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Gator822's avatar
Gator822
Aspirant
Jul 26, 2017
Solved

Reduction in wireless speed

I purchased a AC1600/ R6250 router about 11 mos ago.  Within the past 3-4 wks I have needed to reboot the router 1-2 times per wk in order to maintain the internet speed I have selected from the ISP....
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DexterJB
NETGEAR Moderator
Aug 01, 2017

Hi Gator822,

 

1. What is the firmware version of the router?

2. Just to confirm, doe the speed also fluctuate on the wired connection?

3. Have you tried changing the wireless channel?

4. Does the issue persist on both bands (2.4GHz and 5GHz)?

5. Are all your wireless devices affected?

6. Have you tried resetting the router to factory defaults?

7. Do you have QoS enabled?

 

Regards,

 

Dexter

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  • Gator822's avatar
    Gator822
    Aspirant
    Aug 02, 2017

    Thank you Dexter for your response.  My responses to your ques':

    1.  V1.0.4.12   10.1.15

    2.  No

    3.  Numerous times for both 2.4 & 5ghz channels

    4.  Yes

    5.  Yes, however, laptop is most consistently affected

    6.  No

    7.  No