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IslandStylin
May 18, 2024Aspirant
RBR50 Wifi Mesh Internet is Painfully Slow
Aloha Everyone,
1x Spectrum Modem (model E31U2V1)
1x RBR50 Router (Firmware: V2.7.4.24)
3x RBS50 Sattelite (Firmware: V2.7.4.24)
Home Square Footage: Roughly 5000SqFt
I am pulling my hair out trying to get our internet speed to what it should be with the Orbi Mesh System. We have Spectrum Internet at 500mbps. At the modem I receive roughly 579mbps and wired directly into the router I received the same. Wired directly into satellites provides roughly 400+mbps.
The rub is when I go on wifi. My speeds are 150mbps or less. It's a huge drop in speed. My satellites turn blue and are in range of the modem. Each one is roughly 30-40 feet from the other. They are all connected.
What have I tried:
1. I have changed my DNS settings from automatic to Google DNS. 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
2. Changed wireless channels for 2.4ghz and 5ghz channels. Tried multiple channel configurations. Nothing seemed to change anything for the better.
3. Hard reset routers and satellites.
4. Security Option: Tried changing from WPA2-PSK [AES] to none.
5. Unchecked daisy chain
6. Unchecked muMimo
Disable IGMP Proxying is enabled in WAN section. Set to Auto
Default DMZ Server is not selected.
Advanced internet settings below:
Any help or other ideas would be greatly appreciated? I obviously am doing something wrong.
Mahalo in advance
11 Replies
- plemansGuru - Experienced User
What device are you testing with?
The 2.4ghz isn't going to get faster speeds than roughly that 100mbps (or even lower) but the 5ghz should.
How are you testing speeds? What app? What device? How far from router? or satellite?
Have you tried the scorched earth policy and tried a factory reset?
- IslandStylinAspirant
Thanks for pointing out that question.
I am using a macbook pro, iphone 12 min and a late imac 2015 model.
I have been using: google speed test, spectrum speed test, ookla speed test and ookla speed test app on iphone along with spectrum/google speed test on chrome browser.
I have done a factory reset at this point. I feel as though it has not improved.
- plemansGuru - Experienced User
How old is the orbi?
did it ever hit faster wireless speeds?
What link speed are you showing when you test the speeds?
Any windows/android devices to try testing?