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NetMan62
Apr 15, 2019Aspirant
Just bought AX8 yesterday, returning today - no improvement on performance
Backgroung: have an R7000 AC1900 Nighthawk router - getting about 130 Mbs on wifi on my Samsung S10 devices (wifi6, mu-mimo capable) with an ISP speed of 300 Mbs. We hve a few deadspots, and looking ...
schumaku
Apr 15, 2019Guru - Experienced User
What test system was used there for the local performance test?
I would return the S10, too: This is a Google Pixel 2 on an el-cheepo 80 USD Netgear WAC505 (a basic 802.11ac 867 Mb/s 2x2 MU-MIMO AP), no special test reservation, just pure ad-hoc test in the evening with the all the family members home - Fiber Internet connection, two UltraHD live video streams (different programs, ICMP multicast - on switched Ethernet, ISP 1.25 Gb/s total link rate, 1 Gb/s for Internet), two kids watching YouTube (different APs), and much more what is concurrently going on - and tested against the ISP speed test service.