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R7000 - Disney Circle - Internet speeds through router slowdown
Creating a new thread to focus on this one issue. I don't believe this is a general slow wifi/slow internet issue, but is clearly Circle related. All tests done on wired connection via my Net...
Solution
what i was able to do was turn circle off, then i turned Qos on and ran a speed test multiple times with nothing pulling data on my router while speed testing till i got the full speeds that my ISP provides me with which is 400mbps down and 20mbps up. Then in the Qos page i hit save settings. once i hit the save button the router rebooted. once it rebootedd i turned circle back on and hit apply and i am now getting full bandwith and circle protecting the network. 400mbps down and 20mbps up most of the time it never falls below 80% of what my ISP provieds me with. hopefly this helps everyone.
Does it persist? I've found the speed would be ok for a while after restarting, then degrade again over time. Do you have any/many custom rules setup, and how many devices?
- The speeds have been consistent 80% of ISP provided speeds. I don’t have any rules other than circle settings.
What modem are you using from your isp?
I had att fiber with a gateway modem/router that caused issues I was able to clear it up by turning of the firewall in the modem and used My routers firewall.
I’m currently with spectrum for ISP and so far no more issues with speed.
Also my wired devices to the R7000 has been 99% speeds provided by ISP.
My R7000 has V1.0.9.64_10.2.64 firmware.- Ok I'm trying it now. I have whatever modem CenturyStink included, cz1000 or something.
I have Circle running on Orbi, not R7000, but I have had almost no issues with it once I got it properly configured. A few tips:
1) In the Circle app, set any devices you do not need to be managed by Circle to Unmanaged. For example, I have my work computer set to unmanaged, because I'm the only person who uses it. Anything that is set as Unmanaged in Circle will be completely ignored and should not get slowed down at all.
2) On the router itself: Disable IPv6. This was an older recommendation, but it absolutely made a difference for me. I don't use IPv6, so disabling it didn't matter much to me.
Personally, I have a love/hate relationship with Circle. There's a lot that I would like to see enhanced in the Circle product, but TBH, I have not found a better parental control solution on the market (and I've looked).
EDIT: To be clear: I am getting at or above the speed I am paying for WITH CIRCLE ENABLED.