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brandobot
Guide
May 26, 2020

Inconsistent internet speeds over wifi on RBR850 (ax6000) and AT&T Fiber

I'm having some incosistent wifi speeds on my AX6000 setup. FWIW, I had a Netgear Nighthawk R9000 X10 router and my speeds were perfectly fine.   I've verified that an ethernet adapter from my mode...
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brandobot
Guide
May 26, 2020

Thanks for the quick reply! Firmware V3.2.15.25_1.3.15

The router and satellite are about 25 ft apart. There are two walls between them. (both rooms have open doors and are on the same floor)

I'm doing my testing on an iPhone 11 Pro, 2019 16" Macbook Pro (both on wireless and using ethernet adapters directly to satellite and router), and a custom built PC Desktop (hardwired to the satellite).
Other devices connected include 8 Nest cameras, thermostat, security alarm systems, 5 Google Home Hubs, 3 Macbooks, 2 Windows laptops, and numerous other smart home accessories.

CTS/RTS was set to default 64. I tried changing this 2347 and am seeing some increase in download. ~300 mbps download over wireless on my 16" Macbook Pro, and 200 mbps on my iPhone 11 Pro. (devices are next to eachother, about 5 feet from satellite) However, my upload speeds are around 58 and 40 mbps respectively.

On my desktop that is hardwired to the sallite, I'm getting 593 mbps down, 469 mbps up. What would cause the upload speed to be so much lower?

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 26, 2020

I would move the RBS out farther as well...25 is too close. 30 feet is starting distance. Can be farther.

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    brandobot
    Guide
    May 26, 2020

    Got it. I tried moving it another 5 feet further, looks like my upload speeds are coming up in all but one room (the furthest room). I'm getting about 200 mbps upload everywhere in the house except for the bedroom where I'm getting 40 mbps upload.

    I just ordered a 40 ft cat6 cable on Amazon. Will try moving this even further once I get the cable.

     

    Is ~350-400 mbps download considered normal speeds for these routers? (I have 1000 mbps fiber service)