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LondonReece
Mar 30, 2018Aspirant
Virgin hub to Orbi
Today I purchased the Netgear Orbi system. I thought it may help some people who are searching for help, that if you use the included cable that comes in the box with the Orbi system, to connect to ...
LondonReece
Mar 30, 2018Aspirant
Sadly, the cable they supplied (in my package, at least) was a limited cat5.
Swapping it over to a cat7 instantly allowed full speed of 300mb. Was just under 100mb with the supplied cat5.
Swapping it over to a cat7 instantly allowed full speed of 300mb. Was just under 100mb with the supplied cat5.
schumaku
Mar 30, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Define what a "limited CAT5 cable" is. Just two copper pairs?
- LondonReeceMar 30, 2018AspirantWhatever about it is limiting speeds. As I explained, once replaced, full speed were obtained.