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Is it correct that the speaker is AC2200? And sold with BKR50 (AC3000)?
What implications does this have on the network?
MagicMikez32 wrote:
Is it correct that the speaker is AC2200?
What does that mean? Are asking about the wifi on the RBS40V?
MagicMikez32 wrote:
What implications does this have on the network?
In what sense?
Speaker functionality asside, the speaker satellite functions like an RBS40, is that correct?
If the above is correct, how does using an RBS40 in conjunction with an RBR50 affect the max potential performance of the network? This question has been asked before many times, and I have yet to find a relevant answer.
MagicMikez32 wrote:
This question has been asked before many times, and I have yet to find a relevant answer.That's the first time I have seen it asked.
Possibly it hasn't been answered because it isn't something that either makes sense or no one has bothered to investigate. Or they don't know what you want measured.
The Voice is a satellite. The only devices that will be any different from the rest of the network will be those that connect to the Voice.
The router, in my case an RBR40 in AP mode, will determine the overall performance of the network.
If I run speed tests with a connection to the the Voice, the AP or the (R7800) router I see no difference. But that is the internet connection. I'm not into measuring local speeds. Life's too short.
Among fellow users, no one has bothered to discuss the issue. But I'd better not say any more.
As you say, your RBR40 will be the limiting factor in your case.
Now imagine you bought the voice kit including the RBR50 and the RBS40v, I'm (obviously) no network expert, but this would no longer make the router the limiting factor?
The question around using lower model satellites with the RBR50 (and also pro spec) routers, and the implication is one I have searched, seen asked multiple times, and largely gone unexplained. For me, the interest is because the price for a single RBS50 is outragous, when I can get a pair (or sometimes 3) 40's for similar price. If the 40s work just as well, why would I buy a 50?