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NETGEAR Nighthawk R7960P wifi slower on devices than is says on the app
Hello, I recently got one of these used. I 30, 30, 30 reset it and set it up for my son. After setup, when I run a speed test through the Netgear Nighthawk app, I get 450+ Mbps. When I connect throug...
- I had similar issues. Via wifi i was only pulling 50mbps. But through wire ir app i was getting 300+. I enabled the Smart Connect function in the app. It did some reset on the router. And now im pulling close to 300mbps via wifi on my phone
Follow this if you try a reset and setup using the NH app.
You might try the web based setup first. Up to you though. Were seeing varied problems recently with the NH app. 😒
I had similar issues. Via wifi i was only pulling 50mbps. But through wire ir app i was getting 300+. I enabled the Smart Connect function in the app. It did some reset on the router. And now im pulling close to 300mbps via wifi on my phone
Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡
Nitto52j wrote:
I had similar issues. Via wifi i was only pulling 50mbps. But through wire ir app i was getting 300+. I enabled the Smart Connect function in the app. It did some reset on the router. And now im pulling close to 300mbps via wifi on my phone