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Upgrade RBR850 advice
After going through the RBR50 FW upgrade issues (intermittent connection), my Orbi system is running without problems. Initially I thought my Orbi was broken so I purchased a RBR 850 from Amazon. My question is, should upgrade my Orbi to the
RBR850 or stay put with RBR50? I have 18-21 devices running of the WiFi since my son is distance learning. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Would need to trouble shoot the 50 series problems to see if there is a problem in that system first. Recent known problems are that Traffic Meter needs to be disabled on the Orbi AC series FW. Seems to cause problems thats known by NG.
Would be up to you to get a Orb AX or not. Do you have anything that can take advantage of the AX wifi modes?
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.My home is wood framed single level 1600 sq. feet.The distance from router to satellite is approximately 30 feet. What advantages does the AX Wifi mode(s) offer? Sorry if this is dumb
question.
Higher connection rate speeds and faster bandwidth, however you need AX mode supporting devices to take advantage of this. Also some devices are limited by there design, even though some support AX modes, it's the antenna configuration that will impact how AX devices work and perform. 2x2 antenna configurations will be limited by the performance and speed. 4x4 antenna configurations wil have the ability to take advantage of higher speeds and performances.
