Good wired speed but poor wifi speed - Nighthawk RAX120 AX6000

Hi, RAX120v2 firmware V1.2.9.52 I replaced my old (but reliable) AC1900 R7000 router for a newer RAX120 AX6000 around a year ago. I have two wired connections to my office laptop and son's g...

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Sep 17, 2024

flyingcod wrote:
Hi,

RAX120v2 firmware V1.2.9.52

I replaced my old (but reliable) AC1900 R7000 router for a newer RAX120 AX6000 around a year ago. I have two wired connections to my office laptop and son's gaming rig and these are fine, I get the maximum I pay for with virgin media M250. However for wifi I get only 20-30 Mbps for with my phone and laptop and this is when I am right next to the router! 🤔

Am I missing something? Should I turn on QoS? I have changed the 2.4 channels from 1 to 6 to 11 but no luck. Considering going back to the R7000 as I am sure that was faster for wifi. 🙄

TIA

fc

Before you go through the default reset process, suggest you connect your phone and laptop to the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band. Also suggest you use the Ookla stand alone application for testing throughput. Avoid using a web browser and web address. They just a layer of variable depending on the browser and address.

flyingcod
Aspirant
Sep 17, 2024
Thank you all for your replies. I am using virgin Hub 3.0 in modem mode.

fc
- michaelkenward
  Guru - Experienced User
  Sep 17, 2024
  flyingcod wrote:
  
  Thank you all for your replies. I am using virgin Hub 3.0 in modem mode.
  
  Nothing there should get in the way of how the router works.
  
  At least you don't have a nasty BT/EE box that makes it impossible to put it into modem only mode.
  
  Just another user with time on their hands.

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Good wired speed but poor wifi speed - Nighthawk RAX120 AX6000