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RAX48 wifi signal seems slow
Replaced old router with Nighthawk AX6(RAX48) router. I have ATT fiber feeding the router. When wired to the router I get between 750 and 900 mbps speed(as expected). However, the wifi speed seems...
I haven't seen any devices hitting 80% throughput. its usualy that 55-65%. I've seen the occasional one hitting the 75% ish.
If you're trully wanting faster speeds, you could see if you can swap out your wireless card for a better one. I upgraded my intel 8260 to an intel ax210 (AX) for around that $30. Again, you'd have to check if its compatible with your device.
An example is that my AX210 card will connect around that 2000mbps and just breaks 1000-1100mbps. And thats within 10ft of the router. And I've tried it on arris and netgear routers.
Everyone's is going to be a bit different though. And if you're needing faster speeds than 400mbps, I'd go hardwired anyway. Its basically when you're moving massive amounts of data that you need fast speeds. Gaming/streaming doesn't usually hit >40mbps.
My expectations for the router was that I would get 80% throughput on the 5G network(per Netgear specilist) of my linked(wired) speed. My linked speed to the Nighthawk router is on average ~800 mbps. So my expectation was ~600 mbps. The Netgear Nighthawk specialist was the one who had me return the router when it was getting ~400mbps on the 5G network. Are my expectations too high? Was Netgear incorrect on the 80%? Is this router preforming correct?
As far as the XBox I'm not sure what the linked speed is. I'll have to check. I don't have CAT5 running to my son's room.
Thanks again for all your help and information. Greatly appreatiated!
I haven't seen any devices hitting 80% throughput. its usualy that 55-65%. I've seen the occasional one hitting the 75% ish.
If you're trully wanting faster speeds, you could see if you can swap out your wireless card for a better one. I upgraded my intel 8260 to an intel ax210 (AX) for around that $30. Again, you'd have to check if its compatible with your device.
An example is that my AX210 card will connect around that 2000mbps and just breaks 1000-1100mbps. And thats within 10ft of the router. And I've tried it on arris and netgear routers.
Everyone's is going to be a bit different though. And if you're needing faster speeds than 400mbps, I'd go hardwired anyway. Its basically when you're moving massive amounts of data that you need fast speeds. Gaming/streaming doesn't usually hit >40mbps.