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sabadir
Aspirant
May 13, 2020
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Will older satellites slow down my ORBI AC3000?

I want to buy a couple more satellites but wow...Netgear is proud of the satellites - surprisingly so since its impossible to get this question answered by people who work there.

If I buy one of the older satellites, will my speed be slower only when I am using that satellite?  Or will the whole system be slowed down?

Thanks

 

Sam

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    May 13, 2020

    Older? How do you mean? All RBS50 are the same. They all have the same front and backhaul speeds. 

     

    You can add a RBS20 or 30 series to the system and they won't slow the Orbi system down. The backhaul connection rate is lower than the RBS50, 1733 vs 866 so the 20/20 series RBS will just have a slower backhaul connection rate is all. 

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    May 13, 2020

    Older? How do you mean? All RBS50 are the same. They all have the same front and backhaul speeds. 

     

    You can add a RBS20 or 30 series to the system and they won't slow the Orbi system down. The backhaul connection rate is lower than the RBS50, 1733 vs 866 so the 20/20 series RBS will just have a slower backhaul connection rate is all.