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Need advice on really slow wifi speeds on Orbi satellites. Already had internet provider out to confirm everything working correctly and speeds at router are above 900mb/s consistently. In parts of home where I have to access the satellites speeds frequently max out at 35mb/s. Home is 4500 SF. Router is placed centrally with 3 RBS750 satellites within 35 feet of router. Firmware is updated to latest version. What settings can I change. Using 2021 Macs, Ipads(8th and 9th generation), and Iphone 13.
I know very little about this stuff, but there must be a problem between the router and all 3 satellites if it is only affecting the speeds on the satellites. Thx in advance for any help you can give me. Attached is current speed test from one of the satellites.
Re: Please Help! Wifi speeds on Orbi Satellites Slow
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft? What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set CTS to 2347. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s). Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Try turning off ALL RBS. Does the speed drop when only the RBR being on?
Re: Please Help! Wifi speeds on Orbi Satellites Slow
Similar problem here--except it's the entire mesh, not just the satelites, that are showing lower-than-expected wifi bandwidth. Copied from my original post on the "general Orbi" forum:
I've got a new Orbi RBR750, 2 satelites. Was previously connected to Comcast internet, speeds of somewhere around 300 Mb (can't recall exactly). Wifi devices connecting to the Orbi were getting around 200 Mb. Just upgraded our internet to 1GB fiber. The orbi's self-speed test is seeing just shy of 1 GB, upload & download (it's connected to an Adtran device, dont' know the model). I've got a PC connected via Cat6 cable, which gets about 500-600 Mb/s download & upload. My 5G devices get from 100-200 Mb/s download, and faster upload (about double it's download 'score') while I'm in the same room as the main router, with excellent connectivity. I have already rebooted the Orbi main router, as well as checked for firmware update--no update available (v4.6.5.14). Any thoughts on why my device speed isn't faster? With 3 or 4 wireless devices + the wired PC, NOT currently streaming anything, I was expecting at least 500 Mb/s on my wireless devices. Is that an unrealistic expectation? Is there any way to increase the speeds I'm seeing?
Re: Please Help! Wifi speeds on Orbi Satellites Slow
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft? What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set CTS to 2347. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s). Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Try turning off ALL RBS. Does the speed drop when only the RBR being on?
Re: Please Help! Wifi speeds on Orbi Satellites Slow
Firmware 4.6.5.14 is garbage. Look around the form to see how many people have issues with this version. Issues with this firmware are very diverse: satellites disconnecting randomly throughout the day, slow speeds, 2.4Ghz AX causing massive stability issues, etc.
If you still can I would recommend returning the equipment and buy a different brand. I'm reading others have good results with Asus XT8.
If you can't return you are out of luck and the only thing to do while waiting for NG to fix the firmware is to try changing settings (you have to search the forum to see what others have tried) and see what works for you. It seems that everyone has different results for same settings, which speaks a ton about the quality of this firmware.
@FURRYe38: since your Netgear colleagues are so busy fixing the firmware, why don't you summarize all the settings people should try and post them in a separate thread. At least that would be good use of your time instead of asking your broken record questions.
Re: Please Help! Wifi speeds on Orbi Satellites Slow
I'm still having slow (sub-200 Mbs) speeds on my 5G devices. I've tried changing various settings, including all settings suggested on this thread. Any other thoughts? (I have not yet tried shutting off all sattelites, but I suppose that's easy to try...)
Re: Please Help! Wifi speeds on Orbi Satellites Slow
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft? What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set CTS to 2347. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s). Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Try turning off ALL RBS. Does the speed drop when only the RBR being on?
I'm still having slow (sub-200 Mbs) speeds on my 5G devices. I've tried changing various settings, including all settings suggested on this thread. Any other thoughts? (I have not yet tried shutting off all sattelites, but I suppose that's easy to try...)
