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Suddenly slow WiFi RBR850
Hi I’m having a weird issue, since i bought the RBS850 and RBS850 before 6 month they were working fine but suddenly since last week the WiFi speed dropped significantly from 500Mb to 180mb without ...
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
how to find the MFR?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
around 1500 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.
RBR on the ground floor and RBS on the First Floor, more than 30 feet.
What channels are you using? Auto? Try Auto and 48 on 5Ghz. Or try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and 40 to 48 channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors nearby? If so, how many?
Tried auto and manual (1,6,11). Neighbors wifi is hard to reach since my house and their house are made of concrete also they use different wifi ch than me.
What devices are you using to speed test with?
I used Wifi and cable by my laptop and my S22 ultra which supports wifi6
Might review this as well:
I saw that before but cant risk it using an unstable/verified version which might make my case worst.
FYI, as I mentioned previously This happened suddenly without changing the settings and it was working fine for months. and no issue with the RBS850.
