R7000 2.4 GHz performance hit

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Recently updated to the latest R7000 firmware&nbsp;V1.0.12.216_10.2.122.&nbsp; Around the same time (don't remember if it exactly coincided with the update) my 2.4GHs speeds have tanked.&nbsp; I'm only getting about 100mbps on 2.4GHz versus 600mbps on 5GHz and ethernet.&nbsp; This is happening on ALL FOUR of my R7000 routers in my main home.&nbsp; Anybody else experiencing the same?&nbsp;&nbsp;

michaelkenward · Answer

There's always that old confusion over connection speed and throughput speed.
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michaelkenward · Answer

sktn77a&nbsp;wrote:
I'm only getting about 100mbps on 2.4GHz versus 600mbps on 5GHz and ethernet.&nbsp;&nbsp;

It may be less than wonderful, but that's not a dreadful speed on some 2.4 GHz devices. Which ones do you own? Are they all the same? What speed did you get before the update?
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5 GHz and wired are faster by design.
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Recently updated to the latest R7000 firmware&nbsp;V1.0.12.216_10.2.122.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Did you reset and reconfigure the router? You shouldn't need to do that, but sometimes it helps.
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What modem/gateway/ONT feeds the R7000?
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This is happening on ALL FOUR of my R7000 routers in my main home.&nbsp;&nbsp;
What sort of network needs four routers? (What size mansion are you feeding?)&nbsp;How are they connected? I hope that at least some of them are set up as access points.
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The R7000 is now more than a decade old. A decent middle of the road router in its day, but now a bit long in the tooth.
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Disclaimer: Just another user with time on their hands.
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sktn77a · Answer

It's coming in through a cable modem that delivers 600mbps. I used to get much faster 2.4GHz speeds with a dual and tri band client (Lenovo T460) and with my iPhone 15 Pro. The fact that it's doing this on all 4 routers makes me think it's not a hardware failure but rather a software/firmware issue (it's not like this hasn't happened before with Netgear updates)!

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plemans · Answer

I've never seen sustained speeds on an AC router over 100mpbs. Occassional peaks maybe but not sustained. 2.4ghz is s slow network and sensitive to interference. Not sure how you were testing before but it wasn't until AX that we started seeing that 100mpbs 2.4ghz speeds.&nbsp;

sktn77a · Answer

"Not sure how you were testing before but it wasn't until AX that we started seeing that 100mpbs 2.4ghz speeds."&nbsp;Speedtest.net

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R7000 2.4 GHz performance hit

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