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ktizzle
Jan 04, 2017Aspirant
AC5000 Nighthawk x8 wifi speed very slow
I have the Nighthawk AC5000(Costco edition) firmware is V1.01.23(says it's current). On initial setup my wifi speeds are great, however at some point they fall off the map. It's the same if I hardw...
- Jan 10, 2017
Sorry for not replying that I had figured out my solution but thank you for your support. I found that I was getting interference from some wifi repeaters. Once I unplugged them everything was fine. Plus the router is stronger than my previous model so I don't even need the repeaters anymore.
ElaineM
Jan 09, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Welcome to the community, ktizzle
What's the exact model number of the NETGEAR device?
It seems that it could be a hardware issue.
Did try reflashing/reinstalling the firmware?
After reinstalling the firmware, do a factory reset then reconfigure the router to get the Internet connection back and observe your connection.
ktizzle
Jan 10, 2017Aspirant
Sorry for not replying that I had figured out my solution but thank you for your support. I found that I was getting interference from some wifi repeaters. Once I unplugged them everything was fine. Plus the router is stronger than my previous model so I don't even need the repeaters anymore.
- ElaineMJan 10, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
That's great!