oribi for some time now. The first ISP I used to set Orbi up with was Century Link. It ran great 800 mbs to my phone and all my devices. I then switched to Xfinity. It still wor...
Orbi AC on 5Ghz will top out and max out at around 400-500Mpbs. Same goes for Orbi AX even if your device supports AX mode. The main problem is that most phones and pads are limited by there Antenna design, 2x2. Some devices have 4x4 and thus can get higher speeds past 500Mpbs and near 900Mpbs.
Wired LAN cable speeds should be near 900Mpbs thru the RBR.
Crusader87 wrote:I have had this Oribi for some time now.
The first ISP I used to set Orbi up with was Century Link. It ran great 800 mbs to my phone and all my devices.
I then switched to Xfinity. It still work at the speed I puchased. The speed was not as fast as Century Link 1gig.
I then switched back Century Link and I can't get the speeds on wifi that I got the first time. But if I attach via ethernet I can see the high speeds. I changed AP to router and still no luck. Location is still the same as the first time.
Any Suggestions.
S
RBR50,V2.7.2.104,MacOS 10.14.6
FURRYe38 wrote:Orbi AC on 5Ghz will top out and max out at around 400-500Mpbs. Same goes for Orbi AX even if your device supports AX mode. The main problem is that most phones and pads are limited by there Antenna design, 2x2. Some devices have 4x4 and thus can get higher speeds past 500Mpbs and near 900Mpbs.
Wired LAN cable speeds should be near 900Mpbs thru the RBR.
Crusader87 wrote:I have had this Oribi for some time now.
The first ISP I used to set Orbi up with was Century Link. It ran great 800 mbs to my phone and all my devices.
I then switched to Xfinity. It still work at the speed I puchased. The speed was not as fast as Century Link 1gig.
I then switched back Century Link and I can't get the speeds on wifi that I got the first time. But if I attach via ethernet I can see the high speeds. I changed AP to router and still no luck. Location is still the same as the first time.
Any Suggestions.
S
RBR50,V2.7.2.104,MacOS 10.14.6
The bottleneck does not appear to be the phone, as he/she states that it worked at 800mbps to the phone prior to switching out then switching back to Century Link.
I got 800 mbs on all my devices just not my phone. That is why it is odd that you said it is at its MAX speed is 400-500 Mbps.
With the Orbi AC or your ISP modem router?
Orbi.
