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Old RBK50 wifi faster than new RBK852
Hello everyone, I have a 1 gig fios internet speed and we have a older Orbi RBK50. My wife does a lot of telahealth from home now and we have a few wifi 6 devices so I thought it was a good ...
What are your wired speeds at the RBR?
When testing wireless speeds, turn OFF the RBS first to ensure it connects to the RBR first and run speed tests there.
What model Mac do you have? 20##?
What OSX version is installed?
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 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite 📡
Heres what I get with my Mac Book Pro OSX 12.2 beta, connected at the RBR at 1300Mpbs:
Hello, I am testing on my new macbook air M1 2020 running the latest operating system. I also test from my iphone 12 pro max and see the same speeds wireless of course. I'm concentrating only on the router and I tested both wired and wireless. I test straight from the modem and the RBR. The ISP speed is about 880 and the wired RBR is about 740-770. The modem is a simple MoCA ethernet adapter and again I'm getting the correct speeds out of it.I test wireless right next to the RBR and on my coffee table 4 ft away ... I have already went through level 2 of the netgear tech support and they can't figure it out. We have a 2 story 2500 sqft home and understand that each house has different issues that can slow the wifi speeds but Im standing right next to the the RBR when testing OR 4 ft away on thr coffee table. Nothing is blocking the router. I appreciate any help provided
I do use a MoCA Ethernet adapter (FCA251) for my modem (set to WAN - not sure if that is the correct setting between WAN/LAN/FULL).... this is what frontier gave me so I don't know if this is causing my speeds from the wall to the adapter to slow. My speed from the wall is between 750 and 800 today. So I go from coax to MoCA adapter then out ethernet to the Orbi router. I called frontier and someone will be out on Tuesday .... lets hope they like thier job and want to help instead of brush things off. Frontier around here isn't very helpful sadly. Even if my fios speed were 750 mbps I think I should get 600 mbps near the Orbi. Im getting 450-470 right now on wifi.