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speed slows down Orbi
My iMac is connected through wifi to my orbi system. The orbi has 1 satellite. My internet service is AT&T gigspeed and when I test it with a CAT5 connection I get 950mbps up and down, but I don't us...
Let us know how the beta works for you.
I'm seeing consistent 200/10 speeds with my devices here, Both wired and wireless. AT the router and at Satellite.
iPhone 6sP and PC with D-Link DWA-192.
Ulairi wrote:I also remain convinced that there's something going on inside the RBR50 that is throttling the speed. See this thread:
This was back-to-back testing using the same PC and cables with the only variable being the router. Two alternate router gave full download speeds per my plan, while the Orbi was consistently slower, with up to 80% speed reduction in some cases.
I'm going to try the latest Beta firmware this weekend to see if the firmware and a full factory reset give any improvement.
However, despite these speed results and despite problems connecting a RBW30 satellite to the RBK50 kit, I nonetheless am prepared to stick with the Orbi. 40 Mbps is fast enough for any streaming in the house. The migration to the Orbi fixed a problem with Chromecast buffering that I had with my previous Linksys EA8500. We also used to get dropouts with the EA4500 and apart from the RBW30 issues, the Orbi has given me two months of stable connection.
I'm sticking with the Orbi, versus other mesh options because the Orbi has these superior features:
- 4 x ethernet ports on the router and each satellite (vs. two on most other mesh products)
- USB port on the router and satellite
- Dedicated backhaul channel.
I just hope that the Netgear team get the kinks ironed out soon ....
FURRYe38 wrote:Let us know how the beta works for you.
I'm seeing consistent 200/10 speeds with my devices here, Both wired and wireless. AT the router and at Satellite.
iPhone 6sP and PC with D-Link DWA-192.
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I've been experiencing a speed bottleneck issue for a while ever since I got the Orbi a couple of months ago. It initially set up with with firmware V2.1.1.18 and I reverted to V2.0.0.34 and V2.0.1.2. Updating firmware to V2.1.3.4,. today, similarly made no improvement.
However, I'm pleased to report that a subsequent factory reset (as painful as it was to re-establish everything) got my full download speeds back. 
200Mbps every time (previously averaging 75 Mbps and as low as 30 and as high as 110 Mbps
For anyone struggling with the Orbi performance, don't hesitate - bite the bullet and try a 'factory reset' .
Glad it's working well now. This is what I have been saying all along. Glad someone believes now.
Enjoy. :smileywink:
Ulairi wrote:
FURRYe38 wrote:Let us know how the beta works for you.
I'm seeing consistent 200/10 speeds with my devices here, Both wired and wireless. AT the router and at Satellite.
iPhone 6sP and PC with D-Link DWA-192.
....I've been experiencing a speed bottleneck issue for a while ever since I got the Orbi a couple of months ago. It initially set up with with firmware V2.1.1.18 and I reverted to V2.0.0.34 and V2.0.1.2. Updating firmware to V2.1.3.4,. today, similarly made no improvement.
However, I'm pleased to report that a subsequent factory reset (as painful as it was to re-establish everything) got my full download speeds back.
200Mbps every time (previously averaging 75 Mbps and as low as 30 and as high as 110 MbpsFor anyone struggling with the Orbi performance, don't hesitate - bite the bullet and try a 'factory reset' .