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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...
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.