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One-Eye
Nov 03, 2020Aspirant
Download Drops to Nothing Occasionally with RBK852
I own a RBK852, which is the mesh router and a single satellite. The router sits alongside my modem in my office on the 2nd floor, which is right next to the stairs leading down to the 1st floor. The...
One-Eye
Nov 03, 2020Aspirant
My ISP is Comcast and the modem is my own Motorola MB8600.
The RBR sits inches away from the modem.
Three story town house that is appromixatemly 1700 sq ft.
I'm not sure the actual distance between the router and the satellite since it goes through floors. I would think around 30 feet.
Everything is set to default but I'll fool around with the settings.
I live in a city so I have plenty of wifi neighbors.
FURRYe38
Nov 03, 2020Guru - Experienced User
"Forum User - "Well I feel really dumb. After moving the router away from other electronic devices my speeds are back to normal. Just a heads up for anyone experiencing slow speeds, you might want to move it away from other electronics and see if that helps."
3-6' feet minimum safe distance between devices."