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studioj
Aspirant
Nov 08, 2019

RBR50 Wifi speed is slow near the router, but faster near satellite

Hi, I have newly installed 1000mbps fiber. My Orbi router (which I'm just using as a connection point) is hardwired to att router modem and Orbi wireless satellites are in other areas of house. Oddl...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 08, 2019

30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.

 

studioj wrote:

Hi,

I have newly installed 1000mbps fiber. My Orbi router (which I'm just using as a connection point) is hardwired to att router modem and Orbi wireless satellites are in other areas of house. Oddly when I am right next to the orbi router and connected to orbi wifi i am only getting about 50mbps. But if I move close to one of the satellites (wireless), it jumps up to 150-200 mbps. Any ideas why this might be? is there an interferance issue? In contrast if I connect to the ATT wifi near the router and modem, i get 500mbps. Thank you.