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Getting 1000Mbps speed on orbi testspeed but client are running slow at 300Mbps
I am using RBR350 with a satellite. I am connected to 1000Mbps fiber to premises. When I run speedtest through orbi app, I am getting 950Mbps speed. So I am getting good speed upto router. When I...
nimit1785 wrote:
How can I improve speed?
With this package, there are few options:
- Use WiFi devices supporting WiFi6 (802.11ax) rather than WiFi5.
- Connect directly to the router rather than the satellite.
- Because this system uses the same radios/antennas for both the user WiFi connection and the WiFi connection between router and satellite, change to an Ethernet connection between the router and satellite. (This is often not practical.)
I feel compelled to point out that "higher speed" does not necessarily result in an observable difference. A web page may load in 1.3 seconds instead of 1.8 seconds. Will you notice? Streaming 4K video requires about 25Mbps. If the WiFi system is capable of transmitting 900Mbps, a video will still use the same bandwidth to stream as it does when the system is capable of 300Mbps.
There definitely are specific situations where bandwidth makes a difference, such as backing up media servrers to NAS systems.