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RAX200 very slow 2.4ghz (5ghz fine)
Hi All, I have had a RAX200 for a couple of months now. I am on BT gigabit internet so get around 900mbps download. The router has been working great for a couple of months but all of a sudden t...
there's not a chance you were hitting actual throughput speeds of 500mbps over the 2.4ghz.
You might have had a link speed of that but not actual throughput.
2.4ghz is a slower network than 5ghz. by a significant margin.
average throughput if you're halfway close is more along the lines of 100mbps if you don't have interference.
Add interference/obstruction and it'll drop from there.
I'd recommend reading a few reviews on the rax200 for actual tested speeds.
Netgear RAX200 Review: Cool and Fast but Overpriced | Dong Knows Tech
Netgear Nighthawk RAX200 Review | Trusted Reviews
You can try changing what channel you're broadcasting on in case there's interference.
If you live in an area without much for wifi (rare) you could disable wifi 20/40hz coexistance. I wouldn't recommend doing that if you live around others with wifi
Thanks for the reply - after doing some more reading, you could well be right.
I was sure i had tested 2.4ghz speeds when i first got the router but maybe i was only testing 5ghz speeds. Maybe real world speeds for 2.4ghz have always been this slow from when i first installed it and its just now that i am only realising how big the gap is vs 5ghz.
Reading some of the reviews you refered to - 100Mbps seems a fair reflection..
Thanks again!
Dan
With my RAX, I usually just have my low bandwidth devices on 2.4ghz. Like my IoT devices, ereaders, etc. Or my devices that are at the peripheral that need the extra range the 2.4ghz provides.
Nice thing is that most device don't need a ton of bandwidth. You can stream 4k with 30-40mbps (if its stable) connections.
Again, you can try changing channels to see about optimizing a bit.