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KevinChen
Aspirant
Feb 07, 2017

R7800 fireware 1.0.2.20 get low speed at Network Neighborhood

I've used iOs "Netgear Genie" app to get the speed between my Win 10 laptop (with 802.11 ac) and R7800, it shows 867Mbps. But when I download files from USB storage which is plugged into R7800 USB p...
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DexterJB
NETGEAR Moderator
Feb 16, 2017

Hi KevinChen,

 

Transfer rate can be affected and may be bottlenecked by the processing power of the router since it handles other features and functionalities as well. A lower than the maximum transfer rate should be normal.

 

Regards,

 

Dexter

Community Team