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Aspirant

Jul 01, 2023

ORBI RBR50v2 with Virgin Hub 5 1gig, only outputting around 500mbps when wired directly to hub5

I have an Orbi RBR50 v2 Router & 2 RBS50 v2 Satellites, we recently upgraded our Virgin Media package from 500mb down to 1gig Down, They sent us their new Hub 5 router, which i have wired into my...

AlexHobson

Aspirant

Jul 01, 2023

Thanks for your reply mate,

So i have been doing speed tests right next to the RBR50 with an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and getting 500down, if its capable of sending out up to 800 then how come its capping there?

Also i have my PC wired into one of the Satellites getting similar results, its not possible for me to wire direct into the Orbi Router, otherwise i wouldn’t have the satellites

If the RBR50 isn’t capable what would you recommend to upgrade to?

Also wanted to ask about config, if theres any settings i can change in the admin side to give things a helping hand?

CrimpOn

Guru - Experienced User

Jul 01, 2023

AlexHobson wrote:
If the RBR50 isn’t capable what would you recommend to upgrade to?

I, personally, would not be able to detect the difference between 500MB/s and 800Mb/s in my own internet use. A web page might load 0.2sec faster. A video cannot possibly stream faster than "full speed", which requires only 25MB/s speed.

One reason I stick with the old RBR50 is that everybody makes a wonderful WiFi6 (and WiFi6E) system and I am not sophisticated enough to figure out which to even look at, much less choose.

Asus, eero, Google, Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link, etc. etc.

p.s. If you keep the Orbi system, it is probably a good idea to disable the WiFi on the Virgin hub.