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orbi or extender which one is best
I am currently using the nighthawk r8000 router but I have a 100' long house and the router is located at one end and the other end gets very weak signal. checking to see if anyone could recommend th...
I wouldn't say the RBK760 kit is out. I think FURRYe38 has the series I was referencing confused. Here's the kit
Its a RBR760 and 2x RBS760
Both of which are triband. And even if it included the RBS350, which is dual-band, you have ethernet running in the house and could hardwire in the satellites. That increases their performance on the dual band kits. Its a solid kit with your setup either way. Any of the kits you get, if you have an ethernet backhaul, I recommend using it. Significantly improves stability/performance in my experience.
What speeds do you pay for?
The 800 series is faster but it won't provide you any extra speeds unless you have pretty fast service
Your right, I mixed up the 760 series with the 650 series. The 650 series has the 750 RBR and 350 RBS. My bad.
I'd still for for a 8 series. Better longevity.
thanks for all the help for both of you. I am paying for 1 gig and on phone speed test is usually around 280 to 300 mbps. that is another good question what is the best source to test internet speed. I have been using the netspot app and seems to do well.
I recommend and use Ooklas installable speed test app on mobile devices and PCs and laptops. Wired speed testing is preferred as it shows best and most accurate results.
I'd check out these 2 reviews (with a grain of salt).
https://dongknows.com/netgear-orbi-ax4200-rbk752-review/
https://dongknows.com/netgear-rbk852-orbi-ax6000-wifi-6-system-review/
both are solid systems and you're dedicated backhaul gives you a little advantage for either one of them.
I don't think either would be a bad choice. Compared to the R8000 you're coming from, its going to be much faster/better coverage all around
And I usually test a few sites. Mainly ookla and then xfinity's speedtest app. Sometimes ookla struggles to max out multigig speeds so that's when the ISP's site can help. For wifi testing I use ookla.
If I'm really testing speeds (faster than the ISP supports) then I use iperf3 but I've heard windows isn't recommending iperf3 because its emulated on windows. they recommend ntttcp