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badler4
Aspirant
Jan 29, 2021

RBR50 slow wired speeds

I check the speed test on the Orbi app, and I'm getting 600-750Mbps (paying for 912Mbps from Spectrum).  I have a wired connection, Cat 8, from my ethernet port on the Orbi router to my laptop dockin...
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vajim
Master
Jan 29, 2021
badler4 wrote:

I check the speed test on the Orbi app, and I'm getting 600-750Mbps (paying for 912Mbps from Spectrum).  I have a wired connection, Cat 8, from my ethernet port on the Orbi router to my laptop docking station.  Run a speed test, and I'm getting no better than 225Mbps.  What am I missing?  Did a factoy reset on the Orbi, no changes.

do not use the app

 

try another web base spped test site

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    badler4
    Aspirant
    Jan 29, 2021

    speedtest.net still giving my 250Mbps approx.  Wired it directly to my laptop (no dock), no improvement.  ISP is Spectrum, and modem model #is E31T2V1 (Charter).