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Went from Deco M5 & Asus aimesh system to Orbi & very slow upload speeds
Hi guys, Hoping someone can give me some color on this. In my quest for better wireless speed and most importantly wireless stability I took a chance on the rbk50. I started with single nighthawks an...
Chrisddo wrote:
Around 500+/900+ which is odd.
So the upload speed is 900+ with a wired device to Orbi? So you're saying that the upload speed issue is only seen with wireless devices?
To be clear...from the fiber line to modem is seeing a healthy 1000/900+...from
The orbi When it is wired via ethernet cable Im seeing the 500/900. Im comparing strictly the wireless speeds, though. The Orbi is placed and spaced exactly the same as my previous mesh systems and can’t even hit half the upload speeds of them in same locations comparatively. *shrug* I am most likely returning it for a Deco M9 if there no answers.
The orbi When it is wired via ethernet cable Im seeing the 500/900. Im comparing strictly the wireless speeds, though. The Orbi is placed and spaced exactly the same as my previous mesh systems and can’t even hit half the upload speeds of them in same locations comparatively. *shrug* I am most likely returning it for a Deco M9 if there no answers.
- Can you please explain what you mean by the two figures 500/900?
- 500mbps download / 900mbps upload
- - Which wifi radio channels are you using? Have you tried different channels?
- Please do a wifi radio scan and check which channels are being used by your surroundings.
- Do you see same behavior when attached to the Router as when attached to the Satellite?
- What device do you use for testing?
- Please post the settings that you currently have under Advanced Wireless Settings.