Hello everyone,

Apologize for the lengthy post in advance, but wanted to give some background first.

Product: 1 wireless RBR750 router, 2 satellites RBS750

Home Size: 2 story, 4100 sq ft

Current Orbi Placement: see attached layout

Current Internet Speed: Xfinity Internet only - 800 Mbps down/20 Mbps up

Although the pictorial may indicate otherwise, the network topology is star - both satellites are connected to the router and are displaying a 'Good' 5Ghz connection status (at least in the web UI). Wifi devices that are close to the satellites get roughly 700-750 Mbps. Being close to the router as I type on my laptop, I'm getting speeds around 850 Mbps.

With the current placement I have, I've tested the download speeds but wanted to see if they're 'normal' or what you'd expect. All upload speeds were the same regardless at 22ish Mbps.

T1: Connected to Satellite 1, 500-550 Mbps down
T2: Connected to Satellite 1, 500-550 Mbps down
T3: Connected to Satellite 2, 450-500 Mbps down
T4: Connected to Satellite 2, 500-550 Mpbs down

Each of the satellites are roughly 25 feet from each other as well as the router (line of sight distance).

So 3 questions for you all:

1. If these decreased speeds are to be expected because of distance, would having an wired backhaul using MoCA help at all? I realize the Orbis use a triband and the wireless backhaul is on a dedicated band, where if you freed that up via wired, you still wouldn't be able to use that band to help with the wifi speeds - but am not sure if there is any benefit to using MoCA in this case.

2. Do you think the Orbi satellite signals are overlapping one another where the device doesn't know which to connect to which impacts speed at the satellites? I know there's speed loss the further you go, but was not expecting the loss to be this much (again, unsure if this is considered 'normal').

3. Is there any better optimal placement of the satellites? I want to leave the router in my office, since that's where my main internet is coming in from the house.

Forum Discussion

Is there any benefit to have a wired backhaul for an Orbi Mesh system?