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Tweaking an Orbi (RBK33) satellite in "POOR" location
"5000sf house" capable with rave reviews from son in huge "new" 2st house, signals even out into great back yard solve my 1500sf boomarang shapred house Linksys woes as a replacement, ezy-pzy but Living room sat. backhaul status GOOD through mostly glass ~30' away from main router uh-oh MBR sat. backhaul status POOR through foil + shtrock/wood stud walls x4 ~30' away from main router Mystery is .... POOR locations get superior internet speed checks, while GOOD locations back there get puny, ineffective internet speeds Hello? What? WHY? In progress, are blind tweaks in progress 1. tomorrow replacing Cat6e router cables with Cat7 + long enough (15') to relocate main router away from these walls a bit (now mounted close to ceiling, near exterior glass ... of little help) We are connected to Suddenlink cable (200Gbps) and have a new drop, new smart TVs 2. moved Liv sat. so can have a chance to communicate through windows to help reach MBR sat. 3. all moves made to MBR sat. have failed to improve on current location & internet speeds, even when assisted with Android software bird dog = Wifi Analyzer free software, even ot other adjacent rooms, so consider this a dead horse worth no more floggingNetGear ORBI RBK53
Hello, I'm about to buy an Orbi RBK 53 home wifi extender with 2 satelites, but I may need to add more satelites. My house is large about 6000sq feet and extends over a fairly large area. My question s more about my Internet speed from my ISP. I currently have 150mbit\sec and have the option to upgrade to 500mbit\sec or 1000mbit\sec. Given that the satellites cannot connect to the devices in my home at higher than 800mbit\sec for 5g and 400mb\sec for 2.4g is there any point in upgrading my Internet speed beyond 500mbit given that the the devices can only connect to the Orbi at less than this. I'm assuming that in some areas of the house i will have to use 2.4g due to the large floor area. I'd appreciate your help Thank you SeamusSpeed test
I have a orbi AC3000. When I check my Internet speed using the orbi app on my iPad I get 380 Mbps down, 50 Mbps up. When I use fast.com I get 140 Mbps. Speedtest.net app I get 196 down and 48 up. Hardwire to the orbi is 580 Mbps. Anyone else see this discrepancy between the orbi app speed with the Speedtest.net speed? ThanksSlow Internet Speeds - Orbi RBK43
I installed an Orbi RBK43 WiFi system yesterday. After the initial install (via the Orbi app), i was getting internet speeds of about 1-2 mb/second. Prior to this, I was reaching 70 mb/sec with my previous router. After spending an hour with Customer Support, my speeds were back up to the 70 mb/second range. Now, today I am back at ~5 mb/second speeds. This is a bit ridiculous for the price you pay for these mesh systems. I have no confidence in Customer Support, so I figured I would reach out to the community to see what has worked for you. Below is a summary of my setup: Orbi Router placed centrally upstairs in my home. One router is 20 feet away in another upstairs room, while the other satellite is approximately 30 feet away on the main level. I have enabled Implicit Beamforming and MU-MIMO. The main unit is in Router mode. I have IPv6 disabled. Firmware has been updated to the latest V1.12.0.20. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.