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Aspirant

Oct 11, 2019

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Nighthawk X6

Hello.Updated my r8000 with latest firmware.My speed went down to about 100 to 150 Mbps.It should be 450-500.After many factory resets i tried to downgrade firmware.Now everythings fine again.Next up...

djht
Oct 12, 2019
Micheal,

Thanks for your reply. I posted solution in another thread:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Nighthawk-R8000-X6-slow-speed-problem/td-p/1809951/jump-to/first-unread-message

djht

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Oct 11, 2019

I'm having the same issue. After last firmware update, my downstream speeds have been cut from 400 to 250.

I have directly connected into modem and reached 400+ to confirm that this is an R8000 firmware OR hardware issue.

Please advise.

Thank you,

Daniel