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RBK853 constantly throttles iPad/macbook and has to be rebooted.
Netgear RBK853 with 2 satellites. Lots of devices. 1 gb internet. Apple TV and iPhone (14 pro max) regularly get 400-500 mb/s. IPad Pro M2 always drops to 2 mb/s. Same with my MacBook. It...
what modem/gateway is it connected to?
What firmware is on the router/satellites?
It only happens to iOS devices?
Did you disable icloud relay and private mac/ip address?
Hmmm... not sure about the modem, but its a 1 gig cable modem connected by ethernet.
When this happens, if I run the speed test, I get 800-1000 mb/s on the orbit speed test and 300-500 mb/s on other devices.
I only run iOS and MacOS and TvOS devices.
Just tried disabling those. Maybe that helps longterm. But it definitely doesn't fix the problem immediately. I tried turning those off and I still had to reset the RBK853 to fix the speed. (RBK853 is on whatever the newest firmware is.)
I guess I’m the only one with this problem…. Terrible.
My iPad goes from 500 mb/s to 5mb/s download from one day to the next with no change in my actual delivered modem internet speed.
What modem/gateway is it connected to?
What firmware is on the router/satellites?
It only happens to iOS devices?
Did you disable icloud relay and private mac/ip address?
