RAX200 Getting slow speeds with BT FTTP 900

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Hi have BT Full Fibre 900 FTTP and recently purchased a Netgear Nighthawk RAX200. When I set it up directly connected to the BT openreach modem in router mode it gets between 430 and 550Mbps on its internal Speedtest via the App.

When I use it in AP mode connected to the LAN port of the home hub 2 I can get up to 828Mbps.

Obviously using it in this way stops me using some of the features. I have raised a case with Netgear Pro support who to said speak to BT and ask them to boost the signal. I spoke to BT and they said they have no idea what they meant by that and there is nothing that needs doing on their end

microchip8 · Answer

The internal Speedtest app is not very reliable or accurate. Try a different speed test like&nbsp;https://openspeedtest.com/&nbsp;or Ookla

MrRouterMan · Answer

The average increased speed by around 200Mbps when set up in AP mode vs using as a router is consistent across all the various speed test tools for both wired and wireless clients.

bobsbusiness84 · Answer

MrRouterMan&nbsp;Did you get anywhere with this?I have the same problem when speed testing my new RAX200 on BT FTTP 900, couldn't get more than 480mbps down, it's always been a rock solid 930 on my Smart Hub, and even on a RAX120 I'd tried for a few days previously before having to send it back because of the random reboots.&nbsp;Weirdly i've plugged my BT Smart Hub 2 back in and have the SAME issue now, it can't download faster than 480mbps.&nbsp;&nbsp;Either the RAX200 triggered a fault or something else strange is going on.&nbsp;I'd like to know if you ever found a solution though?

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RAX200 Getting slow speeds with BT FTTP 900

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