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870 a step backward from 850
I just "upgraded" from a 2 satellite 850 system to 1 satellite 870 system. I moved from a house to a condo with smaller square footage and did not need the coverage area. The new system will not su...
rschein wrote:
The speeds are almost exactly the same even if I use a wifi 7 dongle in the computer (ASUS BE92).
It would be helpful to know:
- The speed provided by the ISP, as measured by the Orbi router.
- The speed measured by the computer when connected directly to the 870 router with Ethernet.
WiFi7 is an interesting topic. I find the technical documentation on the Asus BE92 USB WiFi adapter a bit confusing:
https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/adapters/all-series/usb-be92-nano/techspec/
- They claim enormous WiFi speeds (up to 2,882 megabits per second), yet
- The computer interface is USB 2.0, which has a maximum link speed of 480 megabits per second
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00024571 - A bit of a puzzle why Asus did not include a USB 3.0 interface in the product. (cost?)