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EvieC
May 25, 2023Aspirant
iPad Pro on new ORBI RBKE963
UPGRADED TO ORBI RBKE963 AND NOW IPAD PRO CONNECTS AT ABOUT 12 MPS WHILE TV CONNECTS AT 51 MBPS. TV connects over Ethernet cable to ORBI, iPad & iPhone over WiFi. (TV is 100% Internet based. Inter...
FURRYe38
May 26, 2023Guru - Experienced User
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and đĄ satellite(s)?
EvieC
May 27, 2023Aspirant
There is no modem in our system. There is a radio transmitter on our roof that connects to the ISPâs tower. We donât connect to a POTS, cable or satellite.
Home is almost 3,000 sq ft, but spread out. Separate garage, with room over garage. Then further out is the barn.
One satellite is about 15 feet from router, but I have unplugged it, so now the other satellite canât use it.
Other satellite is over garage, probably 30-50 feet from router and is too far from router, or blocked by brick walls and fireplace to connect over wifi to router. It was connecting to the other satellite, but I had to turn off the other satellite in order to use wifi in the house or it slowed my connection. So now I am only using the one satellite, attached via aging cat 5 cable we laid through the attic in â05, so that the office above th e garage can have internet and we can use the phone up there. Without wifi our cell phones donât work, so I want the wifi signal throughout the house and yard. I canât find anyplace to connect the first satellite so the second satellite can daisy chain through it, that doesnât cause connection issues. If I plug it back in where it is, close to the router, the other satellite can use it over wifi, but all connected devices then only get about a fourth of the speed. I was told you could connect up to two satellites via daisy chain, but you showed me that by disconnecting the one closest to the router, my iPad and phone inside will connect at full speed, so it is now sitting idle until I figure out how to make it work.