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fouadhallal's avatar
fouadhallal
Aspirant
Aug 19, 2024

R8000P wifi speeds

I noticed recently that Wifi speeds goes down every couple of days.  Instead of getting about 500mbps, I get about 40mbps.  I reboot the router from the App.  After reboot, I get the high speed.  Ir seems that I need to reboot the router every 1 or 2 days.  Any hints on what may be going on?  The router is not that old.  I have installed it about a year ago.  Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

Thanks

3 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Aug 20, 2024

    are you using smart connect? 
    If so, your device might be connecting to the 2.4ghz and not the 5ghz. 2.4ghz is a lot slower. That 40mbps is more along the lines of what you'd get. 

    • fouadhallal's avatar
      fouadhallal
      Aspirant
      Aug 20, 2024

      Thank you for your response.

      Is smart connect a setting on the router?

      The thing is, after I reboot the router, the same device get more than 300mbps.  It then degrades after a day or so

      I checked other solutions and they recommended specifying certain channels for the wifi, which I did.  That didn't help my issue at all.