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jdbauer6
Aspirant
Oct 22, 2017

Slow download = Fast Upload

Hi - using SpeedTest, I continually get around 40-60Mbps download vs. 150+Mbps upload.  I am on the latest firmware, and am on the 5G network on either the satellite or router - same speeds.   Any ...
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DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Oct 24, 2017

Have you enabled beamforming or mumimo? also have you tried to re position your satellite?

 

DarrenM

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jdbauer6
Aspirant
Oct 24, 2017

Yes - I have tried with both of those settings on and off with little difference.  I have not moved the satellite around, as I get fast performance on upload, so that’s likely not the issue?

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    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Oct 25, 2017

    Do you have orbi set up as a AP or in router mode? if in router mode do you have your FiOS router bridged?

     

    DarrenM

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      jdbauer6
      Aspirant
      Oct 26, 2017

      It’s in AP mode.

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        jdbauer6
        Aspirant
        Nov 04, 2017

        Here are some sample tests over several days.  A couple of days had good upload/download, but almost all have significantly lower download than upload speeds.