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seanrkelly71
Jan 19, 2017Star
How i fixed my Orbi Wifi woes
I turned off my Hue lights (and bridge). My frequent disconnects between router and and satellite have ceased and my wifi conections from iOS devices have become rock solid. All i need to do now is...
michael814
Jan 20, 2017Star
Just curious, when you observe the noise level on the network (from a computer, as I don't think iOS can show this), do you see any indication of this interference? I ask, because when I encountered drastic speed problems on the 5ghz band, which I eventually traced down to a Vizio soundbar transmitting to a wireless subwoofer, compared to the upper 5ghz channels (which were almost always -96) I saw higher interference on channel 36 (around -80 to -90). This has improved a bit since getting rid of the soundbar (now averages about -88), and speed is now perfect, but still I was surprised that something with such a debilitating effect on my network speed did not register more noise. I don't know if the still higher noise on channel 36 is an indication that there is something else in my home transmitting on 5ghz or if it's just "background noise", but regardless, shutting down the rogue soundbar yielded a huge improvement in throughput, yet only registered a couple of dB of noise (at best).
Riser88
Apr 03, 2017Aspirant
Had exactly the same problem so your post made me move my Orbi satellite away from my wireless soundbar and now everything is rock solid! Thanks for the post that tweaked me on a possible solution. Bottom line, satellite placement is critical.
- tucsonticoApr 03, 2017Virtuoso
Glad you found the problem. Like any other RF issue, antenna (satellite) placement is critical to get proper performance!