Mstrbig wrote:
njweb wrote:
am now just trying to resolve wifi speeds...
Not looking forward to going back to 3.2.16.x since I prefer to run the latest firmware...

Your WIFI speeds probably have nothing to do with the ORBI product. Not sure how you ae testing the speeds. But if you want to see how the mesh system is doing, use the speed test built into the app and/or GUI.
You could run a WIFI analyzer to see if your 2.4GHZ channel is congested. I find auto to be troublesome.
Here is my results, using the least congested channel for 2.4 and 5 GHZ (channel 1 for 2.4) (channel 48 for 5).
Lastest test result (8:25 Apr 16, 2021)
DOWNLOAD 748.58Mbps
UPLOAD 52.93Mbps

Thanks for your feedback!

Which wifi client device / wifi adapter are you using tro get the above results? Is it AX (Wifi 6) or AC?

Right now, based on my testing and associated observations, it seems the Orbi has challenges maintaining consistent wireless speeds with non-AX clients; i.e. with AC clients. However, if it turns out to be something else, I will be happy to share it.

To answer your questions and share some additional details:

I am testing with speedtest.net
All my tests were run while connected to the 5 GHz band (more specifically - using the above 802.11ac devices). I am using the default 5 GHz channel - 48.
Glad you mentioned the built in app. I ran it yesterday, but I assume it is just reporting wired speeds (cable mode to RBR)?

Wifi Analyzer shows signal strength as a whopping -21 dBm...

Its recommendation is Channel 48, which is what I am using (as noted above).

It also indicates '100% improved"; not sure exactly what that is referring to...

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