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gr8campr
May 25, 2024Tutor
NETGEAR - Orbi 750 Series AX4200 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 Satellite; Latest Firmware Update v7.2.6.31
Good morning! I'm hoping that someone from Netgear monitors these Community posts..... I am running an Orbi 750 Series AX4200 with the 2 satellites (RBS350s) and an RBS750 satellite add on. ...
- Jun 02, 2024
Update 6/1/2024
Ordered 2 RBS750 'new' satellites from Ebay, received in mail this date. (They were 'new' as the satellites had been part of a package, and the package was broken down into saleable individual items, and not used.)
Added the satellites to the router using the Orbi app, no issues connecting, ran firmware update and router and satellites are all updated to the most up-to-date version, but did have to go into the Orbi app on my PC to delete the old RBS350 satellites that I had removed from my setup.
Checked all connectivity, everything looks good. However, when running an Internet Speed through the Orbi app on my iPhone (which actually runs the Speedtest directly through the router, and not a satellite), I found that the UPLOAD speed was only showing a speed of around 3.42 MBPS (DOWNLOAD speed was fine, around 930.12 MBPS). I then ran a Speed test through Orbi on my PC, and it showed an UPLOAD speed of 3.64 MBPS (again, DOWNLOAD was okay as well, around 961.13).For comparison, I then ran a Speedtest on my PC, and my results were a DOWNLOAD speed of 897.55 MBPS and an UPLOAD speed of 942.86 MBPS.
Any ideas on the difference between the tests for the upload speeds? I believe I had seen this on one occasion previously with the Orbi app, but it resolved itself within a couple of hours. Might this be a glitch with both the Orbi iOS app and through the orbilogin website?
FYI, I am on Spectrum Fiber Optic internet. Tests results with the RBR750 and older RBS350s from 5/30/2024 using the Internet Speed function in the Orbi app on iPhone were DOWNLOAD speed of 946.58 MBPS and 951.76 MBPS.
Ideas on what might be causing this discrepancy, possible solutions?
Thanks in advance!!!
FURRYe38
May 26, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Good to hear. Should work well for ya.
Enjoy.
gr8campr
Jun 02, 2024Tutor
Update 6/1/2024
Ordered 2 RBS750 'new' satellites from Ebay, received in mail this date. (They were 'new' as the satellites had been part of a package, and the package was broken down into saleable individual items, and not used.)
Added the satellites to the router using the Orbi app, no issues connecting, ran firmware update and router and satellites are all updated to the most up-to-date version, but did have to go into the Orbi app on my PC to delete the old RBS350 satellites that I had removed from my setup.
Checked all connectivity, everything looks good. However, when running an Internet Speed through the Orbi app on my iPhone (which actually runs the Speedtest directly through the router, and not a satellite), I found that the UPLOAD speed was only showing a speed of around 3.42 MBPS (DOWNLOAD speed was fine, around 930.12 MBPS). I then ran a Speed test through Orbi on my PC, and it showed an UPLOAD speed of 3.64 MBPS (again, DOWNLOAD was okay as well, around 961.13).
For comparison, I then ran a Speedtest on my PC, and my results were a DOWNLOAD speed of 897.55 MBPS and an UPLOAD speed of 942.86 MBPS.
Any ideas on the difference between the tests for the upload speeds? I believe I had seen this on one occasion previously with the Orbi app, but it resolved itself within a couple of hours. Might this be a glitch with both the Orbi iOS app and through the orbilogin website?
FYI, I am on Spectrum Fiber Optic internet. Tests results with the RBR750 and older RBS350s from 5/30/2024 using the Internet Speed function in the Orbi app on iPhone were DOWNLOAD speed of 946.58 MBPS and 951.76 MBPS.
Ideas on what might be causing this discrepancy, possible solutions?
Thanks in advance!!!
- gr8camprJun 02, 2024Tutor
FYI...
Update now on Internet Speedtest using Orbi app on iOS and on PC:
Just ran a test on both, and speeds are now showing 988.57 MBPS DOWNLOAD / 995.29 MBPS UPLOAD running on Windows 11 PC, and 977.76 MBPS DOWNLOAD / 992.80 MBPS UPLOAD using Orbi app on iPhone iOS.
Either there was a glitch within Netgear/Orbi website (misfiring) and someone passed this problem on to them, or in house, or things just leveled out with the Orbi apps/new satellites getting stabilized.
Oh well, looks like I'm good to go!
- FURRYe38Jun 03, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Glad you got it working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