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What is the highest speed that the Orbi's can handle?
Good Day All!
I have the Orbi Mesh Router. The Orbi AC2200 and I have the main router in the living room and a Satelite down in the basement. I have Verizon Fios package that's supposed to give...
Which RBR or RBK do you have? 40 or 50?
What FW is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the IP modem/ONT the Orbi is connected too?
What is the speed test results with a wired PC and a browser connected to speedtest.net? Wired speedtesting is preferred as wireless can't perform the same as wired.
Did you set up the router and enable QoS speed test, traffic meter or access controls? If yes to any of these, you may need to do a factory erase on the router and set up from scratch, this time, do not enable the QoS speed test, traffic meter or access controls. User mentioned that these will slow the speed down on a 1Gb ISP service...
Are you for real? I have no idea what you're talking about! I'm not a computer technician and I have the RBK50 I think, with the wall socket plug in satellite. It came as a budle. I don't know how to check on the things that you've mentioned. I'm not an IT person. I'm just a normal Joe who has an Orbi Mesh Router and I set it up the way all Orbi's are setup. I didn't change any settings or remove any settings. Everything should be as it were if you get it straight from the factory. Also, I've never seen speeds higher than 300mbps download on my Orbi Router and I was paying for a 1GBPS plan. I don't know if this router can handle speeds higher than 300mbps.
FURRYe38 wrote:
Which RBR or RBK do you have? 40 or 50?
What FW is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the IP modem/ONT the Orbi is connected too?What is the speed test results with a wired PC and a browser connected to speedtest.net? Wired speedtesting is preferred as wireless can't perform the same as wired.
Did you set up the router and enable QoS speed test, traffic meter or access controls? If yes to any of these, you may need to do a factory erase on the router and set up from scratch, this time, do not enable the QoS speed test, traffic meter or access controls. User mentioned that these will slow the speed down on a 1Gb ISP service...
I have the RBR40, the one with a base router connected to the FIOS router and a plug in satellite. I have the main router connected to the FIOS router as this was the only way the verizon tech told me I could use another router besides theirs but their router sucks. On a 100/100 plan I can only get about 40-50mbps on wifi and with the Orbi Mesh Router, I get anywhere from 80+ wifi. I never use ethernet eventhough I know it's supposed to be faster and that's the best way of getting the best speeds but the problem is that I don't have a ethernet cable log enough to reach my basement where most of my work is done. The Tech put the router there as it is the centerpoint of the house. I know there is a way to turn off the Verizon FIOS wifi but I don't remember how to do it and I'm sure it's conflicting with my Orbi router and like I said, anyone who can help me replace the FIOS router with my Orbi router then I will pay you $50 via paypal for your time. You also have to help me maximize the setting on my Orbi to get me the best connection. If you can do that then I have no problem paying you for your time. With that said, the more devices I have connected to the router will decrease the speed too right? I'm contemplating whether or not to connect everyone's devices to the Orbi router bc I don't want to bog it down even more. Right now I have about 7 devices and if I got rid of the Verizon router I would need to add an additional 5 devices. that would be about 12+ devices. 5 of which is using the satellite and 2 using the Orbi base system then my mom and dad's iphone and ipad are using the FIOS router. The FIOS router is really crap and I can't stand it but the tech at Verizon FIOS won't help me remove the router altogether and told me the only way I could get the Orbi to work is if I tethered it to the FIOS router. Is this true? Does anyone know if this is true or not? Also, will the more devices you have bog down the network speed or will it not affect it at all? Please let me know. Thanks in advance!
Attached is my most current speedtest using Microsoft Edge on a 2017 Surface Pro i7/8GB/256GB Memory configuration.
I figured out how to replace my FIOS router with the Orbi Router and the speeds are more in line but crazy fast since I only pay $29.99 for 100/100MBPS up/down. I didn't know that you could just unplug the ethernet cable from the FIOS router and connect it to the Orbi and it would work right away. I thought you had to go through configurations and make a whole bunch of changes but I guess not and I guess Verizon Tech's have been lying to me for over 10 yrs now. First I tried to turn off the WiFi on the FIOS router and I ran a test and it was fast. Then I unplugged the ethernet from the FIOS router and plugged it into the Orbi and viola, instant internet. No configurations or anything. Now I have to give my mom and dad my router password. Will the additional 4 device cause me to slow down even more? I guess I don't have to pay for anyone to show me how to re-route my router so the Orbi would work as my main router. I'm thinking maybe I should get another satellite and put it upstairs so it won't slow the network down. What do you guys think? I will have a total of about 15 devices connected between the Orbi base station and the Sattelite. Do you guys think the two routers I have now are sufficient or should I get another satellite just to be sure?
