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Nighthawk RAXE500 - Checking speed and for Firmware Problems
Hi, I have the Nighthawk RAXE500 and recently began having problems with my Simplisafe cameras. So I thought it is probably a Simplisafe issue. But when I ran a Speedtest at Speedtest.net I noticed my...
Like everyone is saying, you're hitting the speeds we'd expect out of 2.4ghz. the "up to speeds" are way overblown and 2.4ghz is atrocious on speeds. But it reaches further and through more things.
Were you simplisafe cameras fine before?
Do they connect back to a hub?
How many devices are on 2.4ghz?
Have you tried changing 2.4ghz channels? Maybe someone is broadcasting interference in your area.
How far apart/distant from the router are they?
Are any of them 5ghz capable that you could switch them over to? 5ghz is less sensitive to interference than 2.4ghz .