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aspiller98
Guide
Dec 23, 2019
Solved

Horrible 2.4GHz Speed

I just exchanged my Google wifi at best buy for this new netgear RAX120. Unfortunately I can't exchange again or get a refund... I am stuck with this router that is worse. When using 2.4 within 10 fee...
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    aspiller98
    Feb 18, 2020
    Yes I found the issue. If you plug anything into the usb ports on the router it kills 2.4g. I unplugged my hdd from it and it instantly fixed it
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plemans
Guru
Feb 18, 2020
welchyboy wrote:

Huh good to know. I am getting all around terrible wifi speeds. I don't have anything plugged into the usb ports but the speed test from the app shows spot on. Even on a hard wired connection. However my wifi devices are super slow. 

welchyboy I would open up a thread of your own. Many things can cause issues on wifi speeds. We can better assist you with your own thread. 

 

aspiller98 if you mark the "remove usb device" response as solved, it brings it to the top so others can see what you did to fix the issue without having to read through the whole thread. Good work btw!