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Nighthawk R9000 - Slow Wifi
My 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz channels are significantly slower than the gigabit speed flowing into my home via fiber. I can run a speed test on my iPhone 12 Pro while simultaneously connected to the 2.4GHz ...
OSUcowboy2685 wrote:
My 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz channels are significantly slower than the gigabit speed flowing into my home via fiber.
That's how wifi works. It is never as fast as wired. The speed you get depends on the wifi clients you use rather than the router.
It might be worth a bit of background reading.
Understand Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11 n/ac/ad/ax)
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