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cecildaniel2003
Jul 07, 2026Aspirant
RBR50v2 Wifi issues
Hi All, I had a RBR20 with around 5 satellites but then I upgraded to RBR50, but it turned out to be RBR50v2 and post the upgrade my WiFi speeds dropped from 500+ mbps to around 250mbps max. The ...
StephenB
Jul 07, 2026Guru - Experienced User
cecildaniel2003 wrote:post the upgrade my WiFi speeds dropped from 500+ mbps to around 250mbps
Is the backhaul daisy-chained? Or are the satellites both connected to the router?
cecildaniel2003
Jul 09, 2026Aspirant
I have all my satellites connected via a switch using wired backhaul. Even with only the RBR50v2 connected and no satellites, I experience the same issue. My older RBR20 consistently achieves the full 500 Mbps, which makes this behavior on the RBR50v2 very strange.