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CAX80 test speeds
hello everyone i'm still waiting on netgear to get back to on support i emailed them because the phone support tells me don't worry anything else your online. i get different issues all the time I'...
The 2.4GHz speeds can be low like that if you are in a congested area, especially if you have a client device that is only doing 1-2 streams.
By default, Netgear has an option enabled called "Enable 20/40MHz Coexistence", which will further reduce speeds if many other 2.4GHz APs are detected in range. This function is designed to better share airtime since the more channel overlap you have, the more airtime sharing and portential collisions will happen. But in cases with amany APs in range but very low activity, perormance can get a significant boost. Also keep in mind, 40MHz channel width can cause issues with some zigbee products that are close to the AP or client devices using that channel width.
PS many smartphones as well as ARM based tablets will often have 40MHz channel width disable at the driver level, thus even the router wants to use 40MHz channel width, those devices will still only use 20MHz channel width.
Many laptops will allow for both to be used.
Beyond that, 2.4GHz is largely best for IOT devices, especially in urban areas where there is so little available airtime that performance will always be slow (but fast enough for IOT products).