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RAX80 - slow speeds
Model RAX80 - Firmware - 1.0.1.60 Purchased August 2,2019 I bought this router a few weeks ago and noticed that I wasnt getting the speeds. This morning I had our ISP out to the house to confirm tha...
Mine is also Costco.
Dumb question, what did you mean by "(supposedly it's exactly the same as the RAX80 without 1024 QAM on 2.4ghz)." Is the router Costco sells different than normal RAX80s?
I can no longer change the channel that my 2.4 GHz runs on. I was asked to change to a "non overlapping" channel, and my speeds are still around 15 mpbs. And like you, I have devices that won't work becuase the speed is so slow it either won't open of won't recognize that it has an internet connection.
Very frustrating for such an expensive device.
I even moved almost all my devices, like Google minis, to the 5 GHz and didn't make any difference to the 2.4 speed.
On a good note, Costco is going to exchange mine, I have a new one coming this week, and I will return the defective one. And Costco will cover all shipping.
It's the Costco specific model of the RAX80, more of a way to prevent price matching really. Since it lacks 1024 QAM on the 2.4ghz band, speeds are reduced from 1148Mbps to 920Mbps.
http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Netgear_RAX75
http://en.techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Netgear_RAX80_(Nighthawk_AX8)