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Slow Internet Speeds - Orbi RBK43
I installed an Orbi RBK43 WiFi system yesterday. After the initial install (via the Orbi app), i was getting internet speeds of about 1-2 mb/second. Prior to this, I was reaching 70 mb/sec with my pre...
Try downgrading your firmware to V1.11.0.20. The latest firmware has some pretty significant issues, including throughput, which seem to be affecting a reasonable number of people.
Thank you for your feedback. I have tried to revert back to the previous firmware version, but it keeps auto updating. I have not been able to find a setting that turns off the auto-update.
For some unfathomable reason there is no setting to disable auto-updates.
Check out the post by Butch1326 halfway down the page here:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Firmware-V1-12-0-18-Discussion/td-p/1320421/page/5
You should be able to find instructions on how to disable updates using some undocumented means.