Attached is the speed I got sitting right on top of the satellite router that I have right now with 6 devices connected to it.
Is there a reason why Orbi made their routers so BIG? I mean it doesn't give more more signal or anything bc the satellite seems to be holding well and it's just a wall plug in and 1/4 of the size of the base router. I'm thinking of purchasing another base router and placing it upstairs. Should I get another wall plug in or a regular Orbi size router. We will have about 5 devices upstairs and connected to the base station. The other 5 are connected to my satellite that I have downstairs. What do you guys think? Please let me know. Thanks in advance!
Well, few things for ya:
Orbis are big, because they have big antennas. This is so you can get better coverage and speed.
Second (as mentioned) don’t blame the Orbi for your slower speeds, it’s more the fault of the wireless radios in your devices. Fastest speeds over WiFi are ~550Mbps. If you really want to see that you’re getting the 1Gbps that you pay for, connect an Ethernet cable to the back of your Orbi router, and plug into a PC or laptop with a 1Gbps Ethernet connection. Then you’ll see 900+Mbps via a Speedtest.
FURRYe38 wrote:
Which RBR or RBK do you have? 40 or 50?
What FW is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the IP modem/ONT the Orbi is connected too?What is the speed test results with a wired PC and a browser connected to speedtest.net? Wired speedtesting is preferred as wireless can't perform the same as wired.
Did you set up the router and enable QoS speed test, traffic meter or access controls? If yes to any of these, you may need to do a factory erase on the router and set up from scratch, this time, do not enable the QoS speed test, traffic meter or access controls. User mentioned that these will slow the speed down on a 1Gb ISP service...
It's all good. My internet is working correctly, I just wanted to know how much speed the Orbi can take or can't take. I downgraded my FIOS service back to the $29.99 plan so I'm back at 100/100mbps and I'm getting about the same wifi speeds as the 100/100 so I'm satisfied for now. I just didn't want to pay double the money and then not get the service which I pay for.
Sounds good, ya, your well with in the range of speed handling abilities of the Orbi.
Enjoy. :smileywink:
bryanyu81 wrote:
FURRYe38 wrote:
Which RBR or RBK do you have? 40 or 50?
What FW is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the IP modem/ONT the Orbi is connected too?What is the speed test results with a wired PC and a browser connected to speedtest.net? Wired speedtesting is preferred as wireless can't perform the same as wired.
Did you set up the router and enable QoS speed test, traffic meter or access controls? If yes to any of these, you may need to do a factory erase on the router and set up from scratch, this time, do not enable the QoS speed test, traffic meter or access controls. User mentioned that these will slow the speed down on a 1Gb ISP service...
It's all good. My internet is working correctly, I just wanted to know how much speed the Orbi can take or can't take. I downgraded my FIOS service back to the $29.99 plan so I'm back at 100/100mbps and I'm getting about the same wifi speeds as the 100/100 so I'm satisfied for now. I just didn't want to pay double the money and then not get the service which I pay for.
MacBookPro (late 2013), speedtest history when connected on Satellite RBS 50, wireless backhaul betwen RBS 50 and RBR 50, RBR 50 acts as AP mode to the main Router given by ISP, I am with 1Gbps Fibre plan.
ooohhh boy that was a read!
I understand your frustration about the 1 Gbps plan not actually giving you 1 Gbps performance. Ive been there until I realized that the hardware in the devices was the limiting factor, doh!!
You'll never see 1 Gbps on you cell and laptops for wireless performance unless you had a way to directly wire the device such as an ethernet cable. The most ive ever seen is 250ish Gbps which is still amazingly fast and above the next tier down offered by FioS. My PC sees 1 Gbps performance with a direct connection and so does the Xbox one X to a degree.... (I have a network MoCA extender by the TV and Xbox to get an ethernet connection but Xbox Live service limits data transfer rates severely... I see like 350 Mbps max).
The real benefit to Gigabit internet is to be able to saturate your network with wireless devices (laptops, cell phones, tablets, Amazon Echos, security camera systems, all other wireless devices) without seeing a dip in performance on any device. I think the 100 or 150 Mbps plan would still work for me but while I have a discount, I will keep trying out the gigabit.
One thing I noticed is alot of early "smart TVs" came with crappy antennaes. They could only see 2.4 Ghz and would read no more than 5-10 Mbps for streaming purposes where as my phone in the same room would see 100 Mbps. wild. How you going to get away with streaming 1080p on 5 Mbps.. that will cause quite a few lags in the video playback.
