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Poor Wifi signal and speeds with NightHawk XR500 and EX8000.
I have a 3,400 sq ft poured concrete home. The majority of living space is on the main floor, which is open concept. That's also where the extender is located on the west end of the house. The upstai...
Are you getting full speeds with those currently as your settings?
No, I'm not. I have the Desktop connected via ethernet CAT6 cable and it gets full speed. My phone is getting 57.4 down and 11.3 up on the last speed test. The laptop is getting 24.91 down and 10.90 up.
- Are you using Smart Connect? If so I'd recommend disabling that and connecting to 2.4/5GHz manually. Disable 20/40MHz coexistence also. Use a WiFi analyzer to find the least congested channels in your area and change to that.
Smart Connect is disabled. I disabled 20/40MHz coexistence and I switched to the recommended channels by the WiFi Analyzer. And speeds are about the same
- How far away are you from the router when doing the tests?