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BigOunce
May 14, 2021Aspirant
Speed limited on X6 AC3200
Hello everyone. I have a strange issue with my X6 Nighthawk. I have Virgin Media 600MBPS internet but I only ever get 210MBPS on 5Ghz channels even when next to the X6 router. I am currently using th...
plemans
May 14, 2021Guru - Experienced User
A lot of wireless speed is dependant on the device you're testing on.
a 1x1 client is going to half the speed of a 2x2 client. And even the R8000's average throughput was never that great being a triband. The tribands allow more devices to be spread out on the 2x 5ghz bands for a higher total throughput but not necessarily higher peak throughput.
BigOunce
May 14, 2021Aspirant
I’m using an iPhone 12 Pro Max for the tests. So does that mean I’m going to have to buy a faster router ?