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Ni_co_las
Aspirant
May 21, 2018

MR1100 - poor internet quality

Hi, I purchased the MR1100 (US version). I did some testing in order to check that it is a good investment. What a disappointment! I made lots of internet speed testing with the MR1100 and also...
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jpr78
Tutor
May 22, 2018

Were you using the MR100 WIFI for testing? If  so, the 2.4Ghz WIFI band on the MR100 is not good. If you did all your testing on this connection, either try the 5 Ghz WIFI band or try Ethernet instead. You will most likely see much better speeds.

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tmoffitt
Aspirant
Aug 19, 2018

Having the same issue.  Decent ATT cell service on my Iphone X with 25 mbps or more down.  Can't get anymore than about 2-3 mbps on the Nighthawk.  That's both 2.4ghz or 5ghz. Any suggestions.