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Orbi RBR860 Speedtest at 3600+ Mbps but devices connected to 5Ghz only got ~900 Mbps
I'm on a hyperfiber 4 Gbps plan from my broadband provider and using RBR860 as the router, directly connected to the fibrebox via the 10 Gbps port. Then I tested the internet speed with Orbi app (...
WiFi speed is a complicated subject. Internet search will provide reasons why a WiFi6 device will have a maximum theoretical Link Rate of 1200Mbps assuming that a two antenna device is using the full 80MHz wide channel.
Real world experience is always lower than the theoretical maximum:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/114622t/realworld_speeds_from_wifi6_aps/?rdt=35870
WiFi speed is a complicated subject. Internet search will provide reasons why a WiFi6 device will have a maximum theoretical Link Rate of 1200Mbps assuming that a two antenna device is using the full 80MHz wide channel.
Real world experience is always lower than the theoretical maximum:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/114622t/realworld_speeds_from_wifi6_aps/?rdt=35870
Thanks for your information!
Seems like I need to upgrade the router to Wi-Fi 7?
Maybe RBR970?
With an iPhone 15 Pro you'll get around 1400 Mbps d/l speed max with the 960 series. that's what I see here. The 970 will have even a little better radio/WiFi range (the 960 is excellent though), the 970 will support the WiFi 7 standard in the chart above, so it will offer a measure of future-proof protection. So either 960 or 970 will improve what you see now - imho your choice is based on budget vs. future-proof.
Note, you will not get above 1400 Mbps d/l or so, nowhere near 3600, on any WiFi - you need direct connections for 3600.
