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Kromastorm
Aspirant
Oct 21, 2021

Netgear R6220 low wifi 5G speed

Hi All, I recently upgraded my OFC broadband plan to 300 mbps. Before this, the optical switch was limiting the speed to under 100 mbps.   To test the speed, I tried Wifi 5G and LAN network. but I...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 21, 2021

Honestly, I would look into something newer. Just seems like with newer hardware and older hardware, there maybe some inconsistancies seen and it maybe time to upgrade. 

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Kromastorm
Aspirant
Oct 24, 2021

Thanks for the response. 

 

For new router, what would be a better option, mesh router or standalone router ? My network area is around 1100 SqFt with many hard walls, would a mesh router perform better in such a situation ?