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R8000P|NightHawk X6S AC4000 Smart WiFi Router lower network speeds than WNDR4500v1
R8000P|NightHawk X6S AC4000 Smart WiFi Router Firmware: 1.1.3.2_1.1.74 I just purchased a R8000P router to replace my aging WNDR4500(v1) butam finding that in the master bedroom, even though sig...
think i found the solution. i loweredthe modes the router was transmitting at. so instead of 1+ghz, i changed it to 300Mbps. this still far outstrips my internet connection, so i should be good. I tested the network link speed, and although it was still slower than it should have been, at 86Mbps, it was still faster than my iSP connection. Netflix and Hulu are able to stream at 480 and 720 with out issues now. any one who wants to comment on why lowering the data rate fixed the issue, please chime in.
think i found the solution. i loweredthe modes the router was transmitting at. so instead of 1+ghz, i changed it to 300Mbps. this still far outstrips my internet connection, so i should be good. I tested the network link speed, and although it was still slower than it should have been, at 86Mbps, it was still faster than my iSP connection. Netflix and Hulu are able to stream at 480 and 720 with out issues now. any one who wants to comment on why lowering the data rate fixed the issue, please chime in.