I recently upgraded my home wifi to the newest Orbi wifi 6 imesh, (RBR850) Before i changed out my other router i tested my speeds hardwired and wirless. I am getting 1g thru comcast.. Before i switch routers i was getting 750-900 mbps ( hard wire ) No after upgrading to Orbi im getting 300 mbps on the same computer... At times it will jump up to 700 but before the test is over it goes all the way down to 350 or lower.. Thats one issue im trying to solve.. Another one is, when my iphone 11 is hooked to wireless and i do a speed test ( near the router ) and i get 800-900 mbps, But if i go in the living room where the satellite is i only get 400 or so mbps.. Isnt the point of the satellite to get the max speeds all around the house? Thanks for any help

I'm experiencing the same thing. Just posted another thread about it, but following here. I have Xfinity gigabit and my house is wired for ethernet. Before I installed Orbi Mesh, my iMac Pro in my home office was getting ~930 Mbps down. After installing Orbi, it was getting only 200-300 Mbps!

If you have Sonos (and are using Sonosnet -- which you should) be sure that you have one 1 wired entry point into Sonos (e.g. bridge or direct hard wiring to a speaker). Recommend you disconnect sonos from your router.... and run speed test again and see if your results are different. Sonos works great with Orbi, as long as you have it connected properly. I saw an instance yesterday where there were two speakers in a constellation that were connected hard wired and it caused the Orbi speed to be so slow. By disconnecting one of the speakers, all resolved itself and speed picked up to normal... and Sonos worked just fine because you only need ONE speaker connected as an entry point to the network.

Yes, I have one Sonos speaker plugged in, which created the SONOSET network.

What Firmware is currently loaded?What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too? Are you sure you are connected to the RBS in the living room with the phone? Besure that when you move near the RBS, turn OFF the iphones wifi for 5 seconds then back on so it will connect to the RBS. Download and install WiFi Sweet Spots on the iphone to check the connection rate between the iPhone and RBR and RBS.

Firmware VersionV3.2.8.5_1.2.3 Modem is a arris Model sb8200 Ill try the sweet spot app and try reconecting the iphone to wifi. Thank you for your help.

Orbi wifi 6 RBR850 hardwire speeds slow

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FURRYe38
Guru
Dec 20, 2019
What Firmware is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?

Are you sure you are connected to the RBS in the living room with the phone? Besure that when you move near the RBS, turn OFF the iphones wifi for 5 seconds then back on so it will connect to the RBS.

Download and install WiFi Sweet Spots on the iphone to check the connection rate between the iPhone and RBR and RBS.
- acebeforejack
  Aspirant
  Dec 20, 2019
  Firmware Version
  V3.2.8.5_1.2.3
  
  Modem is a arris Model sb8200
  
  Ill try the sweet spot app and try reconecting the iphone to wifi. Thank you for your help.
  - Chuck_M
    Mentor
    Dec 23, 2019
    Are there any switches involved in the wiring>?

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